Everyone has been worried around the world that the Houthis would stop traffic in the Red Sea like they are threatening to do now. This could potentially stop some or all traffic through the Suez Canal.
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Houthis claim attack on Israel, threaten vessels in Red Sea
Just now42m agoYemen's Houthi rebels have claimed a missile attack on Israeli targets in Jaffa and warned that vessels affiliated with Israel are once again a target in the Red Sea.
Live updates: Iran and Israel exchange attacks for first time since ceasefire
The strikes came hours after President Donald Trump said he would tell the U.S. ally not to retaliate against Tehran. Israel had earlier struck Beirut despite agreeing to a ceasefire in Lebanon.
What to know
- ISRAEL STRIKES TARGETS: The Israeli air force hit military targets of the “Iranian terror regime in western and central Iran" early Monday local time, the Israel Defense Forces said. It later said missiles were launched from Iran toward Israel.
- IRAN MISSILE STRIKES: The strikes happened hours after Iran launched missiles toward Israel on Sunday, the IDF said, the first strikes Iran has launched toward Israel since a ceasefire was reached in April. The strikes came after Israeli planes struck the southern suburbs of Beirut in retaliation for alleged Hezbollah attacks.
- POTENTIAL DEAL: President Donald Trump said on "Meet the Press" that the two sides are "very close" to signing an agreement but that some points are still being negotiated.
- STICKING POINTS: Trump said he wants a provision in the deal to ensure Iran does not have the right to "develop or purchase, acquire or buy" nuclear weapons.
- INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS: Get exclusive analysis and insight into the Middle East conflict by becoming an NBC News subscriber.
All airports in western Iran closed until further notice, state media says
All airports in western Iran have been closed until further notice, Iranian semi-official Fars News agency said this morning, citing Iran's Civil Aviation Organization.
It said that following reports of attacks on Tehran's airports, both Mehrabad International Airport and Imam Khomeini International Airport had also been closed.
It comes after Iran's semiofficial Mehr News Agency reported that all flights at Mehrabad International Airport had been cancelled until further notice.
Iranian state news agency IRNA had earlier reported that two explosions were heard overnight in various parts of Western Tehran. The Tehran Fire Department had said at the time that no urban areas in Tehran had been targeted, according to IRNA.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard targets 'key facilities' at Israeli bases
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted "key facilities" at two Israeli air bases.
The IRGC said the operation targeted the Nevatim Airbase near Beersheba in the Negev desert of southern Israel and the Tel Nof Airbase, just south of Rehovot in the Central District.
It said the attacks were carried out in response to Israel's "missile aggression" against Iranian radar sites. It added that all of its combat and operational units remained at "full readiness" to carry out large-scale operations "across all fronts."
In a later statement on X, a spokesperson for the IRGC said the force had "proven that the skies over the occupied territories and the region are under our control and dominated by the roar of the IRGC Aerospace Force's destructive missiles."
Houthis claim attack on Israel, threaten vessels in Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed a missile attack on Israeli targets in Jaffa and warned that vessels affiliated with Israel are once again a target in the Red Sea.
In a statement this morning, the Iran-backed Houthis confirmed the launch of a "barrage of missiles targeting sensitive Israeli enemy targets in the occupied Jaffa area."
They said they were also announcing a "complete and total ban" on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea as Israel and Iran traded strikes for the first time since the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran came into effect.
The Houthis have so far largely refrained from involvement in the war, but any attacks in the Red Sea could pose a new threat to global shipping and trade.
Israel warns a new barrage of missiles from Iran is incoming
The Israeli military has just issued a warning that a new round of missiles has been launched from Iran.
"A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat," it said.
No known casualties in Israel at this stage, emergency services say
There are no known casualties so far in Israel following Iranian missile attacks, said Magen David Adom, the country's emergency services.
Medical staff transfer patients to a protected underground facility, following an Iranian missile attack in Tel Aviv today. Ohad Zwigenberg / AP
It also said that paramedics were dispatched to the occupied West Bank, and additional teams were deployed to treat "several individuals" who were injured on their way to protected areas.
Israel strikes petrochemical facility in southern Iran
The Israeli air force has struck “several targets” at a petrochemical facility in southwestern Iran, the IDF said.
The attack damaged parts of the facility in Mahshahr, said Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor for security affairs in Khuzestan Province, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.
“Further details regarding the extent of the damage and any possible casualties will be announced subsequently," Hayati said.
IDF says Iran-launched missiles headed for Israel
The IDF warned Israelis that it has identified a new round of missiles launched from Iran toward Israel.
It said that Israel's defense systems are working to intercept the threat but that people in "relevant areas" are being told via cellphone alerts to seek protected space and stay there until further notice.
"The public is asked to act responsibly and follow the instructions — they save lives," IDF said on Telegram today.
Israel says missile launched from Yemen soil
The IDF said a missile was launched from the ground in Yemen toward Israeli territory.
Israeli aerial defense systems were working to intercept the missile, the IDF said Monday on Telegram. The Associated Press, citing Israel's rescue services, subsequently reported there were no impact and no casualties from the launch.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have fired missiles at Israel in the recent past but have not been fully active in the Iran war.
Israeli ambassador to U.S. says Israel targeting Iranian missile sites, infrastructure
Israel is targeting Iranian surface-to-surface missile launch sites, as well as infrastructure not related to the energy sector," Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the U.S., said in a post tonight on X.
Leiter added that Iran fired 11 ballistic missiles at Israel.
"No self-respecting country in the world would tolerate such an attack, and neither will Israel," Leiter said.
Leiter added that if Hezbollah fires into Israel, they would respond by hitting targets in Dahiya, south of Beirut.
NBC News has not independently confirmed what weapons were used or what sites were targeted. Israel has not provided further detail on its targets.
U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem tells U.S. government employees to shelter in place
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem told U.S. government employees and their family members to shelter in place today after Iranian strikes were launched earlier in the day.
The employees and their families should also "be prepared to move to a protected shelter in the event of a red alert, until further notice," the embassy said in a security alert.
"In the event of missile, rocket fire, or hostile aircraft intrusion, a 'red alert' siren may be activated," says the embassy's alert, which was issued before Israeli strikes on Iran. "Follow the instructions from local authorities and the Israeli Home Front Command and seek shelter immediately."
It also said consular sections of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the Embassy Branch Office Tel Aviv are closed Monday.
Photo: Missile fragment examined in Israel
Israeli security forces examine a fragment of an intercepted missile in northern Israel early Monday.
Earlier, the IDF said it had intercepted missiles Iran had fired toward Israel.
Rami Shlush / AP
