, March 1 -- Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv damaged at least 40 buildings, forcing more than 200 residents to evacuate their homes and take shelter in three hotels, Israeli daily Haaretz reported, citing the city municipality.

The strikes came after Iran vowed sweeping retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint U.S.-Israeli attack.

Missiles were fired at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states, prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to issue stark warnings against further escalation.

Iran confirmed Khamenei's death, saying he was killed in an Israeli-American airstrike on his Tehran office on Saturday, a development that has cast uncertainty over the future of the Islamic Republic and heightened ...