Iran Strikes Israel as Tehran Denies Talks with U.S.
Iran launched a rapid and intense missile strike against Israel on Tuesday, while Tehran accused U.S. President Donald Trump of lying about diplomatic discussions.
The attacks triggered air raid sirens across Tel Aviv, with Israeli air defences intercepting several missiles. Debris from intercepted rockets damaged homes in northern Israel, leaving six people lightly injured.
In one strike, a munition carrying about 100 kilograms of explosives caused widespread damage to buildings and vehicles.
The latest exchanges included missile strikes, with one hitting central Tel Aviv, according to Israeli authorities. This escalation occurs amidst conflicting messages from Washington and Tehran regarding the war’s future and the possibility of negotiations to end it.
On Monday, Trump claimed that the U.S. and Iran had engaged in “productive” conversations about resolving the conflict. He also announced a postponement of a threatened attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure, contingent on the progress of negotiations, until the end of the week.
In contrast, Iranian officials dismissed the notion of talks as “fake news,” although Iran’s foreign ministry stated that they were responding to requests relayed through intermediaries from friendly nations.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard reported on Telegram that a gas supply line feeding a power station in southwest Iran was struck overnight.
The Israeli military reported that Iran fired missiles at Israel at least eight times on Tuesday, hitting at least four locations across the country, leading to injuries for at least six people in Tel Aviv, according to Israeli health officials.
While Trump suggested that the conflict might be moving towards a diplomatic resolution, stating on Monday that U.S. and Iranian officials had held productive conversations, Iran’s leadership rejected that characterisation.
In a post on Truth Social Monday, Trump indicated he would delay previous threats to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure in hopes of reaching a deal by March 27.
However, Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied any ongoing talks with the U.S., and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf alleged that reports of negotiations were “fake news” meant to manipulate financial and oil markets and to distract from the difficulties faced by America and Israel.
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