60 IAF fighter jets strike nuclear, arms facilities in Iran

The IDF overnight Wednesday carried out a series of strikes in Tehran, targeting more than 20 military sites, including facilities linked to Iran’s nuclear weapons development and missile production programs.

Over the past several hours, 60 Israeli Air Force fighter jets, guided by the IDF Intelligence Directorate, struck the targets in and around the Iranian capital with precision.

As part of a broader operation targeting Iran’s nuclear weapons development program, Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck weapons manufacturing facilities, centrifuge production sites, and research and development centres associated with the regime’s nuclear efforts.

These sites were intended to support the expansion of Iran’s uranium enrichment capacity and accelerate its progress toward developing nuclear weapons, according to the IDF.

The Iranian regime is enriching uranium well beyond levels required for civilian purposes, with a particular focus on high-level enrichment, added the military.

For years, the IDF Intelligence Directorate has gathered intelligence on the regime’s production infrastructure, dispersed across Iran’s vast territory to ensure the continued operation of its weapons industry.

As part of the latest wave of strikes, Israeli forces targeted factories producing raw materials and components for missile assembly, as well as facilities involved in the development of Iran’s air defense systems.

“The IDF will continue to operate in order to degrade the missile program and to defend Israeli civilians,” said the military. “The IDF will continue to operate against Iran’s nuclear weapons development project in order to protect the civilians of the State of Israel.”

Meanwhile, IAF jets struck a site used for the production of anti-tank missiles overnight on Wednesday. The missiles were manufactured in Iran and transferred by the regime to its proxies across the region, intended for use in terrorist attacks against Israel.

In recent years, hundreds of Iranian-made missiles have been supplied to Hezbollah. Since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, the Lebanon-based terror group has launched hundreds of anti-tank missiles at Israeli targets, resulting in numerous civilian and military casualties.

For years, the Iranian regime has armed terrorist organisations surrounding the State of Israel, including Hezbollah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza and Judea and Samaria, and the Houthi terrorist regime in Yemen. These organisations have suffered heavy damage as a result of IDF strikes during the war.

Since the launch of Operation Rising Lion on June 13, dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets have been active in Iranian airspace. The IAF’s refuelling aircraft have supported these missions, completing over 600 aerial missions across the Middle East.

Aerial refuelling is a critical element of the IAF’s operations in Iran, ensuring the sustained maintenance of aerial superiority in the region.

JNS