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IAF eyes major overhaul of F-16s, used to strike Iran, to meet future combat needs

The decades-old F-16 "Barak" aircraft managed to strike in Iran without refueling, and added significant capacity to the Israel Air Force’s strike capability.

An Israeli F-16D; illustrative.
People walk past a billboard with a caricature of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 10, 2025.

Iran says it arrested 21,000 'suspects' over fears of Israel collaboration during war

 (L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump seen near the White House (illustrative)

Netanyahu seeks US mechanism for approval on future Iran strikes if nuclear threat resurfaces

 IDF Maj.-Gen. Aviad Dagan entering a fighter jet; illustrative.

IDF cyber chief, retired Iran strategy head piloted fighter jets striking Iran


Tehran offers minimal compensation for damage caused by Israeli strikes - report

No government official has commented on compensation plans for residents outside of Tehran, Iran International reported.

 THE AFTERMATH of an Israeli strike on a building in Tehran, June 2025.

IDF warns Tehran residents: Strikes on military targets to continue in coming days

The IDF warned that locals should stay away from "weapons production centers, military bases, and security institutions affiliated with the regime" for their own safety.

 The IDF published a Persian-language warning infographic for Tehran residents to avoid military sites across the city, June 23, 2025.

Mass pro-Ayatollah rally in London turns violent, Israeli-Iranian counter-protest stands strong

The small pro-Israel and anti-regime counter-protest featured several hundred Israelis and Iranians, most of whom were flying Israeli or the Iranian diaspora flags.

 Flags are displayed as supporters of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and pro-Israel demonstrators gather outside the Iranian embassy during a protest in London, Britain, June 22, 2025.

Israel, US war-gamed airstrikes on Iran during Biden admin. - report

The exercise was unprecedented as it war-gamed offensive actions against Iranian nuclear capabilities for the first time, the source informed ABC.

 A joint exercise between the IAF and US Air Force

WATCH: US President Trump says Iranian nuclear sites 'obliterated,' says damage was 'monumental'

"Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace," Trump said. "If they don't, future attacks will be far greater, and a lot easier."

 US President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet in the situation room during US strikes on Iran, June 22, 2025.

'The war has begun': IRGC says every American in Mideast now 'legitimate target' after US strikes

A Yemeni Houthi official said on Sunday that the Iran-aligned group's response to the US attack on Iran was "only a matter of time."

Images from the IDF show destroyed nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Iran, June 21, 2025

IDF raises nationwide threat level, restricts activities

This followed a situational assessment, approved by Defense Minister Israel Katz, following US Air Force airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

 IDF Home Front Command issues orders for essential-only activity nationwide, June 22, 2025.

WATCH: Israeli strikes destroy three F-14 jets in central Iran, IDF targeting military sites

The strike on the three Iranian F-14s was carried out "in the heart of Iran," IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin said.

 Israel Air Force targets an Iranian F-14 jet, June 21, 2025.

Israel strikes Iranian naval base in Bandar Abbas's strategic southern port

Bandar Abbas is a key strategic point on the Strait of Hormuz, as the largest port in the region. It also serves as the headquarters of Iran's naval forces.

 IDF fighter jet preparing to attack Iran, June 2025.

Israel seeks swift action on Iran, with a split US administration

In a tense phone call, US Vice President JD Vance suggested that Israel was going to drag the US into war, as Israelis reportedly stated they would not wait for a deal to act.

 (L to R): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of explosions in Gaza in October, 2023 (illustration).

Pro-regime activists calls for nationwide 'day of rage' marches across Iran

The call to protest was shared by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-controlled Fars News early on Friday morning.

 People celebrate on a street, after the Iran attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025; illustrative.