Iran’s army has unleashed its most powerful missile barrage of the war, firing next‑generation Khorramshahr‑4, Khaibar and Fattah hypersonic missiles at Israeli and US targets across West Asia, military officials say.

Sirens wailed from Tel Aviv to US bases in the Gulf as radar screens lit up with long‑range tracks arcing out of western and central Iran. The Khorramshahr‑4s, carrying heavy conventional warheads, were aimed at major air bases and logistics hubs, while Khaibar medium‑range missiles targeted coastal air‑defence sites. Most alarming for commanders: Fattah hypersonic missiles, designed to manoeuvre at extreme speeds, dove toward high‑value command centres.

Israel and the US scrambled layered defences—Arrow, David’s Sling, Iron Dome, Patriot and Aegis—intercepting many of the incoming threats in a sky filled with fireballs and debris. Yet early assessments admit “several successful penetrations,” including damage to an Israeli fuel depot and blast impacts near a US logistics compound in the Gulf, with multiple injuries reported.

In Tehran, state TV hails the salvo as a “strategic demonstration” that Iran’s missile triad can saturate even the most advanced shields, framing the attack as payback for days of pounding airstrikes on Iranian bases. Western analysts, while cautious about Iranian claims, concede the coordinated use of heavy, precision and hypersonic systems marks a dangerous new phase.

As smoke still hangs over impact sites and war rooms race to calculate the next move, one question now grips capitals from Jerusalem to Washington: did this massive launch restore deterrence—or prove that the Iran conflict has entered a missile age where no side can ever feel fully defended again?