The Middle East moved closer to a long-feared regional war the day after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel and Israel said it had begun limited ground incursions

In response to the missile attack on Israel, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan issued a stark warning to Iran, describing the attack as a "significant escalation" and that there would be "severe consequences", NDTV reported.

Iran has launched a barrage of ballistic missiles into Israel in harrowing scenes. Iranian state media showed footage of the moment ballistic missiles were launched towards Israel. Iranians were seen celebrating the missile attack on Israel on the streets of Tehran as people chanted and waved flags.

Iran has closed the airspace over Tehran after it launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening. Flights at the capital's airport have been cancelled until 10 am (0700 GMT) Wednesday, the ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday evening,

The advisory by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) comes after Israel warned of launching a ‘significant retaliation’ against Iran’s missile attack on Tuesday night

Tehran celebrates after Iran fires ballistic missiles into Israel:::: Tehran, Iran:: Iran says it was retaliation for Israel's campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon“I'm very happy that we got our revenge,

Iran made a grave mistake today; its missile attack on Israel failed, but Tehran will pay for it, announced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Iran launched over 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday;