Israel struck missile launch and storage sites in western Iran, says IDF

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

An Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off for strikes in Iran, in a handout photo published on March 19, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
An Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off for strikes in Iran, in a handout photo published on March 19, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

The Israeli Air Force says it struck dozens of Iranian military sites, including ballistic missile launch and storage sites, in western Iran in the past day.

In Kermanshah and Dezful, the military says IAF aircraft dropped some 70 bombs on sites used by Iran to store and launch ballistic missiles, along with air defense systems.

The IDF says that Iranian soldiers operating at the sites were killed in the strikes.

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