Iran launched a new wave of missile and drone strikes on Sunday targeting US military bases in the region and Israel, state media said, in retaliation for a massive attack that killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
Twenty-seven US bases in the region, as well as Israel’s military headquarters and a defense industries complex in Tel Aviv, were among the targets, Iranian state TV said.
Air raid sirens sounded and explosions were heard over Jerusalem on Sunday after the Israeli military said it had detected missiles launched from Iran towards Israel.
“Sirens were sounded in several areas across the country, following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the military said.
“At this time, the Israeli Air Force is operating to intercept and strike threats where necessary to remove the threat.”
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said earlier on Sunday it would launch the “most ferocious” operation in history against Israel and US bases.
“The most ferocious offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces will begin any moment now,” the Guards posted on Telegram.
Written withe reports from Al Arabiya, AFP
