Israel-Iran Tensions Escalate as IDF Strikes Tehran, IRGC Launches Missile Barrage

BE’ER SHEVA, ISRAEL – 2025/06/24: A residential building in Be’er Sheva destroyed by an Iranian ballistic missile, in which four Israelis were killed. (Photo by Matan Golan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted targeted strikes against multiple Iranian military assets in Tehran.

In a post on X, the military’s official account said: “STRUCK: Several fuel storage complexes belonging to the IRGC in Tehran.”

According to the IDF, the operation was guided by military intelligence and targeted locations identified as key hubs for distributing resources to armed units.

“The IAF struck these complexes, where the Iranian terrorist regime distributes fuel to multiple military entities in Iran,” the post stated.

The Israeli military added that the strike “significantly deepens the damage to the military infrastructure of the Iranian terrorist regime.”

The announcement was accompanied by an illustrative graphic identifying a fuel storage facility in Tehran allegedly used by Iranian military forces, underscoring the strategic nature of the targets.

Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) declared the launch of the 27th offensive under Operation True Promise 4, targeting American and Israeli positions following what it described as a new wave of “unprovoked US-Israeli aggression” against the Islamic Republic, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported.

In a statement released on Saturday, the elite military force said the latest phase involved coordinated drone and missile barrages.

The operation included missile strikes against Israeli military infrastructure in northern parts of the occupied territories.

The IRGC said the attacks were carried out using newly developed solid-fuel missile technology by its Aerospace Division.

“In this strategic and multidimensional operation, Zionist military targets in the occupied city of Haifa were struck by the IRGC Aerospace Division’s new solid-fuel Kheibar-Shekan missiles, which possess terminal guidance capability up to the point of impact,” the statement said.

Press TV also reported that drones targeted a location housing American personnel.

According to the report, drone units “successfully targeted the location where American forces are stationed in ‘Marina’, near buildings belonging to the Warner Brothers company.”

At the same time, the IRGC Navy said it engaged facilities linked to the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.

The Corps claimed its naval forces struck the command centre for unmanned surface vessels and military support hangars at Salman Port, which it described as belonging to “American terrorist forces.”

The IRGC also alleged that Israeli authorities were attempting to use civilians as “human shields” by concentrating residents in northern and central areas of the occupied territories.

Press TV reported that continued retaliatory strikes have triggered repeated emergency sirens across the region.

According to the IRGC, the attacks have pushed the atmosphere in the occupied territories into a constant state of alert, with “siren after siren.”

The statement concluded by saying the Iranian armed forces are prepared for a prolonged escalation and warned that their units “are lying in wait for American forces with precision and planning.”

Operation True Promise 4 began following the start of foreign strikes last Saturday.

Since then, the IRGC has reportedly launched hundreds of ballistic missiles and suicide drones targeting strategic sites, including Tel Aviv, the “holy occupied city of al-Quds,” and the technology hub of Be’er Sheva.

Previous reports have also claimed strikes against the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and a destroyer in the Indian Ocean.