On the fifth day of clashes between Iran and Israel, signs indicate a troubling expansion of the crisis to a regional and potentially global scale.

Reza Talaei-Nik, spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Defense, stated that today (Tuesday, June 17), Tehran used a new type of missile for the first time in its strike on the headquarters of Israel’s intelligence agency (Mossad), which Israeli missile defense systems were unable to intercept.

Reza Talaei-Nik elaborated on the missile: “Today, the security and intelligence center of the Zionist regime was targeted with a precision-guided and controllable missile, despite heavy enemy defense layers supported by the Americans. This signifies the enemy’s growing helplessness, and these setbacks will continue in various forms.”

Meanwhile, Donald Trump, the president of the United States, urged Tehran residents to evacuate the city immediately.

Trump also reiterated that Iran must fully abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Referring to the recent attacks and heavy casualties on both sides, he said that Iran should have agreed to a nuclear deal.

Donald Trump said: “I told them to do the deal, they should have done the deal. Their cities have been blown to pieces, lost a lot of people. They should have done the deal, I told them, do the deal. So I don't know, I'm not too much in the mood to negotiate now."

At the same time, the Israeli military announced that Ali Shadmani, the newly appointed commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, was killed during recent Israeli strikes. However, Iran has not yet commented on the death of this military official.

On the other side, Iranian media reported that Iran launched 30 missiles toward Israel this morning (Tuesday), targeting several sensitive locations in Tel Aviv, the Israeli capital.

Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations said that the country’s attacks on Israel were in line with the UN Charter and intended as self-defense.

Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s envoy to the UN, said: “Iran has not attacked Israel. Iran has not started any war. The so-called existential threat narrative is false. It has no legal basis. It is used only to justify aggression and hide Israel war crimes. Iran warns that any country assisting Israel's aggression will share legal responsibility for the consequences.”

Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries issued a joint statement describing Israel’s attacks on Iran as a violation of the UN Charter and the principles of good neighborliness.