The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced today that it has destroyed over 35 missile storage and launch facilities in the Tiberias and Kermanshah areas of Iran. These attacks, conducted by more than 25 Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets, took place on Friday morning.
In a post on X, the IDF stated, “This morning, the Air Force completed a wave of attacks against military targets of the Iranian regime in areas such as Kermanshah and Tiberias in Iran, with precise intelligence guidance from the Intelligence Branch. As part of the wave of attacks, more than 25 fighter jets attacked more than 35 missile storage and launch facilities in the Tiberias and Kermanshah areas of Iran.”
The IDF further reported that the IAF targeted several Iranian missile systems and radar installations in the Isfahan and Tehran areas, which were intended to target Israeli aircraft and disrupt their operations. The military asserted that “This attack expands the IDF’s freedom of aerial action in Iranian skies, following the breakthrough to Tehran. Fighter jets and aircraft of the Air Force continue to operate freely in Iranian skies and attack military targets of the Iranian regime in western and central Iran. The IDF will continue to work to increase freedom of air operations in Iranian skies and to achieve air superiority.”
Additionally, the IDF stated that more than 50 Israeli fighter jets attacked selected targets of Iran’s nuclear weapons program and industrial sites for the production of missile components in Tehran overnight.
In a separate development, the Israeli military highlighted that it had recently attacked three missile launchers ready for launch from Iran into Israeli territory, along with a military commander involved in their deployment.
Earlier in the day, the IDF had already announced a series of overnight airstrikes in Tehran, targeting dozens of sites linked to Iran’s missile and nuclear weapons programs. Key targets included military industrial facilities used for missile production and the headquarters of Iran’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND).
The IDF’s X post detailing the overnight strikes stated: “More than 60 Air Force fighter jets attacked dozens of military targets in Iran overnight (Thursday) with precise intelligence guidance from the Intelligence Branch using approximately 120 munitions. During the night, several missile manufacturing industrial sites in the Tehran area of Iran were attacked.”
The statement further elaborated, “These sites were built over years and were the industrial center of gravity of the Iranian Ministry of Defence. Among the sites attacked were military industrial sites for the production of missile components and sites for the production of raw materials used for casting rocket engines.”
The SPND headquarters building in Tehran was also struck as part of the attacks aimed at damaging the Iranian regime’s nuclear weapons project. The IDF noted that “The SPND headquarters is used to research and develop advanced technologies and weapons for the Iranian regime’s military capabilities, which was established in 2011 by Fakhri Zadeh, the founder of the Iranian nuclear weapons program.”
This latest escalation in conflict began last Friday, June 13, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the launch of ‘Operation Rising Lion’ against Iran. This operation, described as a targeted military action to counter the Iranian nuclear threat to Israel’s survival, has been met with swift and aggressive retaliation from Tehran, pushing the region closer to the brink of a broader war.