IDF: Over 2,000 bombs dropped by fighter jets in Iran over 30 hours; air supremacy achieved in first day

Since the start of the conflict with Iran yesterday, Israeli Air Force fighter jets have dropped over 2,000 bombs in hundreds of strikes against Iranian regime targets and military sites, according to the IDF.

The number, over the first 30 hours of the war, is around half of what the IAF used over the entire course of the 12-day war in June 2025.

During that time, IAF fighter jets have carried out over 700 sorties, the military says.

The military says that it achieved aerial superiority within 24 hours of the start of the operation, after taking out numerous Iranian air defense systems in western Iran.

IAF fighter jets are now using “stand-in” weapons over the capital Tehran, meaning bombs dropped directly over their targets, rather than ranged missiles.

The military says it seeks to maintain air supremacy as it carries out strikes on regime targets in the Iranian capital.

“In recent hours, air force aircraft have been operating with air superiority over the skies of Tehran, striking and destroying numerous targets,” the IDF says in a statement.

The IDF says that the targets included ballistic missile launchers, air defense systems, and headquarters.

At the same time, IAF fighter jets, helicopters, and air defense systems have shot down more than 50 drones launched from Iran at Israel, the military adds.

The IDF has not disclosed how many ballistic missiles launched from Iran have been shot down, but says the interception rate is “high.”

Footage released by the military on March 1, 2026, shows an IAF fighter jet taking off for strikes in Iran, a strike on an Iranian air defense system, and the interception of drones launched from Iran. (Israel Defense Forces)