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Last Updated:June 15, 2025, 23:09 IST
Tensions continue to escalate between Iran and Israel after the latter attacked the former on Friday and targeted Tehran's nuclear program.
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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out a long-range airstrike targeting an Iranian refueling aircraft at Mashhad Airport in eastern Iran amid the escalating tensions between the two nations, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
The attack site is about 2,300 kilometers from Israel. In a statement on social media, the IDF said the operation aimed to establish “aerial superiority over Iranian airspace" and described it as the “longest-range strike conducted since the beginning of Operation Rising Lion."
“The IAF struck an Iranian refueling aircraft at Mashhad Airport in eastern Iran, approximately 2,300 kilometers from Israel. The IAF is operating to establish aerial superiority over Iranian airspace. This marks the longest-range strike conducted since the beginning of Operation Rising Lion," it said in an official statement.
⭕The IAF struck an Iranian refueling aircraft at Mashhad Airport in eastern Iran, approximately 2,300 kilometers from Israel. The IAF is operating to establish aerial superiority over Iranian airspace.This marks the longest-range strike conducted since the beginning of… pic.twitter.com/DgJt1PFM4B
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 15, 2025
Meanwhile, Iran said that there was no damage to airport buildings or its runway, and the security remains fully intact at Mashhad Airport.
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First Published:News world Israel Strikes Iranian Refueling Jet In Mashhad, Tehran Says No Damage Caused
