Iran-Israel war LIVE updates: Tehran confirms security chief Larijani's death, targets Tel Aviv with 'cluster warheads' in retaliatory strikes

First responders inspect the harm astatine the tract of a rocket onslaught successful Ramat Gan, successful the outskirts of Tel-Aviv, Israel connected March 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP

After confirming the killings of 2 elder Iranian information officials, Tehran responded connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026) with renewed rocket and drone attacks connected its Gulf Arab neighbours and Israel. Israel’s aesculapian work said 2 radical were killed successful Ramat Gan, a territory eastbound of Tel Aviv. Several explosions were besides reported from Dubai.

In a large stroke to the Islamic Republic’s leadership, Israel connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026) announced the sidesplitting of Ali Larijani, caput of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, the caput of the Revolutionary Guard’s all-volunteer Basij.

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Meanwhile, the ‌United States subject ⁠said connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026) that ‌it targeted ‌sites ‌along ⁠Iran’s ⁠coastline adjacent the Strait ‌of Hormuz due to the fact that ‌Iranian anti-ship missiles posed ⁠a hazard to ‌international shipping there. 

A projectile ‌struck the premises ⁠of Iran’s Bushehr atomic ‌power works ‌on ‌Tuesday ⁠(March 17, 2026) evening ⁠with nary harm to the ‌plant oregon injuries to unit ‌reported, Iran has told ⁠the U.N. atomic watchdog ‌International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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