Israeli Air Force strikes Iranian ballistic missile sites in Tehran

Israeli Air Force jets carried out a series of strikes overnight against targets in Tehran belonging to the “Iranian terror regime,” the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reports.

As part of the strikes, the IDF targeted infrastructure belonging to the Iranian regime’s ballistic missile program. Among the sites hit were an underground facility used to store ballistic missiles and storage locations for missiles intended for use against aircraft, according to the army’s statement.

“During the strikes, an Israeli Air Force fighter jet identified several Iranian regime operatives operating a loaded missile launcher intended to be used against aircraft. The fighter jet struck the launcher and the operatives, thwarting the launches toward Israeli aircraft operating over Iran.

The combined effort to deepen the degradation of the air defences and the firepower capabilities of the Iranian terror regime continues. This, to minimise the scale of fire towards the State of Israel and to strengthen the Israeli Air Force's aerial superiority,” the statement said.

By Jeyhun Aghazada