The IDF completed a wave of strikes against weapons production sites in Iran overnight and on Tuesday morning, destroying ballistic missile production and development sites, the military said.
Some 80 munitons were used in the attack, the IDF said, adding that infrastructure at the central headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Air Force in Tehran had also been struck.
Targets in Tehran included a facility for constructing ballistic missiles, a ballistic missile research and development site, and a site for producing, researching, and developing components for anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.
The IDF also stated that as it conducted the strikes on weapons production facilities, parallel strikes were conducted on missile launch sites and surface-to-air missile launch positions.
Zamir, CENTCOM chief meet to discuss Iran
Israel and the United States’s strikes in Iran are isolating and weakening the regime, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir told CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper during a recent visit, the IDF said on Tuesday.
“Through synchronized and coordinated action, together we are striking the Iranian terror regime, making it both strategically isolated and weaker than it has ever been before,” Zamir said. “The axis of terror is beginning to collapse; we will continue to strike it until our objectives are achieved."
During the visit, the two spoke about the importance of cooperation between the IDF and the US military and coordinated next steps against Iran.
“These are historic days, which were planned with precision,” Zamir explained, adding that Israel’s “intelligence, aerial defense, logistics and additional units are operating day and night together with their counterparts in the US Armed Forces.”
Top US general: US continues to degrade, destroy Iran's capabilities
Top US General Dan Caine told reporters on Tuesday that the United States is continuing to degrade and destroy Iran's capabilities, striking key manufacturing and research sites.
According to Caine, the US military has taken out over 150 ships from Iran's navy.
He further warned that Iran "should consider diplomacy," and that "US troops are out there."
This is a developing story.
Reuters contributed to this report.