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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Israeli military has released fresh operational details from its ongoing “Operation Roar of the Lion\u201d against Iran, informing that hundreds of sorties and thousands of strikes have been carried out against what it described as Iranian-linked targets. It claimed that it eliminated 40 top Iranian officials in “just 40 seconds”.According to the military, more than 800 attack sorties have been executed so far, with nearly 10,000 airstrikes hitting close to 4,000 targets. The operation has also involved the use of around 16,000 rounds of ammunition.The military claimed that over 2,000 soldiers and commanders associated with Iran had been killed during the operation. It added that alongside strikes in Iran, forces are engaged in a broader multi-front conflict, with nearly 7,000 targets struck across different theatres.In a post on X by spokesperson of the Israeli Defense Forces for Arabic media, Avichay Adraee said: The Defence Army publishes the data recorded so far in Operation Roar of the Lion<\/p>\n In a video message shared on X, IDF spokesperson Brigadier General Effie Defrin said the joint operation\u2014launched about a month ago alongside US forces\u2014seeks to substantially degrade the \u201cIranian terror regime\u201d and its network of proxy groups. “In less than 24 hours, the Air Force paved its way to the heart of Tehran. In just 40 seconds, about 40 senior officials of the Iranian terror regime were eliminated,” the spokesperson said.Meanwhile, the naval wing of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out four early-morning operations targeting US and Israeli assets as part of the 88th phase of Operation True Promise 4, according to Press TV.Iran said its naval forces launched a \u201cheavy\u201d assault on enemy positions. As per the report, an Israeli container vessel, Express Halfong, was hit by ballistic missiles in the central Persian Gulf.In another coordinated strike, a US Marine hideout along the UAE coast was targeted using explosive drones. Press TV also reported that Iran destroyed a US Fifth Fleet counter-drone system deployed near its base close to Manama airport in Bahrain.<\/div>\n\n