Israel strikes Iran’s Defense Ministry headquarters in Tehran: Iranian media

The attacks targeted the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics headquarters in the Nobonyad area, causing slight damage to an administrative building.

There was no immediate comment from the Iranian Defense Ministry.

For its part, the Israeli military said the air force conducted an "extensive series of strikes" in the capital Tehran related to Iran's "nuclear weapons project."

Israeli forces targeted "the Iranian Ministry of Defense headquarters, the headquarters of the SPND nuclear project" along with other targets, it said on X.

Israeli forces also struck the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research during separate attacks in the same area.

In the early hours of Friday, Israeli forces attacked Iran, hitting nuclear and missile facilities and killing top military commanders and scientists. Iran responded with ballistic missiles targeting several areas across Israel, killing and injuring Israelis and damaging buildings.