The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has released dramatic video footage of airstrikes destroying two Iranian F‑14 fighter jets on a Tehran airport tarmac, claiming the jets were poised to intercept Israeli aircraft.

Israeli officials have urged hundreds of thousands of people in Tehran to evacuate in preparation for new strikes against Iran, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring that Israel

Israel and Iran have begun a new round of attacks, as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fourth day.

Israel faced retaliation from Iran after launching missiles against Tehran's leadership and energy infrastructure as part of "Operation Rising Lion" this weekend. Iran's military responded with a wave of missile strikes against Israel,

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Israel's air force achieved a "remarkable feat," said William Freer, a research fellow for national security at the U.K.-based Council on Geostrategy.

According to military officials, the pace of Israeli air operations as far as Tehran is expected to accelerate.

IDF spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin confirms Israel now holds aerial dominance over Tehran, struck over 120 missile launchers and eliminated top IRGC and Quds Force intelligence officials.

Israel Defense Forces has achieved full freedom of operation in the air space around Iran's capital Tehran, the IDF announced on Saturday. Why it matters: Other than the military implications of being able to freely hit targets where Iran's main military command and control headquarters are located,