Israeli military says it attacked 6 airports in Iran

The Israeli military says it carried out air strikes on at least six airports in western, eastern and central Iran.

In a statement posted on its Hebrew account on X, Israel said that remotely manned aircraft destroyed 15 Iranian aircraft and helicopters. 

An image attached in the post listed the Mehrabad, Mashhad and Dezful airports as among those targeted, Al Jazeera reports.

“The strikes damaged runways, underground bunkers, a refuelling plane and F-14, F-5, and AH-1 aircraft belonging to the Iranian regime,” it said.

“The air force disrupted the ability to take off from these airports and the operation of the Iranian army’s air power from them.”

Earlier in a statement posted on its Persian account on X, the Israeli military says its fighter jets are currently attacking military infrastructure in Iran’s Kermanshah province.

Meanwhile, Iranian media have published footage of an Israeli Hermes 900 drone that was shot down by the country’s soldiers earlier on Monday. 

The Lorestan News outlet said in a Telegram post that the drone was shot down during an operation carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces in Khorramabad in Lorestan province.