Iran’s latest missile assault on Israel, part of the ongoing tit-for-tat military strikes, has inflicted minor damage on the U.S. Embassy branch in Tel Aviv. U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee confirmed that concussive impacts from nearby blasts caused windows to shatter and glass panes to crack, but assured that no U.S. personnel were injured.
The embassy sustained minor structural harm during pre-dawn missiles launched by Iran on June 16, targeting major cities including Tel Aviv and Haifa. Multiple residential zones and infrastructure facilities were also hit—resulting in at least five civilian deaths and more than 90 injuries. Israeli officials reported residential property damage in Petah Tikva, Bnei Brak, and Haifa, while Iranian forces claimed to have employed a new tactic capable of bypassing Israel’s layered air defenses.
In response to the embassy damage, Ambassador Huckabee announced that the Tel Aviv mission and consulate would remain closed and on shelter-in-place alert for the day. The Syrian branch office also urges all staff to avoid the area until further notice.
The missile wave triggered Israel’s defense systems, including the Iron Dome, with spectacular intercepts overhead. Meanwhile, Iranian state TV and military sources confirmed using over 100 missiles and drones—what they described as “new methods”—to breach defense shields.
This episode marks the most direct threat to a U.S. diplomatic site since the conflict escalated earlier in June, following Israel’s airstrikes on Revolutionary Guard command centers and nuclear facilities in Tehran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended the strikes as essential to halting Iran’s nuclear ambitions; Iran has retaliated forcefully, targeting civilian infrastructure in major cities.
