The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck command centers belonging to the Basij paramilitary force and Iran’s internal security apparatus on Wednesday, targeting sites the Israeli military says the regime used to suppress protests and maintain domestic control.
“The targeted command centers were used by the Iranian regime to maintain control throughout Iran,” the IDF stated. The strikes dropped dozens of munitions on headquarters belonging to the Basij, a volunteer paramilitary militia under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that led violent crackdowns on civilian demonstrators during the January protests.
⭕️The IDF has carried out a series of strikes on the Basij and internal security command centers in Tehran belonging to the Iranian terror regime.
The targeted command centers were used by the Iranian regime to maintain control throughout Iran.
The IDF also struck the regime’s… pic.twitter.com/nvlq72W6vJ
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 4, 2026
🎯STRUCK: A large Iranian terror regime military compound in eastern Tehran.
Struck command centers in the compound include:
* The IRGC headquarters
* The Intelligence Directorate headquarters
* The ‘Basij’ headquarters
* The ‘Quds Force’ headquarters
* The Internal Security… pic.twitter.com/XBvXqks29R— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 4, 2026
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that at least 1,097 civilians have been killed since the joint U.S.-Israeli operation began on February 28, involving 181 children under the age of 18. The rights group documented over 5,000 injuries. Iranian state media reported Wednesday that the death toll had reached 1,045. These casualty figures have not been independently verified.
Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, confirmed in a video message that American forces have struck nearly 2,000 targets since the start of Operation Epic Fury. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that airstrikes would intensify, telling reporters U.S. forces were delivering “death and destruction from the sky all day long.”
Update from CENTCOM Commander on Operation Epic Fury: pic.twitter.com/epEohq64Vf
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 3, 2026
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned in a post on X that any successor chosen to replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the operation, would be considered “a target for elimination” if they continued to threaten Israel and the United States. Plans for Khamenei’s funeral were postponed Wednesday as explosions continued across Tehran, Iranian state media reported.
כל מנהיג שימונה ע”י משטר הטרור האיראני כדי להמשיך ולהוביל את התוכנית להשמדת ישראל, לאיים על ארה”ב והעולם החופשי ומדינות האזור, ולדכא את העם האירני – יהיה יעד חד משמעי לחיסול.
לא חשוב מה שמו והמקום בו יסתתר.
רה”מ ואני הנחינו את צה”ל להיערך ולפעול בכל האמצעים למימוש המשימה כחלק…
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) March 4, 2026
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said it was “deeply disturbed” by reports of strikes on civilian infrastructure, including schools and hospitals.
