Iran Fires Missiles at Israel, Tehran Celebrates
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- Iran launched missiles toward Israel, and Iranian state TV broadcast scenes of public celebration in Tehran as the missiles flew overhead en route to their target.
- Iran framed the launch as retaliation for Israel's earlier attack in Beirut, and cited other US-Israeli ceasefire breaches as additional justification.
- Iran's IRGC separately claimed it launched drones against the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, per the breaking news ticker.
Why it matters: Iran explicitly tied the missile launch to a specific Israeli strike in Beirut, marking a direct, named retaliation rather than a proxy exchange — and the public celebrations broadcast on state TV signal official domestic backing for the escalation. With the US also completing strikes against Iran over a downed helicopter, the conflict is now a multi-front direct exchange between Iran, Israel, and the US.
