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Israel’s operation against Iran will not end until the IDF has removed the threat of Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missiles, the military says, but refuses to provide a timeline.
“We continue to strike nuclear targets to deepen the achievement, according to a plan and at a timing that suits us,” says IDF Operations Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk in a call with reporters.
The IDF says it is in the midst of the operation, not at its end. The goal by the end is to remove the “existential threat” of the Iranian nuclear program and its missile array, it says.
“We are striking the terror regime, not the people, who deserve a better future. Those who endanger us are the leadership in Tehran, not the people walking the streets of Shiraz,” Basiuk says.
The military says it will continue to strike nuclear facilities and related targets, including nuclear scientists, as well as ballistic missiles, air defenses, military command centers, and other targets that are considered “critical” to the Iranian regime.
So far, over 200 ballistic missile launchers have been destroyed or neutralized by Israeli strikes, which is a significant portion of Iran’s arsenal, according to the military.
The strikes on the launchers have disrupted Iran’s attempts to fire more missiles at Israel, but the IDF assesses that Iran still has the capability to launch attacks and cause devastating harm in Israel.
“We will remain prepared on defense. I assess that the Iranians will continue trying to harm Israel,” Basiuk says.
Regarding Iran’s nuclear program, the IDF says it has so far caused significant damage to Tehran’s ability to obtain a bomb, but the efforts are not over yet. The military says it will detail what sort of damage it has done to Iran’s nuclear program when the operation is over.
Basiuk says the IDF “will not allow a nuclear Iran to turn the Middle East into a graveyard.”
Meanwhile, the Israeli Air Force has aerial superiority over western Iran and Tehran, after it struck numerous Iranian air defenses, but the IDF says flying over Iran is still not without risks.
