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IDF Reports 140 Strikes on Western and Central Iran in Past Day
The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out 140 strikes on targets in western and central Iran over the past 24 hours, hitting ballistic missile storage and launch sites as well as air defense facilities. The announcement comes amid broader figures from the IDF and US Central Command detailing the scale of the ongoing bombing campaign.
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The Israeli military said on Sunday it had completed more than 140 strikes targeting what it described as the "firepower and missile arrays of the Iranian terror regime" in central and western Iran over the past 24 hours. According to a statement carried by the Russian state agency TASS, the strikes hit ballistic missile storage and launch sites, as well as air defense facilities.
The announcement comes as the IDF and US Central Command (CENTCOM) have released statistics highlighting the breadth of the air campaign in the ongoing Israel-US-Iran war, which has now entered its sixth week.
Coverage Comparison
Reporting on the latest strikes has been limited, with the primary confirmation coming from an official Israeli army statement relayed by TASS. The Jerusalem Post, in a separate analysis published April 10, did not directly reference the 140 strikes but instead focused on the overall scale of the bombing campaign, citing figures from the IDF and CENTCOM. The two outlets, while both carrying official Israeli messaging, have emphasized different aspects of the conflict: TASS provided a brief factual update on the latest operations, while the Jerusalem Post offered a more detailed statistical breakdown of the air war.
Key Claims
140 strikes in 24 hours: The IDF said it carried out more than 140 strikes on targets in central and western Iran, according to TASS. Targets included ballistic missile storage and launch sites, and air defense facilities.
18,000 bombs dropped: The Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF revealed it had dropped 18,000 bombs during the Iran war, a figure it says is about five times the number dropped during the 12-day June 2025 war.
1,000 waves, 8,500 sorties: The Jerusalem Post cited the IDF as stating that the bombs were dropped as part of 1,000 waves of aircraft, with those aircraft flying 8,500 separate sorties.
10,800 attacks against 4,000 targets: The report further said there were around 10,800 attacks targeting approximately 4,000 different targets, collectively comprising around 6,700 different components.
US struck 13,000 targets: CENTCOM said on April 6 that the US had struck over 13,000 targets within Iran, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.
Declining pace: The Jerusalem Post noted that the pace of bombing had "mostly declined steadily since mid-March," though this observation was based on the newspaper's own analysis rather than an official statement.
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ClaimThe IDF dropped 18,000 bombs during the Iran war. This number represents around five times the number of bombs that the IDF dropped on Iran over 12 days during the June 2025 war.