The main data center of Bank Sepah, Iran's oldest and largest state-owned bank, was targeted in a precision strike overnight. Bank Sepah, founded in 1925, handles payroll for Iran's military personnel, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and has been sanctioned by the US for its ties to the regime's forces.
The strike involved Israeli and/or US fighter jets launching a missile at the data center located on Haghani Street in northern Tehran around 1 AM local time. It targeted an administrative building associated with the bank, resulting in fires, structural damage, and an unspecified number of casualties among employees working late ahead of the Persian New Year.
Footage circulating on X shows emergency responders, including firefighters in red suits, navigating debris and using flashlights at the nighttime scene of a damaged building with visible destruction.
