The Israeli military said on Monday it carried out a large-scale overnight wave of airstrikes in Tehran, targeting dozens of Iranian Air Force and IRGC aircraft and helicopters at multiple airports, as part of efforts to degrade Iran’s aerial capabilities.
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said the operation was conducted based on intelligence and involved dozens of fighter jets striking aerial assets and related military infrastructure.
The Israeli military said its strikes targeted three airports in Tehran: Mehrabad Airport, Bahram Airport and Azmayesh Airport. According to the statement, aircraft, helicopters, and additional military facilities were hit during the operation.
The military said Mehrabad Airport, which has been targeted multiple times during the ongoing operation, was used by the IRGC’s Quds Force as a central hub for arming and financing allied groups across the Middle East. It added that aircraft carrying weapons and large sums of cash had repeatedly departed from the airport to destinations across the region.
