Iran Attacks Israel: Missile Hits Tel Aviv as Tensions Escalate

A missile struck a street in central Tel Aviv Tuesday as Iran continued launching barrages targeting Israel and Gulf Arab states, hours after President Trump asserted the U.S. Was engaged in talks with Tehran to de-escalate the conflict. The missile, carrying a 220-pound warhead, impacted a residential area, damaging an apartment building and causing minor injuries to four people, according to rescue service worker Yoel Moshe.

Iran dismissed Trump’s claim of ongoing negotiations as disinformation intended to manipulate financial and oil markets, according to state media. Despite the assertion of talks, Iran maintained its attacks, while Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue strikes against both Iran and Lebanon, stating the need to “protect our vital interests, in any case.”

Earlier Tuesday, multiple waves of Iranian missiles targeted Israel, with reports of an impact in the country’s north. Simultaneously, missile alert sirens sounded in Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry reported intercepting and destroying 19 Iranian drones aimed at its oil-rich Eastern Province. In Kuwait, shrapnel from intercepted missiles caused partial power outages after striking power lines.

Israel responded with renewed strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, targeting infrastructure it alleges is used by the Iran-linked Hezbollah militant group. The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed at least two fatalities resulting from a strike on a residential apartment southeast of the Lebanese capital.

President Trump had previously stated he was extending a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic for five days to allow for potential negotiations, postponing a threatened attack on Iranian power plants. However, both the Israeli and U.S. Militaries have indicated that strikes against Iranian military targets would continue regardless of diplomatic efforts.