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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Iran’s Guards say deadly cluster missile attack on Tel Aviv area was to avenge Larijani
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Rocket trails from an Iranian missile with a cluster warhead are seen in the sky above the coastal city of Netanya on March 18, 2026. (Jack Guez/AFP)
Iran acknowledges launching cluster missiles at Israel early Wednesday, the latest use of a weapon designed to spread maximum damage and evade Israel’s multiple layers of air defenses.
A statement from the paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported by Iranian state television says the force launched both Khorramshahr-4 and Qadr missiles in the attack that targeted an area near Tel Aviv.
The IRGC describes the attack as revenge for Israel killing top security official Ali Larijani.
Footage filmed by The Associated Press showed the release of the cluster munition from at least one missile over Israel.
The attack killed two people in Israel.
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