The IDF, by June 13, had already killed nine out of 13 primary Iranian military and intelligence chiefs.
The only major targets or uses of force that Israel seems to be refraining from in Iran, so far, are assassinating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and sending in ground troops.
Seven Islamic Revolutionary Guards and two Iranian soldiers were killed in the Israeli attacks, state-run Mizan News Agency reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is trying to portray Iran as committed to its policies and not surrendering while mobilizing support abroad and reaching out to countries for mediation.
The exercise was unprecedented as it war-gamed offensive actions against Iranian nuclear capabilities for the first time, the source informed ABC.
"History will record that President Trump acted to deny the world's most dangerous regime the world's most dangerous weapons," he added.
US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US conducted airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in a Truth Social post on Saturday night.
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.
Already on Monday, the IDF said it had destroyed 120 Iranian ballistic missile launchers, which it placed at around one-third of the total.
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