In what defense officials are calling the most extensive Israeli operation on Iranian soil to date, the IDF launched a series of precision strikes overnight targeting the core of Iran’s military-industrial complex. The operation, part of “Rising Lion”, struck deep into the heart of Tehran and beyond, targeting facilities directly tied to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, terror proxies, and regional destabilization efforts.
Among the high-value targets reportedly hit in the past two hours:
- Iran’s Ministry of Defense headquarters, located in Novoniyad Square, Tehran — the central node of the regime’s military command.
- The SPND, Iran’s Defense Research Organization, north of the capital — believed to be central to covert nuclear weapons development.
- The Jihad Military Base in District 22 of Tehran, a longtime IRGC stronghold.
- Multiple oil depots, including the Hojaji fuel tank at Tehran's main refinery, and storage facilities in North Tehran, Rey, and Shahran.
- IRGC’s Kohsar Base in central Tehran — a strategic command center. A drone manufacturing plant in Karaj, west of Tehran, responsible for producing UAVs exported to terror groups across the Middle East.
- Ballistic missile launch and storage sites in Kermanshah, a city long used as a forward base for Iran’s western military deployment. Pharmaceutical production centers suspected of dual-use manufacturing for chemical or biological applications.
The scale and precision of the strike left Iranian defenses scrambling, with no reported interceptions of Israeli aircraft. Footage from Karaj showed a massive fireball erupting from the drone facility, a visual symbol of the strike’s effectiveness.
Israeli officials said the goal of the operation was clear: to dismantle the infrastructure that fuels Iran’s export of terrorism and to send an unmistakable message to the regime’s leadership and its Revolutionary Guard.
“This was not just a military operation, it was strategic deterrence in action,” one senior Israeli official told JFeed. “We are not waiting for Iran to make the next move. We are shaping the battlefield on our terms.”
