Strike sorties - IDF sends F-35I 'Adir' jets for Iran campaign, reports '200 targets' hit within 24 hours

"Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed on Sunday that the country's Air Force (IAF) sent supersonic stealth strike fighters F-35I 'Adir' to Iran as the Middle East conflict entered its third week. The released footage shows three 'Adirs' flying through a mountainous region. The exact date and location of the footage cannot be independently verified. According to the Israeli Air Force's latest post on X, "more than 200 targets in western and central Iran" were hit over the 'last 24 hours.' "Among the targets attacked were headquarters where soldiers of the Iranian terrorist regime were operating, defence systems and weapons production and storage sites," the statement reads. The United States and Israel launched joint military operations against Iran on February 28, with President Trump vowing to "raze their missile industry to the ground". Tehran said it was responding with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with explosions reported in countries right across the Gulf region. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead in a strike on the first day. His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has since been selected as his successor. Meanwhile, Trump said the new Iranian supreme leader would not 'last long' if elected without US approval. The escalating conflict has sent global energy prices soaring and led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles 20 per cent of global oil traffic."