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Friday, June 20, 2025
Fighter jets struck air defense batteries in Isfahan, Tehran, IDF says, expanding air supremacy
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck several Iranian air defense batteries in Isfahan and Tehran in recent days, which the IDF says expands its air supremacy in Iran.
The military says the strikes hit the surface-to-air missile launchers and radars, “that were intended to target IDF aircraft and prevent their operations.”
IAF fighter jets and drones “continue to operate freely over Iran, striking military targets of the Iranian regime in western and central Iran,” the IDF says, adding that it will “continue working to expand aerial freedom of action in Iranian skies and to achieve air superiority.”
Israeli Air Force strikes on Iranian air defense systems in Tehran and Isfahan, in footage published on June 20, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
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