Israel Just Hit Iran Hard Overnight. The Next Move — and Whether This Explodes Into All-Out War — Belongs to Tehran
The escalation disrupted schools, flights and shipping as oil prices rose more than 3%, traders said.
- Israel struck targets in central and western Iran, including petrochemical and military facilities, after Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel in response to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs.
- Inside Israel, officials closed schools nationwide and restricted gatherings while Wizz Air canceled flights to Ben Gurion Airport for 24 hours amid escalating regional tensions.
- Oil prices jumped more than 3% as traders assessed shipping dangers through the Strait, Hormuz, Bab, and Mandeb, while Iranian media reported flight cancellations at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran and Mashhad International Airport.
- President Donald Trump pressed for restraint to protect US-Iran ceasefire diplomacy, while opposition figures Yair Lapid, Yair Golan, and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security approach.
- Missile debris reportedly fell in southern Syria near Tafas in Daraa province and Quneitra after Israeli air defenses intercepted incoming fire; Israel and Iran face escalating risks of a chain reaction diplomats struggle to prevent.
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Israel Just Hit Iran Hard Overnight. The Next Move — and Whether This Explodes Into All-Out War — Belongs to Tehran
Over the weekend, the already tenuous ceasefire between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran broke down after Israel defied the Iranian stipulations of the ceasefire and attacked Beirut. Tehran has insisted that the Israelis, as a co-belligerent with the United States against Iran, are bound by the ceasefire. Iran’s missile capabilities. Image Credit: Creative Commons. The Israeli government, however, disagreed. Iran’s partner, the…
Pezeshkian says Iran still at negotiating table
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