The IDF said on Motzoei Shabbos that it is close to completing its campaign targeting Iran’s key military production sites, as waves of airstrikes continued to hit Tehran and other strategic locations across the country.

Military officials assessed that within days, nearly all “critical” components of Iran’s defense industry will have been struck. IDF spokesman Effie Defrin said, “within a few days” the military would finish targeting all of the “critical” assets of Iran’s military production industries.

“This means we will destroy most of the military production capabilities, and it will take the regime a long time to restore them,” he said.
According to the IDF, roughly 70 percent of Iran’s military industry targets have already been hit since the start of the war, with that number now approaching 90 percent of key facilities involved in producing weapons that pose a threat to Israel.

Iran’s defense infrastructure spans a wide network of military bodies and private firms responsible for producing ballistic missiles, air defense systems, naval weaponry, cyber capabilities, and surveillance technology, including satellites.

As part of the latest wave of strikes, the Israeli Air Force targeted the headquarters of Iran’s Marine Industries Organization in Tehran. The facility is responsible for the research, development, and production of naval weapons and vessels, including both manned and unmanned systems.

The IDF said the strike, carried out with intelligence from the Naval Intelligence Division, dealt a significant blow to Iran’s ability to manufacture advanced maritime weaponry.
Additional strikes were reported across Tehran later on Saturday, with the military confirming that dozens of regime infrastructure sites were hit in what it described as an “extensive” operation.

The latest operations come days after the IDF confirmed the killing of IRGC Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri in an earlier airstrike, marking another major setback to Iran’s naval capabilities.

Meanwhile, a report from Saudi outlet Al Arabiya said an Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohammed Reza Kia, was killed in a strike in northern Iran several days ago. According to the report, Kia, who specialized in nuclear physics and atomic engineering, was killed together with his wife in the Kiashahr district. An IRGC commander and a Basij paramilitary commander were also reportedly killed in the same strike.

On the American side, Vice President JD Vance indicated that the conflict may soon begin winding down. Speaking on “The Benny Show,” he said the war would continue for “A little while longer,” emphasizing that the goal is to “neuter” the Islamic Republic “for a very, very long time.”

He added that the U.S. has “accomplished the vast majority of our military projects,” suggesting that many of Washington’s objectives have already been achieved.

“The president’s going to keep at it for a little while longer to ensure that once we leave, we don’t have to do this again for a very, very long time,” Vance said.

Addressing concerns over rising gas prices, Vance described the spike as temporary, saying, “We’re not interested in being in Iran a year down the road or two years down the road. We’re taking care of business. We’re going to be out of there soon, and gas prices are going to come back down.”

As the war enters its second month, Israeli and U.S. officials appear increasingly confident that their military campaign has significantly degraded Iran’s capabilities, even as strikes continue across the country.