Iran's army leader vows 'decisive' retaliation for death of security chief in Israeli strikes

Fresh attacks on US embassy in Iraq There have also been reports of new attacks on the US embassy compound in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad overnight. AFP and Reuters news agencies have reported explosions in the early hours of Wednesday local time. The agencies cited security sources and AFP journalists in the city heard explosions near the embassy, which is in the highly fortified Green Zone area, home to many diplomatic missions and international organisations. The US outpost has been attacked several times since the start of the war. Lebanon says six killed as Israel strikes Beirut Meanwhile, Israel has been carrying out strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon's capital Beirut, where the health ministry says at least six people were killed and 24 others injured. It added that the figures are preliminary and the victims' identities "will be determined after DNA testing", a statement said. Local media previously reported one strike hit an apartment building in the central Zuqaq al-Blat neighbourhood, which is close to the government headquarters and several embassies. A second strike also hit the central Basta district, with witnesses hearing several explosions, according to AFP. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran's army chief threatens 'decisive' retaliation for killing of Larijani Iranian army chief Amir Hatami has threatened to launch a "decisive" retaliation for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani in an Israeli air strike. "At the appropriate time and place, a decisive, deterrent, and regretful response will be given to the criminal America and the bloodthirsty Zionist regime," Hatami says in a statement. He adds that Larijani's and the deaths of other "martyrs will be avenged". Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which is separate from the army, says it has already launched missiles at central Israel "in revenge" for Larijani's death, AFP news agency reports. Israel's emergency services have been responding to missiles strikes on Tel Aviv overnight.