{"id":2611759,"date":"2026-06-07T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-as-middle-east-tit-for-tat-escalates\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:35:12","slug":"iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-as-middle-east-tit-for-tat-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-as-middle-east-tit-for-tat-escalates\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran fires missiles at Israel as Middle East tit-for-tat escalates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-fires-missiles-at-israel-as-middle-east-tit-for-tat-escalates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611759&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iran launched missiles at Israel from the north on Sunday, saying the strike was retaliation for Israeli actions against Hezbollah command centers in Beirut. Israel reported activating air defenses after missiles were detected, and it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tyrann-honey-badger-mathieu-accuses-tom-brady-of-calling-him-something-i-wont-repeat-in-now-deleted-tweet\/\" title=\"Tyrann \u2018Honey Badger\u2019 Mathieu Accuses Tom Brady Of Calling Him \u2018Something I Won\u2019t Repeat\u2019 In Now Deleted Tweet\">initially unclear<\/a> whether all were intercepted-this was described as Iran\u2019s first direct attack on Israel since an April ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The Iran strike followed closely after Israeli missiles hit Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, where Hezbollah is based, killing at least two people and injuring others, according to Lebanese authorities. Hezbollah has previously fired rockets toward Israel, and Tehran warned that attacks on Beirut would amount to war.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials condemned the Beirut attack and threatened \u201cpainful\u201d retaliation, saying both Israeli and U.S.assets could be targeted if strikes on Lebanon continued.They also argued the U.S. had effectively \u201cgreenlit\u201d Israel\u2019s actions, and suggested Israel and the U.S.were not genuinely committed to ceasefire or peace talks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran fired missiles at northern <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> on Sunday in retaliation for the Israeli Defense Forces targeting what it called <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a> command centers in Beirut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IDF on Sunday said <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >air defense systems<\/a> were activated after missiles were detected headed toward Israel from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>, marking the first direct Iranian attack on the Jewish state since an April ceasefire. Initial reports indicated that at least several missiles were launched, though it was not immediately clear if all of them were intercepted by Israeli forces.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4598472\/iran-missile-attack-israel-beirut-strike\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran fires missiles at Israel after IDF crosses Tehran\u2019s red line with Beirut strike<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4598383\/central-israel-shooting-palestinian-police\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>One dead after Palestinian man goes on shooting rampage in central Israel: Police<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4598293\/israel-strikes-beirut-lebanon-hezbollah-ceasefire\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel strikes Beirut just days after it renewed ceasefire with Lebanon<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack comes hours after Israeli missiles struck Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, killing at least two people and wounding others, according to Lebanese authorities. That strike in itself was retaliation for Hezbollah rocket fire toward Israel earlier in the day. Iran had stated that any attack on the Lebanese capital would amount to war. Hezbollah is a well-known Iranian proxy. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4598276\/trump-sticking-point-iran-deal-buy-nuke\/\">TRUMP SAYS HIS STICKING POINT ON IRAN DEAL IS ENSURING REGIME CANNOT \u2018BUY\u2019 NUKE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renewed ceasefire was announced on Wednesday following U.S.-mediated negotiations involving Israel and the Lebanese government that called for a halt in hostilities and the establishment of security zones in southern <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a>, though Hezbollah was not a party to the talks and rejected key provisions of the deal. Iranian-backed Hezbollah has insisted that any end to the war in Lebanon would be brokered through talks between the United States and Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian officials condemned the attack on Beirut, threatening a \u201cpainful\u201d retaliation and warning that both Israeli and U.S. assets in the region could become targets if strikes on Lebanon continued. Iranian Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran would be \u201cin direct confrontation with the enemy\u201d following the attack. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghalibaf framed Israel\u2019s strikes on Beirut as being \u201cgreenlit\u201d by the U.S. and said the two countries are not \u201ccommitted\u201d to a ceasefire or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-the-most-controversial-winners\/\" title=\"Nobel Peace Prize: The Most Controversial Winners\">peace negotiations<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4598293\/israel-strikes-beirut-lebanon-hezbollah-ceasefire\/\">ISRAEL STRIKES BEIRUT JUST DAYS AFTER IT RENEWED CEASEFIRE WITH LEBANON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey are neither committed to a ceasefire nor believe in dialogue, and by demonstrating through the naval blockade and violation of agreements regarding Lebanon that they only understand the language of power,\u201d Ghalibaf said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran launched missiles at northern Israel after IDF hit Hezbollah command centers in Beirut<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2611760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26118469670991.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3823,4671,32726],"class_list":["post-2611759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-middle-east"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26118469670991.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611759"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611763,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611759\/revisions\/2611763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}