Iran war: Israel's military strikes back after Iranian missile attacks

Israel's air force conducted airstrikes on targets in western and central Iran in the early hours of Monday, following a barrage of Iranian missile attacks the previous evening. The Israeli military confirmed the strikes via its official platform X, though specific details were not immediately released. This retaliatory action comes after Iran's Revolutionary Guard reported that Israel was attacking the country with air-launched ballistic missiles, according to the state news agency Irna. Reports from Iranian media, including Mehr news agency, indicated explosions in the capital, Tehran, and also in Tabriz and Isfahan. Earlier on Sunday, Iran had reported multiple missile salvos targeting Israel, with the Israeli military stating that all missiles from the initial waves were intercepted. The situation has escalated following Israel's strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday, which targeted "terrorist headquarters" in response to previous Hezbollah shelling, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz. US President Donald Trump had reportedly urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid further retaliation against Iran. Citing Axios, Trump was quoted as saying, "I hope Israel does not respond. If Bibi strikes back, this whole thing will just drag on like it has for the last 47 years, or even the last 3,000 years." Tehran had previously warned that further Israeli attacks on the greater Beirut area would be considered a new escalation in the regional confrontation. The Hezbollah, a key non-state ally of Iran, was not party to the US-brokered truce and has stated it will not disarm unless Israeli troops withdraw from Lebanon.

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I hope Israel does not respond. If Bibi strikes back, this whole thing will just drag on like it has for the last 47 years, or even the last 3,000 years.