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Iran and Israel Exchange Direct Strikes After Israeli Raid on Beirut

The missile and air strikes risk breaking a fragile ceasefire by hardening Tehran’s demand for frozen assets.

Overview

  • Sunday night Iran fired a wave of ballistic missiles at northern Israel, and Israeli air defenses intercepted most of the incoming rockets.
  • Hours later Israel said its air force struck military targets in western and central Iran, including a petrochemical-linked site near Mahshahr.
  • US Central Command reported it struck Iranian coastal radar sites and shot down drones launched toward commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The exchange marks the first direct blows between Tehran and Tel Aviv since an April ceasefire and raises the prospect that talks will falter because Iran is pressing for roughly $24 billion in frozen assets.
  • The confrontation has widened to regional fronts — Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain and Yemen — increasing civilian harm in Lebanon and the risk of disruptions to shipping and energy infrastructure.