{"id":160104,"date":"2025-06-16T11:38:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/?p=160104"},"modified":"2025-06-16T11:44:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:44:05","slug":"iran-lauds-new-method-as-missiles-hit-israels-tel-aviv-and-haifa-says-reuters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/en\/politics\/160104\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran lauds \u2018new method\u2019 as missiles hit Israel\u2019s Tel Aviv and Haifa, says Reuters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Israel’s national emergency service said three people were killed and dozens injured in overnight strikes in the country’s center, part of a wave of attacks by Tehran in retaliation for Israel’s pre-emptive strikes targeting the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of Iran.<\/p>\n

Around 30 people were wounded in Haifa. Fires were seen burning at a power plant near the port, media reported.<\/p>\n

Several residential buildings in a densely populated neighborhood of Tel Aviv were destroyed in a strike that blew out the windows of hotels and other nearby homes just a few hundred meters from the U.S. Embassy branch in the city.<\/p>\n

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the latest attack employed a new method that caused Israel’s multi-layered defence systems to target each other and allowed Iran to successfully hit many targets.<\/p>\n

“The initiatives and capabilities used in this operation, despite the comprehensive support of the United States and Western powers and the possession of the most modern and cutting-edge defense technologies, led to the successful and maximum destruction of missiles on targets in the occupied territories,” reads the statement.<\/p>\n

The Israeli Defense Force did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strikes. Israeli officials have repeatedly said its “Iron Dome” defense system is not 100% and warned of tough days ahead.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement has announced that at least 10 people, including children, have been killed in previous strikes in Israel.<\/p>\n

The death toll in Iran was already at least 224, with 90% of the casualties reported to be civilians, an Iranian health ministry spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) gathered in the Canadian Rockies on May 15, where the Israel-Iran conflict was expected to be a top issue. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his goals for the summit included preventing Iran from developing or acquiring nuclear weapons, ensuring Israel’s right to self-defense, avoiding escalation of the conflict and creating space for diplomacy.<\/p>\n

Before leaving for the summit on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump was asked what he was doing to de-escalate the situation. “I hope there’s going to be a deal. I think it’s time for a deal,” he told reporters.<\/p>\n

In Washington, two U.S. officials told Reuters that Trump had vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n

When asked about the Reuters report, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu noted: “There’s so many false reports of conversations that never happened, and I’m not going to get into that. We do what we need to do.”<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"