Overview
- Iran launched multiple rocket salvos at Israel on Sunday night, and Israel said its air defenses intercepted the first waves while debris and alarms struck northern communities.
- Hours later Israel carried out air strikes inside Iran, with state media reporting explosions in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan and Iranian agencies saying about 15 people were injured and a petrochemical site in Mahshahr was damaged.
- After phone contact between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu and an Iranian military declaration, both Tehran and Tel Aviv announced a temporary suspension of offensive operations, but each warned heavier responses if attacks resume.
- The exchange disrupted civilian life: nationwide school closures in Israel, repeated air‑raid sirens, temporary airport and airspace restrictions in the region, and flight suspensions in parts of Iran, Iraq and Syria.
- The flareup effectively ends the fragile April weapons pause, draws in proxies such as Hezbollah and the Houthis, and keeps U.S.–Iran negotiations under severe strain with a clear risk of rapid regional escalation.