Iran Launches Missile Strikes on Tel Aviv and Haifa as Israel Conflict Escalates into Fourth Day

Inside Iran, the government celebrated the strikes as a justified response to Israeli actions in the region, painting the attack as an act of national honor and self-defense. State media broadcast images of cheering crowds, the Iranian flag waving beside footage of missile launches. Yet beneath the official narrative, there were signs of anxiety, particularly in regions with histories of unrest. Some voices—muted by censorship or fear—questioned the wisdom of a direct confrontation with Israel’s formidable military machine. Iran’s leaders, while exultant in their pronouncements, also reinforced security on their own soil, anticipating the likelihood of Israeli retaliation in the days to come.