Middle East Live: After being targeted by Iranian missiles, Israel retaliates by striking Iran

Explosions were heard in Tehran and other Iranian cities, including Tabriz and Isfahan, early Monday, as Iran's state television reported the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military confirmed that its air force had recently struck "military targets belonging to the Iranian terrorist regime in western and central Iran."

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The air force recently struck military targets belonging to the Iranian terrorist regime in western and central Iran.

The retaliatory strikes followed Iran's unprecedented missile attacks on Israel the previous evening. In response to the Iranian assault, the Israeli military stated it had intercepted all incoming missiles in the initial waves. This exchange marks a significant escalation in the ongoing regional conflict.

Following the reported strikes, all flights to and from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport, one of the capital's main air hubs, were suspended until further notice, according to the Iranian news agency Mehr. The aviation authority announced the suspension of all inbound flights.

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Explosions were heard in Tehran and other Iranian cities.

Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced early Monday that they had targeted "terrorist groups" in the city of Sulaymaniyah, located in Iraqi Kurdistan. The ideological army of the Islamic Republic of Iran reportedly attacked the "headquarters of terrorist groups" in Iraq, as reported by the official Irna news agency on Telegram, though further details were not immediately provided.

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The Guard targeted the headquarters of terrorist groups in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.