Iran Missiles Hit Israel; US Senate Blocks War Powers Halt

Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel, causing residents to take shelter as the U.S.-Israel war entered its sixth day. Concurrently, US Republican senators blocked a resolution that aimed to stop the US air campaign against Iran and require Congressional authorization for military action.

Key points

• Strikes in Iran reportedly hit Sanandaj near a media center and areas across Tehran.
• The US Senate voted 53 to 47 against advancing the resolution to halt the air campaign.
• A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people.
• NATO air defenses destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile fired toward Turkey.
• Farewell ceremonies for the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, were indefinitely postponed.
• Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the slain supreme leader, was reportedly not in Tehran when his father was killed.

Why it matters

The conflict is widening, drawing in Turkey and paralyzing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while domestic political moves in Washington regarding presidential war powers were defeated.