Nine dead in Israel as Iran launches 'Operation True Promise 4' following assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei

3 minutes of readingNew DelhiMarch 1, 2026 22:57 IST

At least nine people were killed in Israel in Tehran’s retaliatory attacks on Tel Aviv after the joint US-Israeli military operation killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Republic’s top military and political leaders.

Eight people were killed in an Iranian missile bombardment in Beit Shemesh, central Israel, on Sunday afternoon. The attack left another 20 people injured. A woman in the Tel Aviv area died Saturday night after being hit by falling shrapnel.

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So far, at least 121 other people have been injured in Israel.

In Iran, coordinated attacks have claimed at least 201 people and injured 747 more since Saturday, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. Dozens of people have died across the Gulf as a result of Iran’s retaliation.

Operation True Promise 4

After the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes against Iran and its leaders on Saturday, the Islamic regime launched Operation True Promise 4 against Tel Aviv and American assets in the Middle East.

Tehran had previously warned that if attacked, it would attack US military facilities across the region, which it considers “legitimate targets.”

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The attacks between the United States and Israel occurred a day after negotiations in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities collapsed. Before the attacks, Iran had refused to abandon its enrichment program. US President Donald Trump said fox news that 48 leaders in Iran were killed “with a single shot” on Saturday.

So far, Iran has launched attacks against Tel Aviv and several Washington assets in allied territories throughout the Middle East: the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar. All of these countries host US military bases.

The US military, in a statement on Sunday, said three of its service members were killed and five others “seriously wounded” as part of its military operation.

Around the same time, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had attacked the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf.

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US bases and Iran’s attack range

There are eight persistent bases and 11 other military sites that the US War Department manages or operates in the Middle East.

Iran’s arsenal hosts a wide range of ballistic missiles (with ranges of up to 2,000 km) and Shahed drones, a series of inexpensive ‘suicide drones’ with similar range, which put most US bases in the region within striking distance.

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