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IDF kills Iranian ballistic missile chief, US strike targets key supply bridge in Tehran
Jerusalem Post ^ | APRIL 2, 2026 | TOBIAS SIEGAL, SAM HALPERN

Posted on 04/02/2026 3:17:35 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

The IDF said Thursday it eliminated Makram Atimi, commander of a central Iranian ballistic missile unit, in a precise airstrike in the Kermanshah area.

The military said Atimi was responsible for dozens of missile launches toward Israel.

In a separate strike, the military said it also killed several battalion commanders from the same unit, which it said was behind repeated launches from northwestern Iran.

The IDF said the operations are part of an ongoing effort to degrade Iran’s missile capabilities and command structure.

Separately, a US airstrike on Thursday targeted a major highway bridge connecting Tehran to the nearby city of Karaj, with a source familiar with the details telling The Jerusalem Post that the strike was intended to disrupt Iranian supply routes used to transport missile and drone components.

The route was reportedly part of a logistical network moving critical parts to launch units responsible for attacks targeting US forces and Israel.

According to the source, the objective was to sever a central artery used to sustain Iran’s aerial and missile operations, highlighting a broader effort to degrade its operational capabilities.

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


TOPICS: Iran; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: goodriddance; iran; irgc; israel; makramatimi; waronterror; wot

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1 posted on 04/02/2026 3:17:35 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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“Separately, a US airstrike on Thursday targeted a major highway bridge connecting Tehran to the nearby city of Karaj, with a source familiar with the details telling The Jerusalem Post that the strike was intended to disrupt Iranian supply routes used to transport missile and drone components.”

Hmmm. Glad to see it destroyed/damaged, yet I’ve read elsewhere the bridge wasn’t even open yet...?


2 posted on 04/02/2026 3:19:33 PM PDT by BB62
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Iranian government job applicant: “How come the section in this job application about retirement pensions is blank?”


3 posted on 04/02/2026 3:20:11 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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He went out with a bang!


4 posted on 04/02/2026 3:21:39 PM PDT by shotgun
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Reporter asking at White House: “How many weeks more before the end of this Iranian war?”

“We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it unless we already blew it up.”


5 posted on 04/02/2026 3:22:01 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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A $400 million bridge. A huge financial setback for a country with 1/72th of the GDP of the US.


6 posted on 04/02/2026 3:23:38 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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news footage of Iranian bridge....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEJ_g3NXYac


7 posted on 04/02/2026 3:25:54 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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8 posted on 04/02/2026 3:26:26 PM PDT by sauropod
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Good x2 👍👍


9 posted on 04/02/2026 3:26:58 PM PDT 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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10 posted on 04/02/2026 3:43:30 PM PDT by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой)
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To: Mr. Mojo
This MIGHT be it


11 posted on 04/02/2026 3:54:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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12 posted on 04/02/2026 3:57:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Iran is approximately the size of the United States east of the Mississippi.

When one considers the number of strike aircraft per day and number of sorties per day and aircraft loadout and targeting accuracy and munitions reliability, it seems to me the war needs to go on at least another month at the current rate to achieve a level of confidence that the military and political targets have been taken out and the ability to rapidly rebuild them has also been taken out.

This means Iran's heavy industry and transport infrastructure has to be taken out.

13 posted on 04/02/2026 4:10:35 PM PDT by fso301
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All of that is true, but it’s a lot of empty desert, too.


14 posted on 04/02/2026 7:32:43 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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