Car Narrowly Escapes Iranian Missile Strike In Israel's Ashdod City
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A dramatic dashcam video shows debris pelting a moving car moments after a missile strike nearby, allegedly in Israel's Ashdod.
Amid a salvo of missiles and drones fired by Iran at Israel, a new video has emerged on social media, claiming to show the moment an Iranian missile hit Ashdod city in Israel.
The video seemed to be captured from a dashcam in the car and showed stones and debris raining onto the moving vehicle as a missile struck right near it on a highway, thus causing an explosion.
The car continued to move, suggesting that those inside the vehicle were safe.
Iran on Monday also warned the United States that its military has been given a 'free hand" to attack American targets in the wake of the Trump administration's massive strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
Israel said its defence systems were operating to intercept the threat, apparently targeting north and central areas, and told people to head to shelters.
Iran described the attack as a new wave of its Operation 'True Promise 3', saying it was targeting the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv, according to Iranian state television.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
The attack came the day after the United States inserted itself into Israel's war by attacking Iranian nuclear sites, prompting fears of a wider regional conflict.
Iran said the US had crossed 'a very big red line" with its risky gambit to strike the three sites with missiles and 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs.
In the wake of the American attacks on Iran, calls came from across the globe for de-escalation and the return to diplomacy to try and resolve the conflict.
On Monday, the European Union's top diplomat said the bloc remained 'very much focused on the diplomatic solution."
'The concerns of retaliation and this war escalating are huge," EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said at the start of a foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels, where Iran has jumped to the top of the agenda.
'Especially closing of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is something that would be extremely dangerous and not good for anybody," Kallas said, referring to a maritime route crucial for oil transport.
After Sunday's attacks, Iranian officials repeated their longtime threats of possibly closing the key shipping lane.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was meeting on Monday in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of Iran's key allies.
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June 23, 2025, 14:35 IST
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