Israel was disappointed that after it brought Tehran down from as many as 3,000 missiles in June to around 1,300, in only eight months, Iran was able to rebuild and return to the 2,500 missile level.
The IDF said on Sunday night that it had dropped 2,000 bombs on Iran since Operation Roaring Lion started on Saturday morning.
Air force sources said that the 2,000 bombs in two days was so fast that it was equal to the pace that they had dropped bombs in June’s Operation Rising Lion during a six-day period.
A major goal of this operation is to carry out a comprehensive “root canal” of every aspect of the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missile apparatus.
Israel was disappointed that after it brought Tehran down from as many as 3,000 missiles in June to around 1,300, in only eight months, Iran was able to rebuild and return to the 2,500 missile level.
Further, it was disappointed to see how quickly the Islamic Republic replaced the around 200 missile launchers which it destroyed in June 2025.
Israeli Air Force fighter pilots prepare to strike Iran, February 28, 2026 (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
IAF goals include bombing Iran’s ability to develop missiles, not just construction factories
The air force said that the goal this time is not only to bomb central factories for building the missiles, but also all of the various raw elements needed to develop missiles, so as to set Iran back far more and longer in terms of any ability to rebuild the ballistic missile threat.
Air force sources acknowledged that they have lost some drones to Iranian air defenses, but said that the volume of drones lost was relatively small and was having no impact on the intense and rapid pace of bombing it was carrying out.