Iran strikes Tel Aviv with cluster warheads in retaliation for killing of security chief
CNA
Cluster munitions disperse into multiple smaller explosives mid-air and spread over a wide area, making them difficult to intercept.
DUBAI: Iran targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads in what it said was retaliation for Israel's assassination of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday (Mar 18).
Israel has said that Iran has repeatedly used cluster warheads, which disperse into multiple smaller explosives mid-air and spread over a wide area, making them difficult to intercept. The attack on densely populated Tel Aviv overnight on Tuesday killed two people, bringing the death toll in Israel from the war to at least 14.
In Iran, a projectile hit an area near the Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening, though it caused no damage or injuries, Iran told the International Atomic Energy Agency. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reiterated his call for maximum restraint during the conflict to avoid the risk of a nuclear accident.
Israel and the US have said preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapons programme was one of the goals of the attacks they launched more than two weeks ago, which killed the country's supreme leader and many other top officials.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the repercussions of the war will be felt globally and "will hit all", "regardless of wealth, faith, or race".
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In Berlin, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's spokesman said the Iran war has "nothing to do with NATO".
Donald Trump has suggested Washington may delay the planned summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if Beijing does not help with reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump also said that he may delay his trip to China, saying he would prefer to know Beijing’s position on the issue before the planned visit.
Tehran sent a stern message to its neighbours that it had "ample evidence" that US bases on their territory were being used to launch attacks.
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Analysts said that with little time to prepare and Washington's attention focused on the US-Israeli war with Iran, prospects for a major trade breakthrough are limited.
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South Korea’s military said that it detected about 10 ballistic missiles fired from North Korea’s capital region toward the eastern sea.
Trump said the US strikes had "totally demolished" most of Kharg Island and warned that more could follow, adding: "We may hit it a few more times just for fun."
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