Tehran / Tel Aviv — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims it has unleashed a new barrage of “advanced precision missiles” against Israeli targets in the latest wave of retaliation, sending air‑raid sirens screaming across nearly the entire country and forcing millions into shelters.

In a televised statement from a fortified command center, an IRGC spokesman boasted that upgraded variants of Iran’s medium‑range arsenal — equipped, he said, with maneuverable re‑entry vehicles and decoy warheads — were used to “punch through Zionist and American defense umbrellas.” State TV aired dramatic clips of night launches and animated strike paths arcing toward Israel’s coastal plain and key military installations.

Across Israel, residents reported one of the longest continuous siren barrages since the conflict began. Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow batteries lit up the sky with interceptors, creating streaks of fire over Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheba and northern towns near the Lebanese border. Authorities confirmed multiple interceptions but acknowledged that “a small number” of missiles penetrated defenses, causing damage to infrastructure and leaving several people injured.

U.S. forces in the region have been placed on heightened alert, with American radar and missile‑defense assets integrated into Israel’s shield as Washington vows to “help blunt any further Iranian salvos.” Analysts warn that if Iran’s claims about its advanced missiles are even partially true, the balance between offense and defense in the region may be shifting — and every new siren over Israel will carry a little more fear than the last.