Israel vows to continue targeting Iranian leadership

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will continue pursuing senior Iranian figures deemed a threat to Israel, military spokesman Effie Defrin said following the killing of Alireza Tangsiri, head of the naval arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in an overnight strike in Bandar Abbas.

“The eliminations will not stop; we will continue to pursue anyone who threatens Israel,” he says.

The spokesman also said the Israeli military has struck more than 1,000 targets connected to Iran’s weapons production network since the start of the war, Israeli media reports.

These include facilities involved in the manufacturing of missiles, drones, and air defense systems.

“We are talking about the factories that produce the missiles, the drones and defense systems,” he says in a press conference.

According to Defrin, the IDF is expanding its operations beyond primary production sites. “We are striking all assets of the weapons [industries]. We will also reach the sub-contractors.”

He added that the military intends to intensify operations in the coming days to further weaken Iran’s capabilities. “In the coming days, we will deepen the achievement and distance this threat for a long time,” he adds.

By Aghakazim Guliyev