IDF confirms strikes on Iran, explosions reported across multiple Iranian cities

The Middle East remains a giant powder keg, and on Sunday, Israel reminded the Iranian regime that if you FA you're gonna FO.

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that Israeli warplanes struck targets in western and central Iran following Tehran’s latest barrage of ballistic missiles aimed at northern Israel. The IDF released a brief statement confirming the operation.

“A short while ago, the Israeli Air Force struck targets belonging to the Iranian terror regime in western and central Iran,” the military said, adding that more details would be released later.

Reports quickly surfaced of explosions rocking multiple Iranian cities. Reuters, citing local media, said blasts were heard in Tehran, Tabriz, and Isfahan, a sign that the strikes were not isolated or symbolic.

The Israeli response came only hours after Iran launched another wave of ballistic missiles toward northern Israel, continuing the regime’s long-running strategy of escalation through direct attacks and proxy warfare.

According to Reuters and Iranian state media, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed Israel used “air-launched” ballistic missiles in the operation targeting sites inside Iran.

At this stage, the full extent of the damage remains unclear, but one thing is obvious: Israel is signaling that Iranian aggression will not go unanswered. The Netanyahu government has made it abundantly clear throughout this conflict that it intends to hit back hard whenever Tehran tests the limits.

And now, with explosions reported deep inside Iran itself, the regime is getting a firsthand look at what escalation really means.

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IAF conducts historically large aerial strikes: over 200 fighter jets strike 500 Iranian targets

"Rockets away! Oy Vay!"

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) just delivered a massive blow to Iran's ballistic missile capabilities in what Israeli officials are calling the largest aerial operation in the history of the Jewish state.

Over 200 Israeli Air Force jets hammered around 500 targets across Iran on Saturday night. An IDF video captured the action in two major waves. The opening salvo took out dozens of radars and anti-aircraft systems, focusing heavily on western Iran and the Tehran region to clear the skies.

The follow-up strikes zeroed in on Iran's ballistic missile infrastructure, aiming to cripple Tehran's ability to rain down rockets on Israeli civilians.

In the Tabriz area specifically, the IDF hit a key launch site "from which the Islamic Republic has fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel."

The IDF strikes Iranian rocket launchers across Iran, February 28, 2026 (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) By YONAH JEREMY BOB FEBRUARY 28, 2026 18:57 Updated: FEBRUARY 28, 2026 19:10

Satellite imagery also surfaced showing what looks like an Israeli strike on a bunker guarding Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The Israeli military isn't stopping at one-and-done hits. They're pushing hard to re-establish the kind of air supremacy they achieved back in June 2025. The goal: keep drones and other platforms loitering over potential launch zones so missile crews can be taken out before they even get a shot off.

This is Israel saying enough is enough. Tehran has been lobbing missiles for too long, and now the IDF is systematically dismantling that threat. Expect more strikes to follow as the operation continues.

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