Smoke rising following an explosion in Tehran on March 5.
PublishedMar 05, 2026, 09:29 PM
TEL AVIV – Israel’s war in Iran isentering a second phasethat will see its fighter jets attacking ballistic missile sites buried deep underground, according to two sources familiar with Israel’s military campaign.
Thejoint air assault with the United States in Iranis nearing the end of its first week after opening salvoskilled the country’s leadersand set off a regional war with Iranian attacks in Israel, the Gulf and Iraq, and Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
joint air assault with the United States in Iran
Israel’s military says it has hit hundreds of Iranian missile launchers above ground that could target Israeli cities.
The second phase will include bunkers storing ballistic missiles and equipment, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.
One said Israel aimed to neutralise Iran’s ability to launch aerial attacks at Israel by the end of the war, which was also focused on taking out the Islamic republic’s leadership.
The military has previously asserted that it and the US military have taken control of much of Iran’s airspace in the opening days of the attacks.
In a statement on March 5, the military said that, overnight, the air force struck “an underground infrastructure site used by the Iranian regime to store ballistic missiles and storage sites for missiles intended for use against aircraft”.
Source: Drudge Report
