IDF Launches Highest-Ever Strike Wave — Tehran Hit During Quds Day Marches
Hegseth announces record US strike day; IDF extensive wave targets Tehran as regime marchers fill the streets
The IDF launched an extensive wave of strikes across Tehran on Day 14 — the highest-ever volume of US and Israeli strikes since the war began on Feb 28. US Defense Secretary Hegseth announced the milestone at a Pentagon briefing, also claiming Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, Iran's missile volume is down 90%, and 15,000+ targets have been struck in Iran. The strikes landed during Iran's regime-organized Quds Day mass rallies — the last Friday of Ramadan. IDF also issued evacuation warnings for Tehran and Qazvin. Iran retaliated with an afternoon missile barrage toward Israel, shifting to 1,000kg+ warheads only — abandoning saturation in favor of high-impact penetration.
Key facts
- •IDF launches extensive wave on Tehran — Day 14 is highest-ever US strike count
- •Hegseth: Khamenei wounded and likely disfigured — written statement, no voice/video
- •Iran missiles down 90%, drones down 95%; 15,000+ targets struck since Feb 28
- •Strikes land during Quds Day regime marches — blasts seen near rally sites
- •Iran shifts to 1,000kg+ payloads only — saturation strategy abandoned
Timeline
IDF strikes rock Tehran during Quds Day mass rally — top officials including Larijani were marching
IDF launches 'extensive wave' across Tehran — highest-ever US-Israeli strike count in single wave
IDF kills Daoud Alizadeh, Quds Force Lebanon branch commander, in Tehran strike
IDF kills two acting heads of Iran's military intelligence command — Jalali-Nasab and Shariat