Iran Claims Strike On Mossad Headquarters In Tel Aviv; Israel Denies, Says Bus Depot Was Hit

Tensions between Iran and Israel reached a new flashpoint as Iranian media claimed missile strikes targeted high-value Israeli intelligence facilities, including the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv and the military intelligence complex, AMAN, in Glilot. Israel has denied the claims, calling them “false” and stating the strikes only hit a civilian bus parking area.

Reports by Iranian outlets, including the Tasnim news agency, quote an alleged statement from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claiming responsibility for the strikes. “This morning, the IRGC’s aerospace forces carried out a strike on the Zionist regime’s military intelligence center (AMAN) and Mossad’s center for planning terrorist operations in Tel Aviv. Despite Israel's advanced defense systems, the site is now on fire,” Tasnim reported.

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Unverified visuals circulating on social media show buildings reportedly ablaze in Tel Aviv, though these images have not been independently verified.

In contrast, Israeli military officials dismissed the Iranian reports, stating the missiles hit a bus parking lot and caused no damage to strategic or military infrastructure. According to Tehran Times, Israeli forces have responded by striking targets in western Iran.

The latest exchange is part of a dangerous escalation that began with Israel’s launch of Operation Rising Lion on June 13. Since then, both nations have traded blows across civilian and military zones. Iran's latest barrage has reportedly killed more than a dozen people in Israel, while Iran's Health Ministry claims at least 224 Iranian civilians have died and over 1,200 have been injured in Israeli retaliatory strikes.

Residential neighborhoods in both countries have been caught in the crossfire, drawing international concern. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of deliberately targeting civilians, while Iran has said Israel’s attacks were aimed at high-ranking commanders and nuclear scientists.

Amid the spiraling violence, a senior U.S. official revealed that former President Donald Trump had privately advised Israel against plans to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump has publicly called on both sides to “make a deal,” though he added, “sometimes they have to fight it out first.”

The conflict marks a dangerous escalation in decades of animosity between the two regional powers, long engaged in a shadow war fought through proxies, cyber operations, and covert sabotage. With each strike and counterstrike, the risk of full-scale war grows, even as global powers urge restraint.