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In strikes carried out across Tehran, the IDF attacked infrastructures and sites used by the Iranian regime to produce weapons, with an emphasis on ballistic missile production sites. In the west of the country, the Air Force attacked the regime's fire systems throughout the night. Among the targets attacked were launchers and missile storage sites

The Air Force, guided by Aman and the Navy Intelligence Division, attacked the most central site in Iran for the production of missiles and naval mines of the Iranian regime, established in the city of Yazd. The site was used for planning, development, assembly, and storage of advanced missiles intended for launch from cruise missiles, submarines, and helicopters - towards mobile and fixed naval targets. This is a site where most of the missiles and naval mines are developed by the Iranian Navy forces.

The Houthi terrorist organization in Yemen has announced they are ready to stand alongside Iran in a war against the U.S. and Israel.

The main threat would be a blockade of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a critical global trade route.

The commander of the Ugandan army continues with the bizarre posts

In the midst of the war: Over 40 UN ambassadors participated in the Passover Seder at the UN headquarters. Ambassador Danon: "Especially in these days when Israel is fighting for its security, there is a special significance in the fact that representatives of many countries choose to sit around one table and celebrate the holiday of freedom. This year we also pray for the day when the Iranian people will emerge from tyranny to freedom."

Senior military official:

In the coming week, there will be a significant escalation in attacks on Iran.

Hopefully - also a decrease in launches.

In Lebanon - they are taking positions on the contact line.

The Iranian regime is the driving force behind global terrorism.

Through Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis, it funds, arms, and directs a network of terror that spreads violence across the Middle East and beyond.

According to Barak Ravid, U.S. Vice President JD Vance had a difficult call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday where he said that Israeli assessments for toppling the Iranian regime were not realistic enough, saying "You were too optimistic in your assessments regarding the overthrow of the regime in Iran."

Reuters report: US intelligence data indicates that about one-third of Iran's missiles were destroyed in strikes by the IDF and the US military, and another third were hit, damaged, or buried underground in the strikes.

Amit Segal

The IDF attack on the steel factories in Iran is a significant event.

The justification is their involvement in the production of missiles and weapons.

But in practice, it is a severe blow to the Iranian economy.

Something like halfway between attacking purely military targets and attacking energy facilities.

IDF spokesperson in Persian with an evacuation warning in northwest Arak and in an industrial area near the city

In a focused raid by Shayetet 13 forces, hundreds of weapons were found in a school in the village of Al-Khiyam in southern Lebanon.

Photo: IDF Spokesperson

After the IDF attacked steel factories in Iran - the media in Iran publishes a list of steel factories in Israel and the Gulf countries as possible targets for attack

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: The end of the war is weeks away, not months

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