Israel strikes targets across Iran, Israeli airbases targeted by Iran

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said early Monday that Israel attacked targets inside Iranian territory, reported Xinhua.

The attacks were carried out with air-launched ballistic missiles, the IRGC was quoted by the official news agency IRNA as saying.

The IRGC made the remarks after Iranian state media reported explosions in multiple cities across the country, including Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan and Karaj.

The Israel Defense Forces said on Telegram that the Israeli Air Force struck military targets in western and central Iran.

The Karun petrochemical plant in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran was hit and partly damaged by an Israeli projectile, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Monday, citing a provincial official. The Israeli military later confirmed it on X.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military said on Monday that its warplanes had struck a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, southwestern Iran, but provided no further details.

Earlier, Iran's semi-official Fars and Mehr news agencies reported that Israel had targeted a petrochemical plant in the city.

Israel and Iran exchanged strikes on Monday in their most serious escalation since a ceasefire was announced in April. The latest hostilities were triggered by Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday that killed at least two people. Iran responded with missile attacks on northern Israel.

Meanwhile, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said its aerospace forces on Monday morning targeted two "important and strategic" Israeli air bases in retaliation for Israel's attacks earlier in the day against the Gulf country.

In a statement on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said that it struck Israel's Nevatim and Tel Nof airbases in response to Israel's missile strikes on a number of radar sites in three Iranian locations.

All its combat and operational units are fully ready to carry out operations on all fronts, the IRGC added.

Explosions were heard in Iran's capital Tehran and in two other provinces early Monday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Citing local sources, the report said one explosion was heard west of Tehran, two in the central province of Isfahan, and one near Tabriz, the capital of the northwestern East Azarbaijan province.

The Israel Defense Forces said on Telegram that the Israeli Air Force struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday morning.

On Sunday, the IRGC said in a statement that it had launched ballistic missiles against the Ramat David Air Base in northern Israel in response to Israel's "widespread crimes" in southern Lebanon, including the killing and displacement of civilians.

The statement said the Israeli air base carried out the attacks in Lebanon.

Also on Sunday, Ali Abdollahi, chief commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned that Israel would face more "crushing and regret-inducing blows" if it expanded attacks on southern Lebanon and the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh.

Iranian missile hits West Bank settlement

An Iranian missile, or debris from an interception, struck a settlement in the occupied West Bank on Monday, damaging three homes, Israel's Channel 12 News reported.

Video footage shared on social media showed a large plume of smoke rising from the area. There were no immediate reports of casualties, according to Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service.

The attack triggered air-raid sirens in the Jerusalem area and parts of the West Bank, while explosions were heard as air defense systems attempted to intercept the incoming missiles.

Later, a second wave of missiles was launched from Iran, prompting the military to instruct residents in central Israel to seek shelter.

The escalation came amid U.S.-Iran talks and followed Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday that killed at least two people. Iran responded with a barrage of missiles, and Israel retaliated early Monday with strikes targeting sites in western and central Iran.

Houthis claim missile strike on Israel, ban navigation in Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi group said on Monday that it had launched a barrage of missiles targeting what it described as sensitive Israeli sites in the Jaffa area and announced a complete ban on Israeli-linked maritime navigation in the Red Sea.

In a televised statement, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the group's forces carried out a missile attack against targets in Jaffa, claiming the operation achieved its objectives.

Sarea also announced a "complete ban" on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, warning that any Israeli-linked vessel operating in the waterway would be considered a legitimate military target from the time of the announcement.

He said the group would meet escalation with escalation and indicated that its military operations could intensify in coordination with allied groups.

The spokesperson added that the Houthis would continue their operations as long as what they described as aggression and blockades against Yemen and allied groups in the region persist.

The developments marked a further escalation in regional tensions. Early Monday, Israel said its air force had struck military targets in western and central Iran in response to Iranian missile attacks launched the previous day. Iran later fired additional missiles toward Israel.

The Houthis, one of Iran's closest regional allies, have controlled Yemen's capital, Sanaa, and much of the country's north since late 2014.

Since October 2023, the group has launched missile, drone and maritime attacks against Israel in support of Gaza and allied Iran-backed forces in the region. The Houthis also backed Iran during last year's 12-day conflict with Israel.

In response, Israel carried out a series of strikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, killing senior leaders and damaging key infrastructure.