The IDF on Sunday afternoon announced that it had hit dozens of Iran regime headquarters used to oppress protesters in a potentially game-changing move designed to try to help demonstrators overcome the regime.
Two major headquarters which were struck were the Interior Ministry headquarters, which coordinated Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij militia efforts against protesters all over the country and the Tharallah headquarters in Tehran, which coordinated those efforts within the all-important capital district.
Dozens of other headquarters were also struck to make it harder for the IRGC and the Basij to organize, to intimidate them from appearing in public against protesters, and to remove some of their heavier weaponry.
Having already dropped 1,200 bombs on Iran, the IDF, along with the US air force, was already close to achieving air supremacy in Iranian airspace on Sunday morning.
Israel and US increasingly able to aid anti-regime protesters
This shift marked an increased capability for Israel and the US to help anti-regime protesters by targeting specific regime forces which have been used to oppress and mass murder them for the last two months and during prior rounds of protests in recent decades.
In June 2025, it took several days for the air force to achieve such supremacy, which signifies that essentially Iran's anti aircraft defenses have been so battered that Israeli aircraft and drones can hover over target areas for extended periods without worrying as much about whether air defenses might target them.
Once this was achieved, the ability of the air force to target a wider range of targets constantly exponentially increased.