IDF Day 2 strikes — "dozens" of IRGC command centers targeted across Tehran
Israel launched a new wave of strikes into Day 2, targeting "dozens" of IRGC command centers in central Tehran including intelligence HQ, internal security HQ, and Thar-Allah operational command. Explosions rocked Shahrak-e Gharb district and areas near the Intelligence Ministry. CSIS confirmed unverified reports of additional strikes on Isfahan nuclear complex, Parchin, and Iran Atomic Energy Agency HQ. Netanyahu confirmed strikes had killed "several leaders of the Iranian nuclear programme." The IDF also struck IDF intercepted F-4 and F-5 fighter jets as they prepared for takeoff from an Iranian runway.
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Israeli strikes have killed several leaders of the Iranian nuclear programme. Strikes against nuclear sites will continue in the coming days.
The strikes were directed at command centers where IDF intelligence identified active operational presence of regime personnel managing combat operations and terror campaigns.
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The Iranian regime's reckless use and proliferation of ballistic missiles have been a dangerous threat for decades. Now, at the President's direction, U.S. forces are eliminating the threat.
The IDF dismantled the Iranian combat headquarters where Iranian regime operatives were present. In a large-scale wave of strikes, the IAF struck dozens of command centers across Tehran, including: ▸ Headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ▸ Intelligence headquarters ▸ IRGC Air Force command centers ▸ Internal security headquarters The strikes were directed at command centers in which IDF intelligence had identified active operational presence of Iranian regime personnel responsible for managing combat operations and planning terror campaigns against the State of Israel and regional countries.
Israeli strikes hit a hospital in Tehran's Gandhi Street area, two witnesses told Reuters. The hospital was badly damaged and patients were being taken out. Video verified by NBC News shows extensive damage to the hospital building — windows blown out, debris littering the streets. Separately: massive explosions heard in central Tehran near the Intelligence Ministry. Blasts seen engulfing parts of Shahrak-e Gharb, an upscale district of apartment complexes. This is unprecedented in modern warfare — sustained multi-day precision strikes on a nation's capital while its leadership structure is being simultaneously dismantled.