The Israel–Iran war has lurched into a new phase as the IDF releases fresh footage claiming direct hits on Iranian missile launch sites and air‑defence hubs, while Tehran answers by striking U.S. targets across the Gulf, dragging the entire region deeper into the line of fire.

In Tel Aviv, Israeli commanders say overnight strikes by F‑35s and long‑range missiles “severely degraded” Iran’s launch capacity, showing satellite images of scorched pads, cratered roads and shattered SAM batteries around Tehran, Isfahan and along the Gulf coast. According to the IDF, several brigades that recently fired on Israeli cities are now “combat ineffective,” their command bunkers and radar masts reduced to rubble.

Iran’s response has come swiftly and loudly. Ballistic and cruise missiles, backed by swarms of drones, have slammed toward U.S. facilities in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. CENTCOM confirms “multiple impacts and casualties” at logistics zones and housing areas, even as Patriot and THAAD batteries intercepted much of the incoming fire. Night skies over Gulf capitals were lit by interceptor trails and distant fireballs, with residents filming blasts near restricted military zones.

Tehran’s media is hailing a “dual‑front victory” — surviving Israeli raids while “bleeding the American backbone” in the Gulf. Washington and Jerusalem insist the pressure campaign will continue until Iran’s strike network is “permanently crippled.”

With Israeli jets hunting launchers, Iranian missiles reaching U.S. bases, and Gulf cities watching the war from their windows, the region is no longer asking if this conflict will widen — but how far and how fast it will now spread.