Often you see these types of operations launched in the pre-dawn hours at the target site partly to limit civilian casualties.
This operation began at the beginning of a work and school day, with millions of adult civilians and children in harms way.
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Tehran is a city of nine million people, with 17 million in the larger metropolitan area.
Saturday is the first day of the week for Iranians.
Millions of people are at work, and children are in school.
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