Israel and Iran exchanged new missile strikes amidst reports that the latter’s new leaders are being targeted anew.

Israel launched fresh strikes in Lebanon and Tehran while US allies in the region continue to suffer missile and drone strikes from Iran.

Gulf allies are reportedly running out of interceptors to avert severe damage and deaths to its citizens.

Meanwhile, thousands of Americans have started to evacuate from various Middle East countries but lack of flights continue to strand most of them.

The US has allied fears of its allies over missile intercepters with one general saying that there is ample “precision muntions for the task at hand, both on the offense and defense.”

Irani Major General Amir Haidan, deputy head of Iran’s central military command, said its military will continue to defend its people even as he belittled the capability of both the US and Israel to win the war.

“We will only end this war when we feel we have achieved our objectives and made you regret and despair over your shameful actions,” he said in a television interview.

This developed as Iran admitted that the body count of its fallen citiens has reached 1,230.

Meanwhile, non-Middle East state Azerbaijan condemned Iran for launching drone attacks on Nakchivan. Two civilians were reportedly injured.

On the other hand, Tehran accused the US of torpedoing its warship near Sri Lanka, describing the action as an “atrocity