Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire. Iranian state television reported the sound of explosions being heard in Isfahan, Tabriz and Tehran,

Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel on June 7, the Israeli military said, marking the first such attack since the early April ceasefire.

Hours after Iran fired missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation for an attack on Beirut, the Israeli military confirmed it struck sites in western and central Iran early Monday. CNN’s Oren Liebermann reports from Jerusalem.

Israel conducted ⁠strikes ​early ‌on Monday ‌against ⁠military targets ⁠in western and ​central ​Iran, hours ⁠after Iran ⁠fired ⁠a salvo ​of missiles ​at ⁠Israeli ⁠targets in retaliation for ⁠an attack on Beirut's southern suburbs.

Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel on June 7, the IDF said, marking the first such attack since a ceasefire took effect in early April.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said early Monday that they had carried out strikes on Iran, after Iranian state media reported explosions in at least three cities. Israel’s attacks came despite President Donald Trump telling journalists on Sunday that he did not want escalation and spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on ⁠Sunday ⁠that new strikes by Israel and Iran would not affect his ⁠administration's peace talks with Tehran, saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “doesn’t call the shots.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a counterassault despite pleas from President Trump to keep the situation from escalating.