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Blasts over Jerusalem after Israel detects missiles fired from Iran: AFP

A streak of light illuminates the sky during a missile interception attempt amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Jerusalem, March 11, 2026. (REUTERS)
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Updated 12 March 2026
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Blasts over Jerusalem after Israel detects missiles fired from Iran: AFP

  • Iran army says targeted Israel military bases, security service
Updated 12 March 2026
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JERUSALEM/TEHRAN: Blasts were heard over Jerusalem on Thursday, AFP journalists said, after the Israeli military detected missiles fired 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,” the military posted on Telegram.

Meanwhile, Iran’s army said Thursday it had targeted Israeli military bases and the country’s security service Shin Bet as the war entered its 13th day.
“The Palmachim and Ovda air bases of the Zionist regime as well as the headquarters of Shin Bet were targeted by drones from the Islamic Republic of Iran’s army,” the military said in a statement carried by state television.

Topics: Jerusalem War in Iran

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Iran security chief threatens reciprocal attacks in region if US targets electricity

  • “If they do that, the whole region will go dark in less than half an hour,” said Larijani
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TEHRAN: Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani threatened on Thursday to target power grids in the region if the United States attacked the Islamic republic’s electricity supplies.
“If they do that, the whole region will go dark in less than half an hour and darkness provides ample opportunity to hunt down US servicemen running for safety,” said Larijani in a post on X.
US President Donald Trump had said US forces could knock out Iran’s electricity supply “within one hour” — leaving the country with reconstruction that could take a generation.

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