Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Israel in retaliation for the deaths of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, and others. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported this.
Following the missile launch, Iran’s Iran’sn to the United Nations declared that the strike was a response to “the the “terrorist acts of the Zionist regime.” They “also warned that any further action by Israel would lead to a more robust and more severe response.
Earlier on Tuesday, the White House alerted that Iran was planning a ballistic missile attack on Israel, raising fears of a broader conflict.
Citizens in Tel Aviv and other cities were advised to stay near shelters as the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.
The U.S. stated it was helping Israel with defensive measures, adding that any direct Iranian military attack would bring severe consequences.
Israel has assessed that Iran’s Iran might include three air bases and an intelligence facility just north of Tel Aviv.
