Iran and Israel Exchange Missile Strikes as Ceasefire Strains

Iran and Israel carried out reciprocal missile strikes on Monday, with explosions reported in Tehran, Isfahan, and Tabriz. The Israeli military stated it had targeted military sites in western and central Iran. Iranian state media reported that Israeli forces struck the Karun Petrochemical Company in Mahshahr.

The Israeli army confirmed the strike on the petrochemical plant, and workers at the site were evacuated.

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Guard Corps said it launched attacks on Israel’s Nevatim and Tel Nof airbases in response to earlier strikes on Iranian radar sites. Israeli media reported that a missile fired from Yemen was intercepted. m. local time amid the renewed exchanges. The Israeli military had issued alerts beginning Sunday for waves of missiles directed at Israeli territory.

Explosions were heard in Beirut early Monday, which Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reported were likely rocket interceptions. On Sunday, Israel struck Beirut suburbs, prompting Iran to describe the action as crossing a red line in the Lebanon ceasefire. The U.S. State Department issued a security alert for American citizens in Jordan due to projectiles reported in the country’s airspace.

Canada’s Foreign Ministry expressed concern that renewed fighting jeopardizes ongoing negotiations. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud spoke by phone with his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.