IDF strikes 200+ targets in Iran in 24 hours — dozens of ballistic missile launchers destroyed

The Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on more than 200 targets across western and central Iran in a 24-hour period, the IDF announced Saturday. The military said targets included dozens of ballistic missile launchers — including some that were armed and primed for imminent attacks on Israel — along with air defense systems, missile launch sites, and weapons storage facilities. The IDF stated explicitly that it has prioritized Iranian missile launcher suppression as an operational focus: 'The IDF has focused many of its strikes on Iranian missile launchers, to reduce as much as possible the scope of fire toward Israeli territory.' This confirms a deliberate counter-battery strategy aimed at degrading Iran's ability to sustain its daily missile campaign against Israel. The 200+ target count in 24 hours, combined with the US-Israeli claim of having struck over 15,000 sites in Iran since February 28, underscores the extraordinary tempo of the campaign. At 200 strikes per day, the IDF is targeting Iranian military infrastructure at a rate that would exhaust even a large target set within weeks. The geographic focus on western and central Iran is notable: western Iran (near the Iraqi border) is where missile launcher concentrations likely cover the Israel-to-Iran ballistic trajectory, and where the Eyvan family strike also occurred on March 13. Central Iran includes key IRGC bases and weapons facilities south of Tehran.