Mehrabad in Flames: Satellite Images Confirm Direct Hits on Fighter Hangars
Photographic evidence and military reports confirm that nearly a dozen aircraft were damaged or destroyed at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport following a series of precision strikes.
Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, a critical joint civilian and military hub, has suffered extensive damage following a coordinated wave of strikes by Israeli and American forces. Reports from within Iran, backed by emerging photographic evidence, indicate that the attack specifically targeted the military sections of the airport, focusing on hangars and specialized maintenance facilities used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. At least twelve aircraft, including several fighter jets and transport planes, were reportedly caught in the impact zones. The strikes have effectively paralyzed the regime’s ability to move high-level personnel and military equipment from the capital, creating a significant bottleneck in their regional logistics network.
Surgical Precision in the Capital
The operation at Mehrabad was part of a larger "wave of strikes against six military airfields" across Iran, but the hits in the capital carry the most weight. Witnesses reported multiple explosions emanating from the military side of the airfield, with one outlet confirming that a primary fighter jet hangar was directly struck. These precision hits were designed to maximize equipment loss while minimizing collateral damage to the adjacent civilian terminals. By neutralizing the aircraft on the ground, the joint forces have ensured that Iran’s air force remains grounded during the most critical phase of the war.
Military analysts suggest that the loss of a dozen aircraft in a single raid represents a crushing blow to the regime’s already dwindling air assets. Mehrabad serves as a primary base for the IRGC’s transport fleet, which is used to ferry weapons and advisors to proxies throughout the Middle East. With the runways cratered and the hangars in ruins, the regime’s "bridge" to its external allies has been severely compromised. The damage at Mehrabad, combined with strikes on air defense systems in the surrounding area, has left the skies over Tehran completely open to further coalition operations.