The Israeli military said Monday that it can now fly over the country's capital, Tehran, without facing major resistance after crippling Iran’s air defenses in recent strikes, enabling Israel to hit an expanding range of targets with relative ease.

The Israeli military spoke of air superiority, but warned against underestimating the enemy.

JERUSALEM, Israel (TNND) — The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) on Tuesday announced it had killed a top Iranian war leader. The IDF wrote via X it killed Chief of Staff Ali Shadmani, whom it claimed worked as “Khamenei’s closest military advisor.” Shadmani died in an Israeli Air Force strike in Theran, the military group wrote.

Air Force Commander, Major General Tomer Bar, discloses that the Air Force has destroyed more than 70 Iranian air defense missile batteries.

The Israel Defense Forces has not acknowledged losing any aircraft in the opening strikes of its Operation Rising Lion, which involved more than 200 aircraft that dropped a significant number of munitions, setting back Tehran’s nuclear program and killing several high-ranking military officials and atomic scientists.

The successful hit reportedly hobbled Iran’s ability to respond to the first wave of Israeli Air Force strikes across the country

Israel and Iran launched a new round of attacks as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fifth day.

Israeli officials have given conflicting messages on whether they are looking to force a regime change in Iran with their military campaign. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News on Monday that assassinating Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would “end the conflict,