Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed it fired Khyber ballistic missiles at the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other key military locations amid widening hostilities in the region. This claim marks one of the most direct attacks Iran has publicly announced against Israeli leadership during the ongoing conflict following recent U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory.
According to the IRGC statement, the missiles were launched in a tenth wave of retaliatory strikes and hit the Prime Minister’s office in Tel Aviv as well as a site linked to the Israeli Air Force command. Iran described the operation as targeted and a response to earlier military actions against its own structures and leadership.
Israel has not independently confirmed whether the missiles struck the prime minister’s office or caused damage there. Officials in Tel Aviv have acknowledged ongoing missile exchanges but have provided limited public detail about specific impacts on government buildings or personnel. Israeli authorities say they are assessing reports and will release information when confirmed.
The type of missile cited by Iran is designed to challenge advanced defence systems such as Israel’s Iron Dome. In its announcement, Tehran claimed the Khyber missiles were capable of bypassing or overwhelming parts of these defensive shields. However, independent verification of such claims is not yet available.
This development comes in the context of a broader escalation across the Middle East after coordinated strikes by U.S. and Israeli forces targeted Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure. The conflict has drawn in allied groups like Hezbollah and sparked missile and drone attacks across several countries in the region.
World leaders and international organisations continue to express concern that the cycle of strikes and counter-strikes could lead to a wider regional war if diplomatic channels are not urgently opened and active restraint pursued by all sides. The situation remains tense and rapidly evolving.
