Overview

• Sirens and phone alerts in Tel Aviv gave residents a ten-minute warning before the Iranian missile strike hit central Israel.
• Anderson Cooper, Clarissa Ward and Jeremy Diamond halted their live CNN broadcast and sought shelter in an underground bomb bunker.
• The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the launch on X and reported that its air defenses intercepted the missile with no injuries.
• Tehran’s retaliation came after U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities and a vow from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that “punishment continues.”
• Analysts warn further escalation could threaten oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and draw in proxy forces like Hezbollah.