On the night of Tuesday (18), the Israeli Air Force carried out one of the largest aerial offensives against strategic targets in Iran in recent years. According to military sources, 40 fighter jets participated in the operation, launching over 100 precision munitions at dozens of military targets across Tehran and other regions of the country.
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One of the main targets of the offensive was an inactive nuclear reactor located in the Arak region, whose construction began in 1997 but was halted due to international pressure. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the reactor’s containment structure — a critical element for plutonium production — was struck to render any future military use of the site unfeasible.
The action, coordinated based on detailed intelligence, is part of an ongoing IDF campaign to weaken Iran’s nuclear program, which, despite previous agreements, is still considered a potential threat by Israel and Western allies.
Although Iran announced in recent years a conversion of the reactor to limit its military potential, Israeli authorities claim that Tehran deliberately did not complete this conversion in order to maintain the reactor as a political bargaining tool with the West.
The strike on the reactor specifically targeted the component related to plutonium production, with the intent of preventing its reuse in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
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