The Israeli Air Force has dropped over 2,000 bombs on Iranian regime targets and military sites since Saturday morning, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
This marks a significant escalation in the conflict, with the amount of munitions dropped in the first 30 hours being around half of what was used in the entire 12-day war in June 2025.
The strikes are part of a joint US-Israeli operation, with the US and Israel targeting Iranian leadership, military installations, and nuclear facilities.
Since the start of the current round of fighting, IAF fighter jets have carried out over 700 sorties, and achieved aerial superiority within 24 hours of the start of the operation, the military said, noting that numerous Iranian air defense systems were taken out in western Iran.
“In recent hours, air force aircraft have been operating with air superiority over the skies of Tehran, striking and destroying numerous targets,” the IDF said in a statement.
As a result, IAF fighter jets were able to use “stand-in” weapons over the capital Tehran, meaning bombs dropped directly over their targets, rather than ranged missiles.
