Israel says its attacks on Iran ‘will escalate’AP, DUBAI, United Arab EmiratesIsraeli attacks on Iran “will escalate and expand,” Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz said in a statement yesterday, adding that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “warned the Iranian terrorist regime to stop firing missiles at the civilian population in Israel.”“Despite the warnings, the firing continues — and therefore [Israeli military] attacks in Iran will escalate and expand to additional targets and areas that assist the regime in building and operating weapons against Israeli citizens,” Katz said. Photo: AFP / US Air Force / US Central CommandIsrael launched a new wave of strikes on Iran. Israel’s attack on Friday “in the heart of Tehran” targeted sites used by Iran to produce ballistic missiles and other weapons, the Israeli military said. It also hit missile launchers and storage sites in western Iran, it said. Air raid sirens sounded in Israel as the military said it was working to intercept Iranian missiles, and Iran kept firing missiles and drones at its Gulf Arab neighbors, with sirens warning of attacks in Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Source: Taipei Times March 27, 2026 16:15 UTC