Dozens of military targets were hit in the first wave of the joint US-Israeli operation in Iran, including a large number of missile launchers, Israeli military expert David Gendelman reported in an interview with the Russian service of the BBC.
Among the military targets hit, a large number were launchers, which means (at least for now) that the Iranian strikes against Israel have been ineffective. Approximately 35 missiles have been fired so far.
Iran has also launched retaliatory missile strikes against US military bases in Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Jordan and elsewhere. In other words, he has fulfilled his promises in this regard, targeting all US bases in the Middle East.
Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq are expected to join the fighting. According to unconfirmed reports, they have already been targeted in what could be considered a warning strike.
The Yemeni Houthis have publicly stated that they will intervene, but so far there have been no actual launches from their side.
Hezbollah has not yet entered the game. However, Israel is preparing for the fact that this time the Lebanese group will not remain on the sidelines, as it did in the summer of 2025. In recent days, Israel has intensified its regular strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure and has begun to strengthen its northern and eastern borders.
So far, everything is developing according to the scenarios that the Israeli General Staff has been preparing for.
At least several days of intense fighting are planned in the near future. Other scenarios are possible if the Iranian regime begins to destabilize.
But for now, on a practical level, the goal is to inflict maximum possible damage on the capabilities of the Iranian regime, primarily on its military capabilities in all areas: missiles, nuclear weapons, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and internal suppression forces.