The Israeli Air Force struck key regime targets across Tehran on Monday, including a headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The IAF attacks on Iranian “regime targets and governmental repression bodies” also targeted the headquarters of the Basij militia, the notorious Evin Prison for political prisoners, the clock that counts down to the “destruction of Israel” in Palestine Square, as well as an “ideology headquarters,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement.
“Israeli Air Force fighter jets, guided by precise intelligence from the IDF Intelligence Directorate, struck command centers and assets belonging to the Internal Security Forces and the IRGC in Tehran, Iran,” the Israel Defense Forces said.
“As part of the strike, the headquarters of the Basij was targeted. The Basij is one of the IRGC’s central armed bases of power. Alongside its other functions, it is also responsible for enforcing Islamic law and reporting civilians who violate it to the regime authorities,” the military’s statement continued.
The targeted command centers are “significant, both militarily and politically, and striking them harms the Iranian regime’s military capabilities,” it added.
Israeli officials told Ynet that Jerusalem’s security establishment believes that hundreds of IRGC members were killed in the latest wave of strikes.
Another attack targeted access roads to the Fordow uranium enrichment plant in central Iran, one of the three facilities U.S. President Donald Trump has said were “completely and totally obliterated” in airstrikes on Saturday.
Israeli officials said the IDF strikes on Monday also targeted a vehicle and Iranian soldiers seeking to approach one of the entrances to the enrichment plant.
Another wave targeted “military command centers belonging to the Iranian regime,” the IDF said. The sites struck included “missile and radar production sites and missile storage infrastructure in Tehran.
“The IDF continues the ongoing effort to degrade the Iranian regime’s military capabilities and will persist in its efforts to ensure the security of the State of Israel,” the military aded.
Earlier on Monday, the IAF targeted six airports across western, eastern and central Iran. The strikes focused on runways, underground hangars, a refueling aircraft and several Iranian regime warplanes, including F-14 and F-5 fighter jets and AH-1 attack helicopters.
According to the IDF, the destroyed aircraft were intended for use against Israeli Air Force jets to hinder future strikes within Iranian territory. The attacks significantly disrupted takeoff capabilities at the targeted airports and degraded the Iranian military’s ability to operate its air force from those locations.
Katz said on Monday morning that the IDF was striking Iran with “unprecedented force,” including regime targets and “government repression bodies in the heart of Tehran.
“For every [missile] fired at Israel, the Iranian dictator will be severely punished, and the strikes will proceed with full intensity,” said Katz.
“We will continue to act to defend the home front and defeat the enemy until all war objectives are achieved,” he added.
Also on Monday, 15 IAF fighter jets carried out strikes in the Kermanshah region of western Iran, neutralizing several surface-to-surface missile launchers and storage sites aimed at Israel.
“The IDF continues its efforts to degrade the Iranian regime’s military capabilities and achieve aerial superiority over Iranian airspace in order to protect the State of Israel,” the military said in a statement.