An Israeli strike targeted a car on the road to the town of Quneitra in Sidon District, southern Lebanon, killing three people, Al-Manar correspondent reported between 12:16 PM and 12:45 PM UTC on December 22, 2025. During the same 29-minute period, X users @tafsirgar and @mohsenreyhani01 reported several rocket firings across Iran as part of one of the largest unannounced missile drills, with @tafsirgar stating Iran tested new missiles and @mohsenreyhani01 describing a decentralized IRGC combat exercise practicing launches from separate points under war conditions. These Iranian reports follow earlier Telegram channel @iran_eghtesadi accounts of missile tracks over Mashhad, Isfahan, and Tehran, loud noises near Khorramabad, activity in Kermanshah and Shiraz, and nationwide jet activity shared before 12:16 PM UTC today, according to previous reports. U.S. intelligence has no indication of an imminent Iranian attack, an American source told Axios, as reported by @laurnorman prior to this window.
