Screenshot from video published by IDF

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released footage of fighter jets taking off for strikes on airports and airfields in Tehran, part of what it described as a “large-scale overnight airstrike” targeting Iran’s air assets.“STRUCK: Numerous aerial assets, including aircraft and helicopters, as well as additional military infrastructure at three airports across Tehran — Bahram, Mehrabad and Azmayesh. Mehrabad Airport was used by the IRGC’s Quds Force and served as a central hub for arming and financing the regime’s terrorist proxies in the Middle East,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a post on X, sharing a video of fighter jets taking off for the operation.According to the IDF, the operation was conducted under the guidance of the IDF’s Military Intelligence and the Intelligence Directorate.Mehrabad Airport, in particular, has been struck “multiple times” during Operation Roaring Lion, the IDF added, referring to its ongoing military campaign against Iran. Israel’s ally, the United States — which joined strikes against the Islamic Republic on February 28, triggering the broader Middle East conflict — refers to the campaign as Operation Epic Fury.Calling the strikes a significant blow, the Israeli military added, “The completed strikes further deepen the damage to the air capabilities of the Iranian terrorist regime.”

Netanyahu warns Israel’s ‘adversaries’

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a strong warning to his country’s “adversaries” after the IDF announced it had killed Major General Majid Khademi, head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organisation, along with a senior commander from the elite Quds Force’s Unit 840, in strikes targeting Tehran.In a post on X, Netanyahu praised the military’s operations and warned of “severe consequences” for those seeking to harm Israel or its citizens, cautioning against attempts to build what he described as an Iranian “axis of evil.”“Whoever acts to murder our citizens, whoever directs terror against the State of Israel, whoever builds the Iranian axis of evil — their blood is on their head. We are acting with strength and determination — we will reach everyone who seeks to harm us. We will continue with full force, on all fronts, until the threat is removed and all the war’s objectives are achieved,” he wrote.(With ANI inputs)