The IDF targeted several railways and bridges across Iran in an effort to cripple the regime's capacity to move its missile launchers and avoid them being located by the Israeli and American forces, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Tuesday, while adding that attacks against Iran are being conducted with "increased intensity."
We are targeting the railways and bridges used by the Revolutionary Guards," Netanyhu said and added, "They use them to transport raw materials for weapons, weapons, and the operatives who attack us, the US, and also the countries of the region," he added.
The IDF said that it struck eight bridge segments in several areas across Iran, including Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Kashan, and Qom.
"The Iranian terror regime’s Armed Forces used the bridges to transport weapons and military equipment, and carry out terror attacks against the State of Israel and other countries in the Middle East," the military said.
The military also confirmed that, prior to the strikes, "steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance."
Later on Tuesday, the IDF announced it had struck Iran's most central site for the production of sonar systems and underwater detection systems.
The site, located in the city of Shiraz, was attacked by a joint operation from the Israel Air Force and Navy. According to the military, it was used to design, research, develop, and produce sonar systems that operate on sound waves, and it provided the systems to the Iranian navy's submarine fleet.
"The attack significantly damaged the Iranian terrorist regime's maritime detection and defense capabilities, as well as its ability to produce and maintain submarines and naval electronic systems," the military said.
IDF strikes Shiraz petrochemical site
The IDF hit a petrochemical compound in Shiraz on Monday, the military announced on Tuesday, stating that the facility was "one of the last remaining sites used for producing critical chemical components for explosives and other materials for developing ballistic missiles."
The facility was used to produce nitric acid, which is critical to producing explosives and other ballistic missile components, the military stated. This facility was "one of the last remaining compounds producing critical chemical components for explosives and materials for developing ballistic missiles," the military said.
The military's statement and publication of an infographic follow Defense Minister Israel Katz's confirmation on Monday that the IDF had struck the South Pars petrochemical facility near Asaluyeh in southern Iran, the largest such facility in Iran. The facility is no longer functioning, he stated, indicating that IDF strikes on two of Iran's petrochemical facilities, which are responsible for 85% of Iran's petrochemical exports, had "taken them out of use."
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have instructed the IDF to continue attacking...the infrastructure of the Iranian terrorist regime," he said. The petrochemical industry is a major source of finances for the IRGC and for Iran's military industry in general, Katz added.
The IDF also struck the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr on Saturday, which is one of the key sites for the production of chemical materials used for weapons.
IDF continues to strike Iran's air defenses
Additionally, the IDF on Tuesday published footage of the Israel Air Force striking Iran's air defense systems over an unspecified period of time. The footage shared was taken from cameras within the missiles used to hit the air defense systems, the military noted.
According to the military, over 130 systems were "dismantled," but the military did not clarify whether this was since the start of Operation Roaring Lion on February 28, or during a specific time period during the operation. "The IDF continues its systematic efforts to further dismantle the Iranian terror regime's fire array and air defense systems across Iran," the military stated.
Meanwhile, footage shared by Iranian media appears to show strikes on Tehran at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
The Shi'ite holy city of Qom was also reportedly struck on Tuesday morning. According to a Tuesday report by London-based The Times, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is currently located in Qom, unconscious, and unable to run the regime.
Ariella Roitman and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.