Attacks take place during escalation with Israel and after statements by Donald Trump about negotiations
Iran launched this Tuesday (24 March 2026) a wave of missiles against Tel Aviv, in Israel, after Iranian authorities denied the existence of dialogue with the United States and the president (Republican Party). The shots are part of a sequence of attacks that began on Monday night (March 23, 2026), hitting different regions of the country, while Israel bombed Hezbollah group targets in Beirut, Lebanon, according to the digital newspaper .
According to the Iranian agency Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei stated that the country has not maintained any contact with the US since the start of the joint American-Israeli military offensive at the end of February. According to him, the Iranian position on the Strait of Hormuz and the conditions for ending the conflict remain unchanged.
The President of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, classified as “fake news” Trump’s statements about ongoing talks. According to Qalibaf, this type of information would aim to influence the financial and energy markets.
There are disagreements about the impacts of the attacks. The state agency that Iranian missiles left 9 dead on Israeli territory. Already the The Times of Israel reported that 4 people were slightly injured after a ballistic missile hit Tel Aviv.
In parallel, Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated, in a statement, that the country will continue attacking targets in Iran and Lebanon. According to him, the offensive seeks to weaken Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, in addition to targeting Hezbollah.
Netanyahu also declared that Israel is linked to the Iranian nuclear program and that military operations will continue to guarantee the “vital interests” of the country.
