Iran carried out a fresh wave of large-scale missile strikes Tuesday evening, March 10, 2026, targeting Israeli territory and U.S. military positions across the region, according to a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The IRGC’s public relations unit described the assault as the 35th wave of its ongoing operation codenamed “True Promise 4.” The attacks involved multiple types of strategic ballistic missiles, including:
- Fattah (hypersonic)
- Emad
- Kheibar Shekan
- Khorramshahr
- Qadr
The strikes come amid unrelenting tit-for-tat exchanges that began with the U.S.-Israel joint operation against Iran on February 28, 2026, which has so far killed more than 1,200 people and injured around 10,000, including the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran has consistently retaliated with drone and missile barrages aimed at Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and several Gulf states hosting American military assets, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.
Impact in Israel
Israeli media outlets, including Israel Hayom, reported that at least one Iranian missile landed west of Jerusalem in the area of Beit Shemesh, striking an unpopulated zone. No immediate casualties were confirmed from the impact.
Incoming missile sirens sounded across:
- The Jerusalem area
- The coastal plain in central Israel
Parts of the Haifa region in northern Israel (following additional rocket launches attributed to Hezbollah from Lebanon)
The Israel Police, Border Police, and bomb disposal units launched extensive searches throughout the Jerusalem district to locate missile debris and any unexploded ordnance.
Air raid sirens and shelter instructions were activated in multiple regions as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) worked to intercept incoming projectiles. The IDF has not yet released an official tally of interceptions or impacts from the latest wave.
Broader Context
The renewed Iranian missile campaign follows repeated threats from Tehran to maintain pressure until the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes are fully answered. It also coincides with:
Heightened alerts across the region
Continued Israeli operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon (despite a November 2024 ceasefire)
Warnings from U.S. President Donald Trump that any Iranian disruption of the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a response “twenty times harder” than previous actions
Global oil markets remain extremely sensitive, with Brent crude continuing to fluctuate amid fears of sustained threats to energy shipping routes.
The latest barrage underscores the persistent risk of wider escalation, even as diplomatic efforts — including calls from France, the UK, Germany, and Italy for UN Security Council intervention — have so far failed to produce a de-escalation path.
