🎯 IAF ELIMINATES UAV LAUNCH CELL IN WESTERN IRAN: The IDF released additional footage showing an Israeli Air Force aircraft identifying a UAV launch cell operating from a drone launch site in western Iran using precise real-time intelligence.
After striking the site, the aircraft identified members of the launch cell fleeing one of the structures. Within seconds, the Israeli Air Force struck again and eliminated the operatives.
🔹 IDF CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAN PROCEEDING FASTER THAN EXPECTED: The IDF says its campaign in the joint war with the United States against Iran is progressing according to plan and at a faster pace than initially expected.
Despite the accelerated pace, the military is preparing for at least three more weeks of operations, with thousands of additional targets identified across Tehran and other regions of the country.
Following the opening decapitation strikes on February 28 that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and more than 40 senior Iranian officials, Israel moved quickly to target ballistic missile launchers and air defense systems.
🔹 CURRENT PHASE FOCUSES ON IRAN’S MILITARY INDUSTRIAL NETWORK: Israeli officials say the current phase of the war is focused on systematically dismantling Iran’s military industry while continuing efforts to reduce missile fire directed at Israel.
Officials say the present war is far broader than the 12-day conflict in June 2025. While that campaign focused primarily on preventing Iran from imminently developing a nuclear weapon and expanding its ballistic missile arsenal, the current operation seeks to eliminate both the “existential” and the longer-term “strategic” Iranian threat to Israel.
Iran maintains a broad military-industrial network involving military bodies and private firms that manufacture or develop components for ballistic missiles, air defense systems, naval weapons, cyber systems, and reconnaissance satellites.
🔹 MORE THAN 1,700 MILITARY INDUSTRY TARGETS STRUCK: Israeli strikes have previously targeted facilities used to produce missile fuel and weapons systems, and officials say the current war has expanded that approach to systematically strike every facility involved in weapons development and production.
So far, more than 1,700 military-industry assets in Iran have been struck, including major companies linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and smaller firms producing critical components.
Officials say the damage has significantly disrupted Iran’s ballistic missile production capacity, leaving it currently unable to manufacture new missiles.
🔹 STRIKES ALSO TARGET NUCLEAR AND REGIME CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE: Israel continues to target Iran’s nuclear program, including research sites and companies involved in developing components for atomic weapons.
Israeli strikes are also focusing on “centers of power” tied to the regime’s internal control structure, including headquarters and command centers of the internal security forces and the Basij paramilitary organization responsible for suppressing protests.
The IDF estimates that between 4,000 and 5,000 Iranian soldiers have been killed in the strikes, with tens of thousands more wounded. Many of the casualties are believed to be members of the internal security forces and Basij.
🔹 MISSILE FIRE TOWARD ISRAEL HAS DECLINED: Military officials report declining morale among Iranian troops, including refusals to serve and cases of desertion, particularly within Iran’s ballistic missile units.
Continued strikes on command centers and replacement headquarters are believed to have contributed to a sharp decline in missile launches toward Israel in recent days.
At the same time, the Israeli Air Force continues active efforts to locate and destroy missile launchers across Iran, reporting that dozens have been eliminated in recent days as the campaign continues to expand.
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