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IDF: 80%+ of Iran's air defenses destroyed; 13,000 targets struck total, ~3,000 remain; 40 defense sites hit in 2 days

·Iran (multiple provinces)

ISW/CTP March 30 report and US statements reveal the strategic scale of the campaign: IDF has destroyed more than 80% of Iran's air defense systems; Trump told the Financial Times 13,000 targets have been struck since Feb 28 with ~3,000 remaining; approximately 40 Iranian defense industrial sites were struck in the preceding 48 hours; and the IDF continued to expand air dominance by hitting an air defense site in Mazandaran Province (northern Iran).

Multiple strategic disclosures on March 30–31 reveal the cumulative scale of the US-Israeli campaign against Iran: 1. AIR DEFENSE DEGRADATION: The IDF stated it has destroyed more than 80 percent of Iran's air defense systems. The IDF continued to expand its air dominance over Iran by striking an air defense site in Mazandaran Province in northern Iran — the most northerly disclosed air defense strike of the conflict, extending coverage from the Caspian Sea coast (previously noted at D32 Caspian AD strike, 1,600km from Israel). 2. TARGET COUNT: US President Trump told the Financial Times on March 30 that the combined US-Israeli force has struck 13,000 targets since the war began on February 28 — and that approximately 3,000 targets remain. Defense Secretary Hegseth's 'upcoming days decisive' framing and Gen. Caine's 'manufacturing nodes deep within Iran' statement are consistent with a final targeting phase. 3. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL TARGETS: An Israeli military correspondent reported that the IDF struck approximately 40 defense industrial sites in the preceding two days. ISW/CTP notes strikes on defense industrial sites have 'likely degraded Iran's ability to produce missiles and drones.' The IDF also stated it struck 170 targets over the preceding 24-hour period. 4. NAVAL: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated the US has destroyed 150 Iranian vessels including 92 percent of Iran's largest vessels — consistent with Gen. Caine's presser statement that '150 ships have been successfully neutralized.'
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Israel Defense ForcesSUPPORTINGMILITARY

IDF: 80%+ of Iran's air defense systems destroyed; 40+ defense industrial sites struck in 2 days; 170 targets struck in past 24 hrs; air dominance expanding into northern Iran (Mazandaran)

United StatesSUPPORTINGMILITARY

Trump/FT: 13,000 targets struck total, ~3,000 remaining. Leavitt: 150 Iranian vessels destroyed, 92% of largest vessels. Caine: precision strikes on manufacturing nodes deep within Iran

IranOPPOSINGMILITARY

Iran continuing missile salvos despite 80% AD degradation; relying on remaining mobile systems and IRGC ground-based assets; morale issues and desertions reported (Hegseth)

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