US-Israel-Iran War News Live Updates: Iran fires cluster missiles at Israel in latest barrage to avenge Larijani’s killing
US-Israel-Iran War Today News Live Updates: Iran has acknowledged firing cluster missiles at Israel early on Wednesday (Mar 18), in its most recent use of a weapon meant to spread wider damage and slip past Israel’s air defences. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released a statement saying that the force fired Khorramshahr-4 and Qadr missiles, targeting an area in Tel Aviv, according to Iranian state TV. The IRGC described the attack as revenge for the killing of Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani.
Iranian army’s Commander-in-Chief, Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami said that his country’s response to Larijani’s death will be “decisive and regrettable”, adding that “the blood of this exalted martyr and other esteemed martyrs will be avenged”, according to Tasnim news agency.
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Trump ‘must wait for surprises’, says Iran’s top commander: Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned US President Donald Trump of a “more devastating” response, stating that POTUS “must wait for our surprises” and that the armed forces’ response will be “more devastating than the actions and imagination of the enemy, and this path will continue until his surrender”, reported Tasnim.
US military drops 5,000-pound bomb on underground Iranian missile sites: The United States dropped GPS-guided munitions on Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz late on Tuesday, US Central Command announced on X. “Hours ago, US forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said. “The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait.”
What is happening now: Iran has launched ballistic missiles targeting parts of Israel. According to The Times Of Israel, two people were killed in a missile attack in central Israel, whereas two were injured by the shrapnel from Iran missile targeting Tel Aviv area.
Latest developments:
Renewed attacks on US Embassy in Baghdad: Rocket and drone attacks by Iran resumed on Wednesday morning, in the vicinity of the US Embassy in Baghdad, according to CNN.
Iranian missile hit close to Australia’s military headquarters in UAE: An Iranian missile hit near Australia’s military headquarters for the Middle East in the UAE, said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Israeli strikes on central Beirut kill at least 6 people: Israeli strikes on residential buildings in central Beirut’s Basta and Zokak Al-Blat neighbourhoods killed at least six people and injured 24 others.
Saudi Arabia intercepts, destroys missile: Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry, early Wednesday, said it shot down a ballistic missile targeting the area around Prince Sultan Air Base, which hosts American forces and aircraft.
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