WATCH: IDF releases details of damage to Iran's nuclear, missile production sites [View all]
IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin spoke on Friday about the details behind the war with Iran, revealing the scale of damage to Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
Defrin began by saying that Israel had tried to prevent the expansion and development of Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities "behind the scenes," but said they had been "left no choice" but to proceed with the strikes.
The IDF believed that Iran had sufficient nuclear material to assemble several nuclear bombs within a short period of time and that Iran had begun ramping up missile production, aiming to increase its arsenal from 2,500 to 8,000 within two years.
Israel targeted dozens of senior military figures, 11 nuclear experts, as well as a variety of development sites in an opening surprise attack, Defrin noted. At the same time, the Israel Air Force targeted aerial defense sites ranging from launching facilities to production sites to radar arrays. This led to Israel achieving air superiority over western Iran within a matter of hours.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-859236
As per Defrin, Israel's strikes on Iran had two main goals. First, to target and destroy Iran's nuclear enrichment and development sites. Second, Iranian missile production and launch sites.
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