Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles at Israel's Ramat David airbase late on Sunday, in what Tehran described as a warning strike in response to ongoing Israeli military operations in Lebanon.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed missiles were fired from Iran toward Israel and said its defensive systems were activated to intercept the threat.
According to Iranian broadcaster Press TV, the IRGC's Aerospace Force carried out the strike, identifying Ramat David as the launchpad for Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
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In a statement cited by Press TV, the IRGC said: "In response to the extensive crime of the usurping Zionist regime in southern Lebanon, the killing and mass displacement of the oppressed people of Tyre, Nabatieh and other areas, including Dahiyeh Beirut, the Ramat David airbase, the origin of these aggressions, was targeted by ballistic missiles of the IRGC Aerospace Force."
The IRGC framed the strike as a conditional warning, stating: "If the aggressions are repeated, the response will be broader and will encompass all American-Zionist targets in the region."
Tehran also used the strike to challenge the terms of the April 8 ceasefire brokered between Iran and the United States, saying the agreement was conditioned on a full cessation of hostilities.
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The IRGC stated: "But as always, the US and the Zionist regime failed to honour their commitments. They continued aggression and crimes in Lebanon and repeatedly violated the ceasefire by attacking Iranian shores and vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean."
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump urged restraint following the missile barrage, telling Fox News, "What I would suggest to Iran: You've shot your missiles, that's enough. Get back to the table and make a deal."
The missile strike raises fresh questions about the durability of the fragile US-Iran ceasefire reached in April.
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