Iran continued its attacks this morning on countries of the Persian Gulf and Israel as a reaction to the killing of top military official Ali Larijani, with reports of casualties and injuries coming from multiple locations.
Israel continued pressure on Lebanon with attacks it said were aimed at militants of the pro-Iranian group Hezbollah, and in strikes on residential buildings in Beirut killed at least six people.
In Iran, the Bushehr nuclear power plant complex was hit by a projectile, but there were no injuries and the facility suffered no damage, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
Rocket and drone attacks on the US embassy and a diplomatic facility in Iraq resumed on Tuesday after a series of earlier strikes the same day, security sources said. pic.twitter.com/XPDgzlAugT
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) March 18, 2026
IAEA Director Rafael Grossi reiterated his call for “maximum restraint during the conflict in order to prevent the risk of a nuclear accident.”
The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark, remained above $100 per barrel early this morning.
Iran’s judiciary announced that one man had been executed on charges of spying for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, and the judiciary’s Mizan news agency identified him as Kourosh Keyvani, reporting that he had “provided images and information about sensitive locations” to Israel.
New attacks were reported this morning in several Gulf countries, including in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, which hosts many of its oil fields, as well as in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
A building collapses in Beirut following an Israeli strike after the Israeli military called on residents of the city's central neighbourhood to evacuate, warning of an imminent attack on the Lebanese capital targeting the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah pic.twitter.com/vQpWZQs68m
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 18, 2026
Iran has also not relaxed its control over the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping route through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said this morning that, due to the killing of Larijani, it had targeted central Israel with missiles.
Israel’s medical service reported that two people were killed in Ramat Gan, east of Tel Aviv.
Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on Wednesday, with footage showing cluster munitions detonating in the sky and spreading fiery fragments over a wide area.
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) March 18, 2026
This attack was reported by Iranian state TV as a retaliation for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani pic.twitter.com/qCI068b8kD
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was also attacked this morning, two Iraqi security officials said.
Israel leveled a residential building in central Beirut about an hour after issuing an evacuation notice, marking the fourth time the building has been targeted.
The Israeli military claims that Hezbollah uses the building to store “millions of dollars intended to finance its activities,” without providing evidence.
Witness videos captured missile interceptors launching and burning debris raining from the sky near the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. pic.twitter.com/hmaAinIvI9
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) March 18, 2026
Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that in other attacks on residential buildings in central Beirut at least six people were killed and 24 wounded.
The Israeli military also said it had launched a wave of strikes targeting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon “in response to gunfire on Israeli territory.”
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