Israel Iran War: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed that they have destroyed two F-14 fighter jets standing at Tehran Airport in the airplane amidst continuous attacks in Tehran and Central Iran. IDF says that these fighter jets were deployed to stop Israeli aircraft.

IDF also stated that it thwarted an attempt for a drone attack on Israel. A UAV (unmanned aircraft) launched cell was finished a few minutes before the attack, when intelligence sources reported that a team was preparing to attack with drone launcher and weapons.

IDF wrote in its X post- Abstinction of our recent operations- Two F-14 fighter jets standing at Tehran Airport were destroyed which were to intercept Israeli aircraft. The UAV launch cell was targeted and abolished.

Recap of our recent operations over tehran:

Strike on two f-14 fighter jets that was located at an Airport in Tehran. These jets were intended to intercept israeli aircraft.

Thwarted a uav launch attempt toward israel.

ELIMINATED A Launch Cell Minutes Before Launch… pic.twitter.com/y1gy7obz99

– Israel defense forces (@idf) June 16, 2025

Israel’s big military attack
Israel on Friday launched a major military operation in many parts of Iran including Tehran. Many senior military officers and nuclear scientists of Iran have died in these attacks and the important nuclear infrastructure was also damaged. A major target of the attacks was the nuclear enrichment facility located about 18 miles from the city of Qom.

Iran’s crushing retaliation
In response, Iran fired hundreds of drones and missiles, causing tension between the two countries to reach the peak. This conflict has now entered a new and dangerous phase, which has spread anxiety throughout the Middle East. Meanwhile, many Middle Eastern countries have closed their airports and limited the airspace, making it deepening that this struggle may soon take the form of a major war.

Khamenei’s strict warning
On Saturday, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave an open warning to Israel. He said, “Israel should not think that the matter is over. He has started the war and he will get punishment for this big crime.” Khamenei gave this statement on Irani TV in a pre-varied video, in which he said to take revenge.