Tuesday night's missile attack by Iran on targets in Israel has sparked global reactions. 

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that they carried out the attack in response to the deaths of Ismail Haniyeh, the former head of Hamas' political bureau, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Abbas Nilforoushan, one of the IRGC commanders.

Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, stated: "Begin Operation 'True Promise 2' in the blessed name of Ya Rasool Allah."

In response, Iranian citizens in various cities gathered and welcomed their country's airstrike against Israel. A number of residents in Gaza and some in Lebanon also held separate gatherings to praise Iran’s missile strike on Israel.

One Iranian citizen said, "We are very, very happy. We've been waiting for this night for all these days, and we have no worries even if Israel attacks us."

However, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, in a press conference at the White House following Iran's missile attack on Israel, stated that the US military stands by Israel in its defense. 

Sullivan said: "We are proud of the actions that we've taken alongside Israel to protect and defend Israel. We have made clear that there will be consequences, severe consequences for this attack, and we will work with Israel to make that the case."

The United Kingdom, France, Russia, Japan, and Germany have also reacted to Iran's missile strike on Israel.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer commented on the attack: "In the last few hours, the Iranian regime has launched over 200 ballistic missiles at civilian targets in Israel. It's too soon to assess the impact fully. But I utterly condemn this attempt by the Iranian regime to harm innocent Israelis."

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed his views: "We, of course, condemn Iran's actions. We once again reiterate the call that we've made, along with the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Italy, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, other nations as well, calling for a de-escalation. We're very concerned about Iran's actions, which is why we condemn them. It is a good thing that it would appear that the defence of Israel, supported by the United States, has ensured that there is no loss of civilian life, it would appear, at this stage. There's been too much loss of life in that region."

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "Naturally, you will have questions related to the situation in the Middle East. This situation is developing according to the most alarming scenario. We call for restraint by all sides against the backdrop of what is happening. And of course, we condemn any actions which lead to the deaths of civilians."

Japan has announced its readiness to cooperate in improving the situation. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba added: “The attack by Iran is not acceptable. We would like to condemn it severely, but we would like to cooperate well so that this will not escalate into an all-out war, and we would like to work together to calm the situation.”

Iran launched nearly 200 missiles at Israel last night. Following the attack, the IRGC announced that they had targeted Israeli military bases. An Israeli army spokesperson also confirmed that the missiles hit central and southern Israel but did not provide details about casualties or damage from the attack.