Iran Launches New Missile Salvo at Israel, Guards Say
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Iran Launches New Missile Salvo at Israel, Guards Say

08 March, 2026.Russia.1 sources

Key Takeaways

  • Guards said Iran launched a new missile salvo at Israel and U.S. targets.
  • Two people told Reuters that as many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded.
  • The 150 figure far exceeds the Pentagon's publicly disclosed eight seriously wounded.

Missile salvo reported

Iran launched a new missile salvo that struck targets in Israel and at U.S. positions, an action reported by AFP and attributed to Tehran’s forces in live updates compiled by The Economic Times.

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Iran’s parliament speaker framed responses to attacks on infrastructure as “eye for an eye,” signalling a continued tit‑for‑tat escalation across the region.

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The salvo was presented in international reporting as part of a widening confrontation involving Iranian strikes beyond its borders, and the strikes were explicitly linked to both Israeli and U.S. targets in the aggregated coverage.

These developments were described alongside other war‑related operations and statements in the same live update feed.

Spillover in Lebanon

The exchanges quickly spread to Lebanon: the Israeli military said it began “striking Hezbollah infrastructure” in Beirut’s southern suburbs after issuing evacuation warnings.

State media recorded smoke rising in areas where Hezbollah is active.

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Separately, Iran reported that four of its diplomats were killed in a weekend strike on a Beirut hotel, underscoring how the conflict has produced cross‑border strikes and diplomatic casualties.

Israeli raids on southern Beirut and Iran’s account of diplomat deaths were both included in the same live update coverage, highlighting the regional spillover and the involvement of proxy and state actors in Lebanon.

U.S. troop casualties

Two people told Reuters that as many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded so far in the war with Iran, a figure the live updates said had not been previously reported.

This Reuters‑cited figure contrasts sharply with the Pentagon’s public tally of eight seriously wounded personnel.

The Economic Times flagged this divergence between on‑the‑record military disclosures and figures cited to Reuters sources, illustrating confusion or under‑reporting around U.S. force casualties amid the fighting.

Reactions and warnings

International actors and rights bodies voiced alarm about the conflict’s widening humanitarian and infrastructural consequences.

U.N. rights chief Volker Türk warned of a dangerous “tit‑for‑tat dynamic” that could inflict severe civilian harm.

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European officials signalled concern about energy market stability, with France saying countries had asked the IEA to model stockpile scenarios.

Political signals ranged from U.S. President Donald Trump saying he may be open to talks with Iran to Israeli officials asserting they are not seeking an endless war, indicating both diplomatic openings and continued readiness for military action were being reported concurrently.

Energy and shipping impact

The U.S. Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz in what U.S. officials described as the first such operation since the launch of the conflict.

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A UAE refinery — the Ruwais complex — halted operations “out of precaution” after a drone attack, and India moved to shield domestic consumers by redirecting gas supplies and asking refineries to maximise LPG output.

Airlines prepared fuel surcharges amid rising jet‑fuel prices, capturing the immediate economic ripple effects across shipping, refining, and domestic energy policies.

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