Iran launched a significant barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel just hours after Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's diplomatic visit to Tehran.

Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was finished barring further provocation, while Israel and the U.S. promised to retaliate against Tehran's escalation as fears of a wider war intensified.

JERUSALEM — Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening in a major attack with little advance warning, sending Israelis scrambling for shelter as the security cabinet convened in a bunker and the United States readied forces to come to Israel’s defense.

WASHINGTON — Iran fired waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday in what it called a revenge attack for Israel's killing of several Hezbollah leaders including its top leader Hassan Nasrallah. There were no immediate reports Israeli casualties from the barrage,

Iran claimed responsibility for a barrage of missiles fired at Israel that threatens to escalate the heightening conflict into a regional war.