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In ‘most distant strike,’ Israeli Air Force bombs Iranian plane at Mashhad Airport in northeast Iran

By Emanuel Fabian 15 June 2025, 6:24 pm 2 Edit

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

An Iranian refueling plane is seen on fire at Mashhad Airport in northeast Iran following an Israeli strike on June 15, 2025. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
An Iranian refueling plane is seen on fire at Mashhad Airport in northeast Iran following an Israeli strike on June 15, 2025. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

The IDF confirms the Israeli Air Force bombed an Iranian refueling plane at Mashhad Airport in northeast Iran, some 2,300 kilometers from Israel, marking the “most distant strike since the beginning of the operation.”

“The Air Force is working to achieve air superiority throughout Iran,” the military says.

A large fire could be seen at Mashhad Airport following the Israeli strike.

The strike on Mashhad Airport potentially marks the Israeli Air Force’s farthest-ever strike. In 1985, the IAF struck the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Tunisia, also over 2,000 kilometers from Israel.

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