Phase 2 — IDF Hits Tehran's Quds Force Nerve Centre, Isfahan SAMs, Shiraz

The IDF's evening strike wave marks a new phase of the war. Dozens of IAF jets drop over 170 bombs across Tehran, Isfahan, and Shiraz. In Tehran: the IRGC Quds Force HQ — the nerve centre coordinating Hezbollah, Hamas, PMF, and Houthi operations across the region — is struck for the first time. In Isfahan: a SAM production and storage site plus multiple air defense systems are destroyed, degrading Iran's ability to replenish air defenses destroyed earlier in the campaign. In Shiraz — Iran's fifth-largest city — IRGC logistics infrastructure is struck for the first time in the war. The IDF calls this 'a new stage of the war aimed at deepening the blow to the core arrays of the Iranian terror regime and its foundations.'

Key facts

• •170+ bombs dropped by dozens of IAF jets across 3 Iranian cities
• •IRGC Quds Force HQ struck — coordinates all Iran proxy operations globally
• •Isfahan: SAM production + storage destroyed — Iran loses ability to replenish air defenses
• •Shiraz: first IDF strike on southern Iran — expands campaign south of Isfahan-Tehran axis
• •IDF: 'new stage of the war' targeting the foundational arrays of the regime