Iran Says Missile Strikes Hit Netanyahu’s Office and Air Force HQ

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that it launched missile strikes targeting the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the headquarters of Israel’s air force commander.

In a statement carried by the semi-official Fars News Agency, the Guards said the attacks involved Kheibar missiles and described the sites as key leadership centers of the Israeli government. “The office of the criminal prime minister of the Zionist regime and the headquarters of the regime’s air force commander were targeted,” the statement said.

There was no immediate confirmation from Israeli authorities regarding casualties or damage. The announcement follows a period of rising tension between Israel and Iran, including previous Israeli and US strikes on Iranian targets.

In a related development, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Revolutionary Guards General Majid Ebnelreza as acting defence minister. The appointment comes after the previous defence minister was killed in Israeli-US strikes. The decision was announced by presidential communications deputy Mehdi Tabatabaei in a post on X.

Observers note that the strikes and leadership changes in Iran could signal an intensification of regional hostilities, raising concerns over broader military escalation.