Iran missiles were launched early Wednesday toward US and Israeli targets as Tehran intensified Operation True Promise 4 on the fifth day of the ongoing Middle East conflict. The Revolutionary Guards said more than 40 missiles were fired in the latest wave.
\nThe attack triggered air raid sirens across large parts of Israel, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and sent residents into shelters. Israeli authorities reported debris falling in several locations, with minor injuries in at least one case.
\nThe latest escalation comes only hours after Iran had launched another salvo of missiles and drones toward what it described as the heart of the occupied territories.
\nNo immediate casualties were confirmed by Israeli emergency services.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched around 40 missiles at American and Israeli positions in what it called the seventeenth wave of Operation Honest Promise 4.
\nState television carried the IRGC statement saying the aerospace forces carried out the strikes several hours earlier. The statement did not specify the exact locations of the targeted sites.
\nIran has been conducting successive attacks as part of its declared retaliation campaign during the ongoing regional conflict that began five days ago.
\nLocal media aligned with the Guards later added that earlier waves also included drones, describing the attacks as aimed at strategic sites inside the occupied Palestinian territories.<\/p>\n
Hours before the 40-missile barrage, Iranian media reported that the sixteenth wave of Operation True Promise 4 targeted Israeli territory with a large number of missiles and drones.
\nThe Fars news agency quoted the Guards as saying the strikes were directed at what Tehran described as the heart of the occupied territories.
\nThis earlier wave was part of a pattern of near-continuous fire overnight as Iran signaled it was not slowing its response.<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s military said it was intercepting incoming threats after detecting missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday.
\nAir raid sirens sounded across Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and numerous central regions, prompting residents to rush into shelters.
\nAuthorities said the alert was lifted after several minutes, with no immediate reports of direct impacts.
\nMagen David Adom, Israel\u2019s emergency medical service, said it received no reports of casualties from the second wave of alarms.<\/p>\n
Israeli police said munition debris fell in the Tel Aviv District late Tuesday following the earlier missile waves. A woman suffered light shrapnel injuries.
\nPolice units and bomb disposal experts cordoned off affected areas and searched for impact sites involving debris from interceptors or incoming munitions.
\nAFP correspondents reported hearing explosions following Iran\u2019s missile launches.<\/p>\n
Iraq remains geographically and politically exposed to regional conflict dynamics due to its proximity to both Iran and US military sites.
\nEscalating exchanges between Iran and Israel increase the risk of spillover effects on Iraqi airspace, trade routes and diplomatic tensions.
\nIraq has repeatedly called for de-escalation and urged all sides to prevent actions that could widen the conflict further.<\/p>\n
Analysts are monitoring several key developments:
\n\u2022 Whether the United States will respond militarily to Iran\u2019s inclusion of American targets.
\n\u2022 The extent of Israel\u2019s retaliation after consecutive large-scale Iranian salvos.
\n\u2022 Potential impacts on regional oil markets and commercial flights.
\n\u2022 Any signs of renewed militia activity in Iraq or Syria in response to the wider confrontation.<\/p>\n
The latest Iranian missile waves mark a significant escalation in a rapidly widening regional conflict. Both Iran and Israel appear prepared for continued exchanges as international actors call for restraint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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