Iran Launches 19th Wave Of Missile, Drone Strikes On Israel And US Assets

Iran launched a new, large-scale wave of missile and drone strikes that the IRGC said targeted Israeli and US assets.

“Iranian forces have launched an operation targeting Kurdish groups in their semi-autonomous region of neighbouring Iraq, as they also began their 19th wave of missile and drone attacks against Israel and United States assets in the Middle East on the sixth day of a regional war that has embroiled much of the region in the conflict”

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US and Israeli forces also conducted strikes inside Iran, signalling an escalation into wider regional kinetic exchanges.

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Al Jazeera's briefing notes that the IRGC announced fresh strikes against Israeli and US assets in the region, that the US and Israel have carried out strikes inside Iran, that Israel said it destroyed a ballistic-missile platform near Qom, and that CENTCOM said it aimed to degrade Iran's mobile missile launch capabilities.

The strikes and counter-strikes produced explosions and shockwaves felt across Iran and neighbouring areas, and local reporting described significant urban impacts and evacuations.

Al Jazeera reported from Tehran that explosions and shockwaves were felt in the capital and in Kurdish cities.

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Al Jazeera reported that more than 150 Iranian cities have been hit since Saturday.

Al Jazeera reported that many residents are evacuating the city.

The account highlights the strike campaign’s wide geographic footprint and civilian displacement pressures inside Iran.

The ripple effects extended across the wider region, with Israel and Gulf states reporting interceptions and precautionary measures.

“Iranian forces have launched an operation targeting Kurdish groups in their semi-autonomous region of neighbouring Iraq, as they also began their 19th wave of missile and drone attacks against Israel and United States assets in the Middle East on the sixth day of a regional war that has embroiled much of the region in the conflict”

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According to Al Jazeera, Israel reported intercepting two drones over western Galilee, while Saudi Arabia said it intercepted drones and Qatar evacuated homes near the US embassy.

These reports indicate concern for both military and diplomatic facilities and prompted civilian precautions in multiple countries.

Instability along the Iran–Iraq border featured explosions in Iraqi Kurdistan and questions about the involvement of Iranian Kurdish groups.

Al Jazeera reported multiple explosions in Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah province and said local media reported at least four blasts near Arabat, Zarkuiz and Surdash that hit the headquarters of the Kurdistan Toilers Association (Komala), an Iranian Kurdish armed group based in Iraq.

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The same briefing said Reuters and other outlets reported Iranian Kurdish groups on the Iran–Iraq border have been training and recently consulted with the US about possible attacks on Iran’s security forces, while noting that Iraqi Kurdistan’s regional government and President Nechirvan Barzani denied any role in arming or sending fighters into Iran.

These points show contested narratives about cross-border Kurdish activity and external consultations.

Reporting is currently limited to the provided briefing and contains points of ambiguity that cannot be resolved from this single account.

“Iranian forces have launched an operation targeting Kurdish groups in their semi-autonomous region of neighbouring Iraq, as they also began their 19th wave of missile and drone attacks against Israel and United States assets in the Middle East on the sixth day of a regional war that has embroiled much of the region in the conflict”

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Claims that a Kurdish group consulted with the US are attributed to Reuters and other outlets within the Al Jazeera piece, while Iraqi Kurdistan’s officials deny involvement.

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The full scale of damage to military versus civilian targets is not independently verified in the snippet.

I have summarised only what the sourced briefing states and cannot add additional perspectives because only this Al Jazeera article was supplied.