NEW YORK: Iranian officials have said that its missile attack on Israel was over barring further provocation, while Israel and the US vowed to retaliate against Iran as fears of a wider war intensified, Reuters news agency reported.
The US said it would work with longtime ally Israel to make sure Theran faced “severe consequences” for Tuesday’s missile attack, which Israel stated involved over 180 ballistic missiles.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) scheduled a meeting regarding the Middle East for Wednesday, and the European Union called for an immediate truce.
“Our action is ended unless the Israeli government decides to invite further retaliation. In that situation, our reply will be stronger and more powerful,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a social media post on X.
The Israeli military said Iran fired over 180 missiles towards Israeli territory on Tuesday after deadly Israeli raids against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
“IDF (Israeli army) systems have identified approximately 180 missiles fired towards Israeli territory from Iran,” the Israeli military said.
Meanwhile, Iran launched a missile attack on Israel on Tuesday. “A short while ago, missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel,” the military said in a statement.
Sirens sounded across Israel, with explosions heard over Jerusalem. Iranian state media said that the missile attack specifically targeted Tel Aviv, Israel’s economic center.
As sirens echoed across the country, explosions were reported in Jerusalem. In response to the threat, Israeli airspace was closed, diverting all flights as the military prepared for further actions.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps said the attack was in response to Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week as well as the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a Tehran bombing widely blamed on Israel.
