Israel Strikes Tehran and Beirut After IRGC, Hezbollah Missile and Drone Assault

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon’s Hezbollah carried out a coordinated overnight missile-and-drone assault on Israel, launching sustained barrages that authorities said sent residents into shelters and triggered widespread interceptions; several sources described this as one of the largest such attacks since the war began.

“By The Associated Press The ongoing American-Israeli war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest”

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NewsBricks reported that "Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed that they conducted a joint missile operation with Hezbollah shortly after midnight, targeting multiple locations inside Israel" and that "the operation reportedly involved sustained missile fire for several hours."

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NPR noted that "The Israeli military said the Iranian-backed group fired heavy volleys toward northern Israel overnight into Thursday, triggering interceptions and sending residents repeatedly into shelters."

PennLive added that "Hezbollah militants launched some 200 rockets from Lebanon at the country’s north."

Israel responded with what its military described as a "wide-scale wave of strikes," focusing on Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon and military-linked sites in Tehran, with explosions reported across Beirut and Tehran and claims of multiple strikes inside Iran; outlets described this as an intense escalation.

NewsBricks wrote that "Israel launched a fresh wave of large-scale strikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon and military-linked locations in Tehran," while NPR and Boston Herald both reported that "the Israeli military said it had begun a 'wide-scale wave of strikes' in Tehran."

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Siasat reported broader strike tallies, saying "Israel has conducted more than 6,000 air strikes on around 3,400 targets inside Iran since the conflict began," and PennLive said Israel "responded with what the military described as a 'wide-scale wave of strikes' on Tehran and in Lebanon, where 11 people were killed in two early morning strikes."

The strikes caused deaths, injuries and large-scale displacement in Lebanon and Iran amid chaotic reporting on specific incidents; several outlets documented civilian harm in Beirut’s central and southern neighborhoods and reported thousands or millions displaced.

“Air strikes reported across the Middle East as conflict blocks Strait of Hormuz The US and Israel traded air strikes with Iran across the Middle East on Wednesday as the besieged Tehran government warned its state security forces were ready with "fingers on the trigger" to confront any anti-government protests”

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NPR said "Huge booms were heard across the capital and large black smoke billowed from the Dahieh neighborhood in south Beirut, while an attack in central Beirut – where thousands of people are displaced – killed 8 people and injured 31, according to Lebanese officials."

PennLive reported that "Israel hit a car in Ramlet al-Bayda, a major seaside tourist area of Beirut where dozens of displaced people have been sheltering, killing eight and wounding 31, the Lebanese Health Ministry said," and added casualty tallies: "At least 634 people have been killed in Lebanon since the latest fighting began," while Iranian figures and UN displacement estimates were also cited: PennLive wrote that "The U.N. refugee agency meanwhile sais up to 3.2 million people in Iran have been displaced by the ongoing war."

The wider region saw spillover damage and diplomatic moves: Gulf states reported numerous intercepts of missiles and drones and attacks hit maritime and energy infrastructure, while the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Iranian attacks and some states adjusted diplomatic presences.

Siasat recorded Gulf intercepts, saying "The UAE Ministry of Defence said its air defence systems engaged 13 missiles and 39 drones launched from Iran on March 11," and described shipping and port attacks and the UNSC action: "The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council demanding that Iran stop attacks against Gulf nations."

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PennLive and Boston Herald detailed damage and disruptions across the Gulf, noting airport strikes and port incidents, and NPR reported the UNSC resolution called Iran's attacks a "breach of international law" and "a serious threat to international peace and security."

The United States' role and the war's costs were prominent in coverage: U.S. Central Command said it was striking Iranian missile and drone capabilities, the Pentagon opened a formal probe after a deadly strike on an Iranian girls' school that preliminary assessments suggested may have been U.S.-caused, and U.S. officials told lawmakers the fighting had imposed substantial financial costs.

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Siasat reported that "US Central Command said it continues daily operations targeting Iran’s ballistic missile and drone capabilities, reporting that more than 5,000 targets inside Iran have been struck," NPR wrote that "The Pentagon has opened a formal investigation into the missile strike on an Iranian girls school that killed at least 165 civilians, many of them children, after a preliminary assessment suggested the U.S. was at fault," and both Siasat and Boston Herald cited U.S. briefings that the first six days of the war cost the United States at least "USD 11.3 billion" or "US $11.3 billion."

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