Emergency crews search for people trapped in rubble following a strike on a residential building in central Tehran, Iran.

• Iran has vowed that the world will feel the repercussions of the war with Israel and the US.
• Two people were killed in an Iranian missile strike on Israel.
• Gulf countries scrambled to defend against Iranian strikes.

The repercussions of the war in the Middle East would be felt globally, Iran’s top diplomat said on Wednesday, suggesting more Western officials should push back against the conflict.

“Wave of global repercussions has only begun and will hit all - regardless of wealth, faith, or race,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X, accompanied by a copy of the US National Counterterrorism Center director’s resignation announcement prompted by the war on Tuesday.

“A rising number of voices - (including) European and US officials - exclaim that the war on Iran is unjust. More members of the international community should follow suit,” the post added.

An Iranian missile barrage killed two people near Israel’s commercial hub, Tel Aviv, medics said on Wednesday, with the national railway company announcing shrapnel impact disrupted train services.

Authorities reported that falling munitions had hit multiple sites in central Israel in the overnight barrage that triggered air raid sirens across the area, after another day of heavy Israeli bombardments in Iran and Lebanon.

The latest deaths took the toll from missile attacks on Israel since the start of the Middle East war late last month to 14 people.

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Police spokesperson Dean Elsdunne said that, according to an initial assessment of the deadly impact, a residential building was hit by a cluster bomb in Ramat Gan, a city just outside Tel Aviv.

Cluster munitions, which Iran and Israel have previously accused each other of using, explode in mid-air and scatter bomblets across a wide area.

The munition “collapsed the roof in on an elderly couple that were in their room. Unfortunately, this couple did not go to the safe room when the alarm sounded, and as a result, we have this unfortunate tragedy,” Elsdunne said.

An Iranian projectile struck near Australia’s military headquarters for the Middle East in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

The Saudi defence ministry said it had intercepted a ballistic missile near Prince Sultan Air Base, which houses US military personnel.

Saudi Arabia intercepted eight drones while Kuwait’s air defences responded to a rocket and drone attack, according to authorities from both countries.

Qatar’s defence ministry also said it intercepted a missile attack on Wednesday as blasts were heard in Doha.

Reuters reported that the US aircraft carrier Gerald R Ford, deployed in operations against Iran, is expected to temporarily pull into port after a fire on board, US officials said on Tuesday, the 18th day ‌of the war with Tehran.

The carrier, America’s newest and the world’s largest, is currently located in the Red Sea.

It is expected to temporarily go to Souda Bay on the Greek island of Crete, the two officials said.

The warship has been deployed for nine months, including taking part in operations against Venezuela in the Caribbean ⁠prior to arriving in the Middle East.

The length of the deployment has raised questions about the morale of the sailors on board and the readiness of the warship.

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not say how long the Ford was expected to remain in Crete.