The IDF struck on Saturday the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, Iran, which is one of the key sites for the production of chemical materials used for weapons.
The Israel Air Force targeted one of the two central facilities used to produce materials for explosives, ballistic missiles, and additional weaponry.
"The site is one of the primary locations where a critical component for ballistic missiles is produced," the military said.
The military also said that it expects to disrupt the Iranian regime's "ability to use the materials produced at the facility for manufacturing various types of weapons."
IDF strikes Iranian regime weapons sites
The IDF completed several strikes against Iranian regime targets, including air defenses and weapons facilities, on Friday, the military announced on Saturday.
The strikes were carried out by the Air Force, guided by IDF intelligence, and targeted military sites used for safeguarding the regime’s weapons research and development facilities, ballistic missile storage, and additional weapons production, research, and development sites.
Iranian aerial defense sites targeted included an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) site where missiles intended for targeting aircraft were stored.
The strikes are a part of the IDF inflicting “increasing damage to the Iranian terror regime’s core systems and foundations,” the military stated.
The Air Force also struck a truck that was being used as a mobile ballistic missile launcher in Tabriz, Iran, on Friday.
Earlier IDF strikes against Iranian regime capabilities
On Friday night, the military also announced that it had carried out more than 70 strikes in western and central Iran, targeting Iranian regime ballistic missile launch sites and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) storage over the past 24 hours.
The strikes targeted additional IRGC weapons storage sites and air defense system facilities.