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,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (June 16) said that Israel's air force was in control of the airspace over the Iranian capital Tehran. Netanyahu spoke during a visit to Tel Nof airbase,

Israel warns "Tehran will burn" if Iran continues firing missiles, while state media say 60 people have been killed in a strike on Iran's capital.

Ths Israeli air force says it struck and destroyed surface-to-surface missile production sites, detection radar sites, and surface-to-air missile launchers in Tehran. Ths Israeli military has carried out waves of strikes in Iran since early Friday.

The IRIB anchor Sahar Emami told the viewers, 'Listen, what you hear is the sound of the aggressor' moments before the Israeli airstrike targeted the headquarters of the state broadcaster

According to the IDF, around 50 fighter jets were involved in the mission, with several strike teams identifying and eliminating launch crews in real time - Click on the link for more.

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,

Iran has failed to organize ground-based air defenses in ways that could have significantly impeded the ability of Israeli aircraft to operate over its territory. This was, above all, the result of a fatal political miscalculation.

The Israeli air force targeted several trucks carrying weapons, including trucks transporting surface-to-air missile launchers, moving from western Iran toward Tehran in an attempt to evade IDF strikes, the IDF said Monday. The weapons and missile launchers were destroyed in the strikes.