Iran

Israel has launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire. Iranian state television has reported the sound of explosions being heard in Isfahan, Tabriz and Tehran early Monday. Israel says it detected missiles targeted the country launched from Yemen and Iran. The attacks further strain efforts to reach a permanent ceasefire in the war between Iran and the United States. Following the Israeli strikes, Saudi Arabia sounded missile alert sirens in an area home to an air base that hosts U.S. forces. Earlier, Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April. The exchange raised the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.