IDF Spokesperson on Iran's Nuclear Program and Military Strikes

Israel's Air Campaign Against Iran

• 🎯 IDF spokesperson Captain Masha Michelson states that Israel's air campaign has opened the road to Tehran, leaving Iran's supreme leader increasingly exposed.
• 🚀 Israel has eliminated a third of Iran's ballistic missile arsenal, numerous aerial defense systems, and many senior commanders.
• 🧠 The elimination of commanders close to Iran's supreme leader, such as Shadmani, removes his closest circle and leaves him more exposed.
• 💡 Precise intelligence, gathered over months and years, allows Israel to strike terror figures, ballistic missiles, launchers, nuclear sites, and other terror capabilities.

Iran's Existential Threats

• 💣 Iran's ballistic missile arsenal is considered an existential threat to Israel, even without nuclear warheads, due to potential damage to civilian population centers.
• ⚛️ Iran's covert nuclear program is progressing towards the capability to produce up to 15 nuclear bombs in a short amount of time, posing an existential threat given the regime's stated desire to annihilate Israel.
• ⚠️ The regime's leaders have openly called for the destruction of Israel and the West, with a clock in Tehran reportedly counting down to Israel's destruction by 2040.

Targeting and Civilian Concerns

• ⚖️ The IDF states it targets military targets, nuclear facilities, and launchers, with every target pre-approved by legal advisors.
• 🗣️ Regarding a statement by the Israeli defense minister about Tehran's residents paying the price, the IDF spokesperson deferred comments to the Ministry of Defense, suggesting the minister may have corrected himself.
• 📺 A TV station was struck because it was used by the Iranian regime for military purposes, supported by intelligence that cannot be shared.

Operations in Gaza and Diplomacy

• ⚠️ In Gaza, the IDF is securing areas around aid distribution centers, which are closed military areas. Straying from pre-coordinated routes can lead to warning shots.
• 🚫 Hamas is accused of using mobs of people seeking food as cover for terror actions against troops, hindering aid distribution.
• 🤝 Regarding diplomacy, the IDF spokesperson stated they focus on military targets and are in close communication with allies like America, acting according to directives from the political echelon.
• 🇺🇸 While Israel has acted alone in its operations so far, America is a sovereign country that will make its own decisions, just as Israel makes decisions best for its people.