Raining Oil in Tehran': CNN Captures Black Rain Falling From Iran's Sky After Israeli Strike on Oil Facilities

"It's also raining, but you can see that the rain water is actually black. [It's] saturated it appears with oil. The CNN camera captured grey clouds hovering all around Pleitgen in the background, before panning down to show him swiping his foot through slushy black rain atop a building roof."

"Iran's Ministry of Oil said in a statement that multiple oil storage depots in the provinces of Tehran and Alborz had been targeted. The Israeli military confirmed in a statement that it had attacked several fuel storage and energy complexes in Tehran, saying the facilities were being used by Iran's armed forces."

"Israel's military called it a significant strike aimed at dismantling the military infrastructure of the government. Several videos on X on Saturday showed parts of Iran engulfed by huge blazes, including the clip below shared by Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst."

Following Israeli military strikes on Iranian oil storage facilities and energy complexes in Tehran and Alborz provinces, oil-filled rain fell across Tehran on Sunday morning. CNN correspondent Frederik Pleitgen reported from the scene, documenting thick black clouds covering the sky and black rain saturating the ground and buildings. The Israeli military confirmed attacking multiple fuel storage and energy complexes, describing the operation as a significant strike targeting military infrastructure. Videos showed massive fires engulfing parts of Iran following the strikes. The black rain phenomenon appeared directly connected to the destruction of oil facilities, with water running down buildings visibly contaminated with oil residue.

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