"In accordance with our ironclad commitment to Israel’s security, U.S. forces in the region are currently defending against Iranian-launched missiles targeting Israel," the official said. "Our forces remain postured to provide additional defensive support and to protect U.S. forces operating in the region."

The "great achievements," Netanyahu said, included the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a Beirut airstrike last week, plus the defeat of an alleged Hezbollah plan to launch an infiltration attack into northern Israel.

Iran said the barrage was retaliation for a series of devastating blows Israel has landed in recent weeks against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, which has been firing rockets into Israel since the war in Gaza began.

WASHINGTON — Iran fired waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday in what it called a revenge attack for Israel's killing of several Hezbollah leaders including its top leader Hassan Nasrallah. There were no immediate reports Israeli casualties from the barrage,

Israel said its troops are active in south Lebanon in what the Israel Defense Forces called "limited, localized, and targeted ground raids" targeting Hezbollah positions.

Comes as Netanyahu vows revenge after Iran fired around 200 ballistic missiles at Israel in response to Lebanon invasion