Israel launches strikes on Iran after Tehran fires barrage of missiles

Source: Washington Post

Israel said it struck military targets in Iran, hours after Tehran fired a barrage of missiles toward the country for the first time since a ceasefire took effect in early April.

The exchange of fire threatened to further complicate efforts to broker a lasting peace deal to end the months-long U.S.-Israeli war with Tehran and raised the prospect of a return to open conflict.

The Israeli Air Force hit sites in western and central Iran, its military said on social media early Monday local time, without providing further details.

Iran’s attack on Sunday followed Israeli military strikes on what Israel said were suspected Hezbollah positions in Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier in the day.

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