🔴 Live: Iran launched missiles at Israel after the assassination of Nasrallah and invasion of Lebanon

For the United States, the Iranian missile attack represents a “significant escalation” in the crisis in the Middle East and reaffirms its imperialist commitment to the genocidal offensive of the State of Israel.

This was stated by the American National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, at the daily White House press conference. The Government of Joe Biden is in close contact with that of Israel and is evaluating what the next steps will be in its response towards Tehran, the senior official has indicated.

Moments earlier, Secretary of State Antony Blinken had reiterated the firm “commitment of the United States to the defense of Israel” during a meeting at the State Department with an Indian delegation. North American imperialism thus reaffirms its complicity with the militaristic escalation of the genocidal state of Israel, which is precipitating a regional war with unpredictable consequences.

Iran claims that the target of the attacks were three military bases in Tel Aviv

In a new statement, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard – IRGC – said its missile attack targeted three military bases in the Tel Aviv area.

The bombing, accompanied by a large-scale cyberattack, also used Iran’s new Fatah hypersonic ballistic missiles for the first time, according to Iranian state media.

The Israeli military claimed that some 180 missiles were fired into the country, a large number of which it said were intercepted.

However, several images show the missile load reaching Israeli soil.

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Jordan participated in the interception of Iranian missiles

According to a statement from the Jordanian authorities, broadcast by the newspaper Le Monde, “the air force and air defense systems intervened after several missiles and drones penetrated Jordanian airspace.” The Hashemite monarchy had already participated in US-led interception operations on the night of April 13, following Iran’s response to the Israeli attack on the annex of its consulate in Damascus, which targeted a senior member of the forces. Iranians.

Israeli army prepares for “powerful attacks throughout the Middle East”

The Israeli military has announced that it has “repelled” the Iranian attack, citing only a few “isolated” hits. The United States has issued a similar statement, stating that “the Iranian attack was thwarted by the United States and Israel, and proved ineffective. “It is a great success.”

At the same time, media outlet Yedioth Ahronoth reported information from the Israeli military that the air force would carry out “intensive strikes throughout the Middle East” in the coming hours. This information was confirmed by an Axios journalist.

Summary of events

■ Iran launched two waves with a total of 180 missiles against Israel on Tuesday night, according to the Israeli military. Sirens sounded across the country, including in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, where loud explosions were heard. There were reports of impacts in central Israel, the Negev and the Sharon region.

■ Israel’s rescue services only confirmed two people slightly injured in Tel Aviv because of the missile attack.

■ Iran’s mission to the United Nations in New York published in X that Iran’s attack on Israel is a “legal, rational and legitimate response to terrorist acts”.

■ Biden ordered US military to help defend Israel and shoot down missiles aimed at Israel.

■ The UN Security Council will meet on Wednesday to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel.

■ Six people were killed and ten others injured in a shooting attack in the city of Jaffain central Israel, on Tuesday, emergency services reported.

Iran earlier warned the United States that it was going to attack Israel

A senior Iranian official said Iran alerted the United States through diplomatic channels “shortly before the attacks,” Reuters reports.

Iranian state television assures that the target was Israel’s war arsenal

Iranian state television reported that some of the ballistic missiles fired by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – IRGC were targeting Israeli tanks located in the so-called Netzarim Corridor.

The Netzarim Corridor was created to divide northern Gaza from the south in the early days of the Israeli offensive on the strip.

The IRGC reportedly claimed the effort was “successful.”

Israel says Iran attack ‘will have consequences’

Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a televised message that the attack “will have consequences” and added that Israeli authorities were no longer identifying “additional air threats from Iran,” noting that the strikes had ended for the time being. . “Many of the missiles were shot down by Israeli air defenses, while a handful fell in central and southern Israel,” Hagari said.

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Iran launched nearly 200 missiles in retaliation for Nasrallah’s assassination

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the missile launches are in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran in July, and, last week, for Lebanon’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, and the deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Abbas Nilforoushan.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, gave the order to launch missiles against Israel, a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that Tehran “is fully prepared for any retaliation.”

The message added: “If the Zionist regime dares to respond or commit further acts of malevolence, a subsequent and overwhelming response will follow.”