The closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz is being seriously reviewed by Iran, IRINN reported, citing statements by Esmail Kosari, a member of the parliament’s security commission.
The Strait of Hormuz, which lies between Oman and Iran, is the world’s most important gateway for oil shipping.
The IDF releases new footage showing Iranian ballistic missile launchers being destroyed in Israeli airstrikes.
The Israeli Air Force has been working to disrupt attempts by Iran to launch further ballistic missile barrages on Israel.
IDF: ‘Tehran is no longer immune; the capital is exposed to Israeli strikes’
IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says over 70 Israeli Air Force fighter jets participated in the overnight operation in Tehran to achieve aerial freedom of action over the Iranian capital.
He says some 40 sites were targeted, including air defense systems and related assets.
IAF fighter jets and drones flew over Tehran for some two and a half hours during the operation, Defrin says.
“The dozens of aircraft are flying freely over Tehran, thanks to the opening blow that removed the threat of Iranian air defense systems,” he says.
Defrin says it is the deepest area in Iran that the IAF has operated in so far.
“Tehran is no longer immune; the capital is exposed to Israeli strikes,” he adds.
The Israeli Air Force has not yet struck all of Iran’s nuclear facilities, but these efforts will continue while the military also works to degrade the country’s ballistic missile array, military officials say.
So far, the IAF has caused “significant damage” to the Natanz nuclear facility and destroyed some sections of the Isfahan site, according to the IDF. The IAF has not yet targeted Fordo.
Nine nuclear scientists were also killed in Israeli strikes on Friday.
Air force ready for sudden escalation, but says operation against Iran ‘advancing according to plan’
IAF says it is preparing for a sudden further escalation with Iran.
Meanwhile, the IAF says it can now fly over Tehran with fighter jets, which it says is “significant.”
The IAF also says it is working to disrupt attempts by Iran to launch massive ballistic missile barrages on Israel, with fighter jets flying over the launch sites. As time goes on, Iran’s ability to launch missiles at Israel will be slowly degraded, the IAF says.
The military releases footage showing the identification of Iranian ballistic missile launchers in Tehran, shortly before they were targeted.
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