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04/03/2026April 3, 2026Iran fires on targets across Middle East, explosions heard in Tehran

Iran fired missiles at Israel and some Gulf nations on Friday, while explosions were reported around Tehran and the central Iranian city of Isfahan.

The war is into its sixth week and shows no signs of slowing down.

Israel, Bahrain and Kuwait issued alerts of incoming missile fire from Iran.

In a statement, the Israeli military said it had “identified missiles launched from Iran” towards Israel, adding that its air defenses were operating to down the missiles.

No casualties have been reported yet.

The AFP news agency cited Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency services as saying that a missile had penetrated Israel’s air defense systems and struck central Israel, damaging homes, roads and some cars.

The Israeli military radio said that a train station in Tel Aviv was damaged by shrapnel, without elaborating from where it had been fired, AFP reported.

A missile landed in Petah Tikva, outside Israel’s largest city Tel AvivImage: Ammar Awad/REUTERS

Iranian broadcaster IRIB ran a statement from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards saying that areas of Tel Aviv and the port city of Eilat were targeted with long-range missiles, according to AFP. 

In Kuwait, the state media said that fires were started at a refinery owned by the country’s national oil company after a drone attack.

“Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) told KUNA that the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery was targeted in a drone attack early this morning, resulting in fires in several operational units,” KUNA reported, adding that an emergency operation was underway to contain the blazes.

Meanwhile, news agency AP cited activists who reported strikes around the Iranian capital, Tehran, and Isfahan. 

There was no immediate information on what was hit in the strikes.