Tehran woke up choking on smoke after joint US and Israeli strikes ignited a massive oil depot on the edge of the capital, unleashing terrifying scenes that Iranians are now sharing under one viral hashtag: “river of fire.”

The overnight raid hit a major fuel storage and distribution hub in Tehran’s southern industrial belt, near key highways and residential districts. Precision munitions punched into storage tanks and pumping lines, sending burning fuel cascading into drainage channels and along a ring‑road underpass. Phone videos show a literal stream of flame snaking beside traffic, cars swerving away as explosions boom in the background.