At least 78 people have been killed in the province of Tehran alone during a large-scale Israeli attack on Iranian territory, according to media reports on Friday.

Several Iranian media outlets reported that 329 people were injured in the province.

There were no official figures on casualties.

The targets of the Israeli attacks in Tehran overnight were primarily military facilities as well as high-ranking officers, some in densely populated districts of the metropolis.

According to state media, the headquarters of the armed forces and other military facilities in the west of the city were attacked in addition to the generals’ homes in affluent neighbourhoods.

At least 18 different locations in the capital were hit, media reported.

Elsewhere in Iran, the main targets of attacks were cities in the west, including Ghom, Kermanshah and Tabriz. (dpa/NAN)