TEHRAN, Iran — Iran targeted oil and gas facilities across the Gulf on Wednesday after Israel killed the Islamic republic's intelligence chief, marking another blow to its leadership. 'Cowardly assassination'The US-Israeli campaign began with strikes that killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei and has since eliminated several top officials. After crowds gathered in Tehran for Larijani's funeral, Khamenei vowed retaliation in a written message. She also undercut one of Trump's key justifications for the war by acknowledging that Iran had not resumed nuclear enrichment. An Iranian missile barrage killed two people near Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv, while strikes hit multiple sites overnight, medics and local officials said.

Source: Philippine Star March 19, 2026 02:20 UTC