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Israel Strikes Tehran, Beirut as Iraq Pulled Deeper Into Mideast War

Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched around 700 missiles and 3,600 drones, escalating the conflict and drawing Iraq deeper into regional hostilities, officials reported.

  • On Tuesday, Israel launched a wave of strikes on Tehran and Beirut, hitting regime infrastructure and a residential building in Beirut's southern suburbs, with related attacks in Baghdad pulling Iraq deeper into the conflict.
  • As the war entered its third week, Hezbollah militants struck Israel after the reported killing of Iran's supreme leader, and Iran's health ministry reported more than 1,200 killed by March 8.
  • On Tuesday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they fired around 700 missiles and 3,600 drones, and the UN refugee agency reports up to 3.2 million displaced in Iran.
  • Iraq has been pulled further into the fighting as Western allies including Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom urged Israel to show restraint in Lebanon, and Australia's central bank hiked rates Tuesday.
  • Several countries including Japan, Australia, Poland, Spain, Greece, and Sweden distanced themselves from military involvement, while Berlin stated this war 'is not a matter for NATO' on Monday.
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Iran launched a wave of rockets against Israel and several states in the Gulf region. At the same time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Body announced that it had launched "the most intense and difficult operation" since the beginning of the war. The attack looks more heavily on Israel and US bases in the region. The war article in the Middle East extends dangerously.

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The war in the Middle East has already caused more than 2,200 deaths

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Alarms for missiles from Iran to Tel Aviv and in the centre of Israel

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Israel is bombing Tehran and the suburbs of Beirut on the 18th day of the war in the Middle East, which is also burning Iraq.

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kikar.co.il broke the news in on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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