At least six people have been killed in Israeli strikes targeting a city and a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, Lebanese state media reported Wednesday.
According to the country’s health ministry, four people were killed in an Israeli attack on the town of Adloun, and two more died in an apartment within the Mieh Mieh refugee camp, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Iran has launched missiles at multiple countries
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard stated Wednesday that it had fired missiles at Israel, as well as military bases housing U.S. Forces in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain, according to Iranian state television. The escalating exchange of fire raises concerns about a wider regional conflict.
An oil tank at Kuwait International Airport was also reportedly struck overnight, according to the Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority on X.
An Iranian missile reportedly hit Lebanon, according to Iranian news outlet Iran Insight. This was also confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
A woman stands beside a building damaged by Israeli strikes in Lebanon on March 24.
Lebanon expelled Iran’s ambassador to Beirut, Mohammad Reza Raof Sheiabni, on Tuesday.
4,500 U.S. Marines En Route
The U.S. Has ordered American paratroopers to the Middle East, according to The New York Times.
The Pentagon has directed approximately 2,000 paratroopers to deploy to the Middle East, two sources in the U.S. Department of Defense told the New York Times.
Smoke rises from southern neighborhoods in Beirut on March 25.
Foto: Amr Abdallah Dalsh / REUTERS,NTB
This deployment will give President Donald Trump additional military options while he continues to consider diplomatic initiatives toward Iran, the sources told the newspaper.
Around 4,500 Marines were already en route to the region. In total, approximately 7,000 U.S. Troops are now being deployed to the area, since the U.S. And Israel began military actions against Iran just over three weeks ago, according to NTB.
Ceasefire Possible?
“Do you have so much inner torment that you have to negotiate with yourself?” said Ebrahim Zolfaqari, a spokesperson for the unified command of Iran’s armed forces, on Wednesday.
The statement comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly said that Tehran was willing to enter into a peace agreement regarding the conflict in the Middle East.
Trump reportedly sent a 15-point peace plan to Iran, sources told The New York Times.
The spokesperson for Iran’s military command said that oil prices will not normalize until the armed forces in Iran can guarantee regional stability, according to Reuters.
The price of North Sea oil fell nearly six percent overnight after U.S. President Donald Trump sent a 15-point peace plan to Iran. As of 1:30 a.m. Norwegian time, a barrel of North Sea oil cost $98.30.
Residential Area in Tehran Targeted
A residential area in Tehran was struck overnight, and a rescue operation is underway, according to Iranian SNN.
Israel warned of extensive attacks against Iran Tuesday evening.
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