Overview

• The Israeli Air Force destroyed two Iranian F-14 Tomcats at a Tehran airport that were slated to intercept Israeli aircraft, IDF footage shows.
• The strikes also hit drone launch teams and Iran’s state broadcasting facilities in what the IDF described as preemptive actions.
• Iran’s state-run media claimed to have shot down an Israeli F-35 over Tabriz, a report not independently confirmed.
• Defense analysts say the F-14s destroyed were likely unairworthy and had been grounded for years due to spare-part shortages stemming from a US embargo.
• The ongoing exchanges have killed at least 224 people in Iran and 24 in Israel, reflecting a sharp escalation in hostilities.