Following televised remarks by US President Trump, Iran launched several missile barrages targeting northern Israel.

Sirens blared across Israeli towns as Tehran claimed its rockets hit Haifa, escalating a regional confrontation that Türkiye is monitoring closely, The Caspian Post reports, citing foreign media.

Iran carried out three waves of rocket attacks against northern Israel early Thursday, Israeli media reported. The assault came just minutes after US President Donald Trump told Americans from the White House that Tehran’s missile capabilities had been “dramatically curtailed.” Air defense systems were activated as warning sirens echoed over wide areas.

Escalation After Trump’s Remarks

Israeli Channel 12 said interception operations were ongoing, while Iranian state television boasted that its projectiles reached the port city of Haifa immediately following Trump’s address. The S president had claimed Iran possessed “very few” operational launchers left and predicted the ongoing war would last another two to three weeks, though he expressed hope that the conflict was nearing an end.