‘Rising Lion’: IAF strikes key military, nuclear targets in Tehran

The Israeli Air Force carried out a series of strikes in central Tehran overnight Thursday, targeting critical military infrastructure, including missile production sites and a facility linked to Iran’s nuclear weapons research and development efforts.

More than 60 IAF fighter jets, guided by intelligence from the IDF Intelligence Directorate, attacked dozens of sites across the Iranian capital, deploying approximately 120 precision-guided munitions.

As part of its campaign to disrupt Iran’s nuclear weapons program, the IDF targeted the Tehran headquarters of the SPND (Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research). The facility is used to develop advanced technologies and weapons that enhance the Iranian regime’s military capabilities. (Read more)