Israeli military said on Tuesday that all Iranian targets deemed “critical” and “essential” before the outbreak of the conflict should be neutralized by Wednesday.
According to military sources, these two categories represent the top priorities of the campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran. In total, between 60% and 70% of the identified pre-war targets are reported to have already been destroyed.
The so-called “critical” targets include infrastructures posing an immediate threat to Israel, particularly those related to the ballistic missile program as well as certain nuclear sites considered central to Israeli military objectives. The “essential” targets, on the other hand, involve the entire Iranian military-industrial complex: less urgent facilities in the short term, but deemed crucial for maintaining the regime’s military capabilities.
Among these targets are platforms related to space and satellite programs, seen as strategic due to their connection to long-range strike capabilities and intelligence systems.
Other pre-conflict targets mainly relate to non-strategic military activities in the long term and do not pose an immediate threat or play a crucial role in the production of advanced weapons.
On Tuesday night, the army carried out a new series of strikes targeting weapons production sites in Tehran. Among the targeted installations were a ballistic missile warhead manufacturing and loading site, a research and development center dedicated to ballistic missile components, a production complex and R&D for anti-tank missile components, surface-to-air missiles, and other weapons. In parallel, the Israeli army continued to target weapon systems in Tehran, including launch sites and surface-to-air missile positions.
Asked about a possible end to military operations, Israeli officials say that the initial objectives are close to being achieved. However, they clarify that the campaign’s continuation may involve new targets, including economic ones, to further weaken Iran’s overall capabilities.
Despite these advances, the Israeli army acknowledges that it has not been able to put an end to Iranian ballistic missile launches. According to their estimates, Tehran remains able to maintain a limited rate of launches, between five and twenty missiles per volley, over an extended period.
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