By Ummul Idris
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that it has struck more than 3,000 targets in Iran since its military operation began on Feb. 28.
In a statement, the IDF said the strikes are part of ongoing efforts to further degrade Iran’s “core systems and capabilities.”
On Monday, dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted a large-scale wave of airstrikes targeting infrastructure sites in central Tehran based on real-time intelligence, the statement said.
The targets included several command centers, among them two belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organisation and one affiliated with Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, it said.
The IDF added that weapons storage facilities and air defence systems were also struck.
The Israeli-U.S. strikes against Iran has entered its third week, and the conflict spreading across the Middle East with Iran and its regional allies responding with missiles and drone strikes.
It has been targeting Israeli and U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East region.
Early on Tuesday, Iran launched a new wave of missiles toward Israel, state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported.
It said that the missiles passed through several Israeli missile defences. (Xinhua/NAN)
