Israel has carried out strikes on the outskirts of Rasht, a city on the Caspian Sea coast in northern Iran, according to Ali Bagheri, Deputy Governor of Iran's Gilan Province.

"Early this morning, the area of ​​the Sefidrood Technology Park in Rasht was attacked by enemy forces. Currently, [the area] is being inspected for possible damage," the IRNA agency quotes the official as saying, The Caspian Post reports citing TASS.

According to the agency, an explosion occurred in the industrial area.