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U.S.–Israeli Strikes Hit Tehran as Iran Launches Missiles and Israel Bombs Hezbollah Sites, Tanker Blast Reported in Gulf

Governments across the region are shifting to emergency footing.

Overview

  • Israel says it launched large‑scale attacks on infrastructure in Tehran after multiple explosions were heard and Iranian air defenses engaged.
  • Iran reports firing missiles at Israel and says it struck Kurdish opposition headquarters in Iraq with three missiles.
  • Israeli forces hit Hezbollah infrastructure around Beirut; Lebanese officials report three dead, and the ANI agency says a Hamas commander was killed in a strike in Beddawi near Tripoli.
  • A tanker anchored off Kuwait suffered a “strong explosion” and oil leak, according to UKMTO, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim they struck a U.S. tanker in the northern Gulf.
  • The U.S. Navy sank an Iranian frigate with Sri Lanka reporting 87 bodies recovered, as Qatar orders a precautionary evacuation near the U.S. embassy and the U.S. Senate rejects a bid to curb President Trump’s war powers.