Airstrike in a Residential Area, Urmia

In the early hours of March 2, 2026, at approximately 2:00 a.m., an airstrike struck the Qasemiyeh area of Baqer al-Olum Street in Urmia, the capital of West Azerbaijan Province. Tasnim's initial report described the strike as a direct attack on the residential area.

The strike caused the complete collapse of several adjacent residential buildings. The reports characterize the area as residential and state that the attack resulted in casualties among local residents and others at the site. The available reports do not specify the number of residential units affected or provide further structural details about individual buildings.

At least one person was killed: Milad Kouhkalani, a municipal worker employed by the Urmia municipality. Tasnim reported his death in its initial account of the incident.

The reports attribute the attack to Israel, with Tasnim stating that the strike was carried out by forces attributed to Israel with U.S. support. The available sources do not identify any military or governmental installation at the site; the reported target was explicitly a residential area.