The Israeli Air Force conducted a large-scale wave of strikes overnight on Sunday, targeting three airports across Tehran and aimed at wearing down the Iranian Air Force and the IRGC Air Force capabilities, the military said on Monday.
Dozens of IAF fighter jets struck targets at Bahram Airport, Mehrabad Airport, and Azmayesh Airport.
Mehrabad Airport, which has been targeted multiple times during Operation Roaring Lion, was used by the IRGC’s Quds Force and served as a central hub for arming and financing the regime’s terrorist proxies in the Middle East, the military said.
IDF kills senior IRGC Quds Force officials in strikes against Iranian regime
The IDF killed two senior members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF) in separate strikes over the past day, the military confirmed on Monday.
The Imam Hussein Division's artillery commander, identified by the IDF as Kamil Melhem, was killed in the first strike.
The Imam Hussein Division is a military force underneath the IRGC-QF that acts to "strengthen the 'Axis of Resistance' and execute terror attacks against the IDF and Israeli civilians," the IDF stated.
As part of his role as the division's artillery chief, Melhem directed and oversaw artillery launches targeting Israel and the IDF, and also took part in weapons procurement for the Islamic regime. He also served as Hussein's chief of staff, the IDF noted.
Several other members of the IRGC-QF division, including senior aids to Division Commander Yahya Hussein, were also killed in the strike.
James Genn contributed to this report.