IDF strikes Tehran and Beirut in two waves — overnight and morning, Day 18

In the early hours of Day 18, the Israel Defense Forces launched what it described as a 'wide-scale wave of strikes' targeting Iranian regime infrastructure throughout Tehran while simultaneously striking Hezbollah positions in Beirut. The dual-front operation marked a significant escalation in tempo after Iran's overnight missile salvo targeting Tel Aviv and central Israel. IDF strikes on Tehran targeted command, communications, and regime infrastructure. Israeli F-35 Adir aircraft operated in contested airspace over the Iranian capital — the same type that earlier in the conflict shot down an Iranian Yak-130 fighter jet in the first F-35 air-to-air kill of a manned aircraft. Simultaneous IDF strikes on Beirut targeted Hezbollah military infrastructure in the southern suburbs. Lebanese Red Cross confirmed multiple casualties. The synchronized attack demonstrates Israeli capacity to sustain multi-front pressure on both IRGC and Hezbollah command nodes within a single sortie cycle.

Key facts

• •IDF describes operation as 'wide-scale wave' — simultaneous multi-city targeting
• •Tehran: Iranian regime infrastructure struck across the capital
• •Beirut: Hezbollah military positions in southern suburbs targeted
• •F-35 Adir aircraft operated over Tehran
• •Strikes followed Iran's overnight missile barrage against Tel Aviv and northern Israel