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Israel’s strike on Iran largest yet with 500 targets hit, IDF says
NY Post ^ | 2/28/26 | Katherine Donlevy

Posted on 02/28/2026 4:18:22 PM PST by Libloather

Israel’s Operation Lion’s Roar, was “the largest ever military flyover in the history of the Israeli Air Force,” with 500 Iranian targets struck, the IDF said Saturday.

The campaign, which ran in tandem with the US’s Operation Epic Fury, dropped hundreds of munitions on roughly 500 Iranian targets and involved more than 200 Israeli Air Force aircraft.

The military reportedly focused on Tehran’s aerial defense systems and missile launchers.

The strikes “severely degraded the offensive capabilities of the Iranian regime — the launch sites in western Iran,” the IDF said.

“The IDF will continue operating to significantly degrade every aspect of the Iranian regime.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: cartersfolly; createdbydemocrats; fafo; idf; iran; irantruth; israel; notawar; operationlionsroar; specialmilitaryop; targets
Boom 500 times.
1 posted on 02/28/2026 4:18:22 PM PST by Libloather
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2 posted on 02/28/2026 4:21:58 PM PST by xp38
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To: Libloather
I heard that they targeted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Has anyone heard if they got him?


3 posted on 02/28/2026 4:25:21 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Let them do the heavy lifting. They run our foreign policy. Our country too.


4 posted on 02/28/2026 4:28:07 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: MtnClimber

Well. they did get the entire starting lineup, the second and third string, and even some minor leaguers!


5 posted on 02/28/2026 4:28:16 PM PST by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: xp38; dfwgator

Farm Film Report was much better
than Siskel and Ebert

Almost as good as the hit show

What Fits Into Russia?

I really enjoyed The Heys of Our Lives


6 posted on 02/28/2026 4:39:29 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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🦎🎼 ‘brought to you curtesy, by the Red White and Blue …’


7 posted on 02/28/2026 4:39:48 PM PST by 11th_VA
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HOORAY Israel! Civilization strikes back.


8 posted on 02/28/2026 4:41:31 PM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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I assume they could have always taken out Iran’s leadership and the only difference now is that we have a President that didn’t say no to it.


9 posted on 02/28/2026 4:54:53 PM PST by StolarStorm
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Every country over there that has US Bases are getting hit. In this case, Saudi Arabia.

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https://www.bitchute.com/video/ou5I5ej8psdD

10 posted on 02/28/2026 5:04:21 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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11 posted on 02/28/2026 5:05:12 PM PST by CFW
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That's right and Kim is conveniently making sure everyone knows that his daughter will be taking over and should be the target not him.



12 posted on 02/28/2026 5:15:46 PM PST by plain talk
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more than 200 Israeli Air Force aircraft.

200. Israel's modified F-35's can conduct ops vs. Iran without needing to be refueled in-air, but their F-16's need refueling to get back home safely. Their F-15's can theoretically make it to Tehran and back with maybe 800 miles of cruising speed fuel for ops, but in practice that's cutting things too close.

Those Israeli in-air refueling crews were really busy!

13 posted on 02/28/2026 6:02:58 PM PST by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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“The military reportedly focused on Tehran’s aerial defense systems and missile launchers.”

Israel also focused on “decapitation” strikes, destroying command and control systems, while blasting locations where senior leadership operated, including killing the head snake, namely Khomeini himself ...


14 posted on 02/28/2026 9:04:32 PM PST by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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