Iran launches ‘revenge’ missile attack on Israel after assassinations

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 18, 2026 at 08:04 AM

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Iran launched a missile attack on central Israel, including the Ramat Gan area and Tel Aviv, on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The attack, using cluster munitions, killed two people in Ramat Gan and damaged a Tel Aviv train station. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility, stating the attack was retaliation for Israel's assassination of Iranian security chief Ali Larijani and the head of the Basij paramilitary force, Gholamreza Soleimani. The attack follows escalating tensions and ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. In response, Iran also executed a man accused of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.

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