Iranian state-aligned media report that a joint missile attack by Iran and Hezbollah caused severe explosions in the northern Israeli city of Safed, following days of massive US and Israeli airstrikes across Iran.
Following a week of unprecedented United States and Israeli airstrikes across Iran, Iranian state media outlets are claiming a combined retaliatory strike against northern Israel. Both the official کانال اخبار سپاه پاسداران 🏴 (IRGC News Channel) and the state-affiliated فارس بینالملل و سیاست خارجی (Fars News International) reported that a joint missile attack by Iran and Hezbollah targeted the city of Safed on March 14.
The IRGC News Channel, a primary mouthpiece for Iran's paramilitary forces, reported, "Zionist media reported severe explosions in the city of Safed in northern occupied Palestine following joint missile attacks by Iran and Hezbollah." Fars News International echoed the core of this claim almost verbatim, stating that "Israeli media reported severe explosions in the city of Safed in northern occupied Palestine" due to the joint strikes.
These reported strikes against Israel occur against the backdrop of massive, ongoing regional escalation. Between March 9 and 13, the US and Israel severely degraded Iranian military, air defense, and naval infrastructure, prompting US President Donald Trump to declare the destruction of Iran's air and naval forces. In response to the allied bombardment and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's calls for an uprising under newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, IRGC commanders previously threatened to burn all Middle Eastern energy infrastructure, contributing to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and pushing global oil prices above $120 per barrel.
Both source channels use nearly identical text to report the incident, with the only variation being the IRGC channel's use of 'Zionist media' versus Fars News's use of 'Israeli media'. Both channels frame their claims by asserting they are based on reports from Israeli media outlets rather than issuing a direct, official military communiqué from the IRGC.