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18 March 2026 - Updated at 10:20
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Tehran missiles on Tel Aviv, two dead. Israeli bombings in downtown Beirut. More drones over the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.

New blow to the Iranian regime, Larijani, head of the Supreme National Security Council, and commander Soleimani killed.

18 March 2026, 08:10

08:20

Tehran missiles on Tel Aviv, two dead. Israeli bombings in downtown Beirut. More drones over the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.

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A new Israeli attack has hit the Zuqaq al-Blat neighborhood in central Beirut, according to state media reports. This is the second attack in this densely populated area since early morning, without any warning.
An explosion was heard throughout the capital, and live television coverage from Afptv showed columns of smoke rising from the area. A building in Bashoura, also in central Beirut, had been hit earlier, following an Israeli warning.

At least four people were killed in an Israeli attack that targeted four houses in the city of Sahmar, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. According to the Ministry of Health, Israeli attacks in Lebanon have resulted in the deaths of 912 people and injured another 2,221 since March 2. The Lebanese Civil Defense reports that 11 of its members were injured in an Israeli attack on the city of Nabatieh. According to Lebanese authorities, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have caused over a million displaced persons, with more than 130,000 housed in official reception centers.

Tehran has attacked Tel Aviv. The Magen David Adom ambulance service reports the death of two people who were severely injured in the impact of an Iranian cluster bomb in the suburb of Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv.

The Saudi Ministry of Defense stated, in a statement released on X, that it shot down a drone headed towards the embassy district. The news is reported by several international media outlets.
Furthermore, the BBC specifically reports that this morning there are reports of explosions in Dubai and Baghdad as Iran resumes its attacks against Gulf states.

Tehran confirms the killing claimed by Israel of the head of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, Larijani. The commander Soleimani has also been eliminated. The Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that the killing of Ali Larijani will have no effect on the political system of the Islamic Republic and announced the introduction of new regulations for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz once the conflict is over. Tehran clarified in a statement that such measures will be adopted to ensure the safety and regularity of maritime traffic in the strategic transit area.