Israel-Iran tensions: 'One-third of Iranian regime's missile launchers dismantled', claims IDF; watch video

The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) on Monday claimed to have dismantled "one-third of Iran's missile launchers" in last night's attack, as tensions between the Jewish state and Tehran continue to peak over uranium enrichment and the possibility that the Khamenei-led nation may soon develop nuclear weapons.

The IDF shared footage of attacks on Iranian sites, saying that they dismantled over 20 surface-to-surface Iranian missiles "minutes before they were to be launched toward Israel’s home front".

"Approx. 100 military targets were struck in Isfahan, central Iran. Around 50 fighter jets and aircraft identified and struck missile storage sites and surface-to-surface missile launchers that were ready for launch toward Israel," the IDF claimed on X.


It further wrote: "With this, we can now say that 1/3rd of the Iranian regime's missile launchers have been dismantled."

Earlier, Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi accused Israel of trying to widen the scope of the ongoing conflict by targeting a key gas facility along the Gulf coast.


“Dragging the conflict into the Persian Gulf region is a major strategic mistake, likely deliberate and intended to extend the war beyond Iranian territory,” Araghchi said during a meeting with foreign diplomats.

The minister’s remarks came in response to Israel’s strike on a gas installation operating in the South Pars field, located offshore near Iran’s southern Bushehr province. The site is critical, providing nearly 70 per cent of Iran’s domestic natural gas supply.

The South Pars/North Dome gas field, shared between Iran and Qatar, is considered the largest known natural gas reserve in the world. Iran has been actively developing its portion of the field since the late 1990s.

On Saturday, Iranian media reported a "massive explosion" and a subsequent fire after an Israeli drone attack targeted facilities at Phase 14 of the South Pars project.

Calling the incident "an extremely dangerous move," Araghchi warned that military escalation in the Gulf "could involve the entire region -- and possibly the whole world."

The attack on South Pars came shortly after Israel’s large-scale offensive on Friday, which struck nuclear sites, military installations, residential areas, and reportedly killed senior Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists.

In retaliation, Iran launched a deadly missile barrage against Israel, killing at least 10 people overnight on Sunday and injuring dozens more.