IDF systematically destroys Tehran military command infrastructure — IRGC HQ, missile command center, air defense systems

Alongside the targeted assassination of Intelligence Minister Khatib, the IDF launched a parallel campaign on Day 19 striking multiple military command and infrastructure sites across Tehran. The IRGC Security Unit headquarters — the body responsible for suppressing domestic protests and riots — was hit, as were a ballistic missile command center, a maintenance center for internal security logistics, and multiple Iranian air defense systems. The campaign represents a strategic shift from pure leadership decapitation to the systematic degradation of Tehran military command structure and regime domestic control apparatus. Destroying air defense systems reduces Iran capacity to intercept future Israeli strikes, compounding operational vulnerability.

Key facts

• •IRGC Security Unit HQ struck — body responsible for suppressing domestic protests inside Iran
• •Ballistic missile command center hit — degrading Iran ability to coordinate missile campaigns
• •General Logistics/Support Department maintenance center destroyed
• •Multiple Iranian air defense systems targeted — reduces Iran capacity to intercept future strikes
• •Joint US-Israel intelligence operation on Khatib targeting confirmed by Fox News
• •Campaign spans leadership assassination + military infrastructure in single overnight operation