section_path: Strikes by Israel/14 June
section_name: 14 June
paragraph_text: 14 June
  
  In the early morning of 14 June, Iranian media reported two projectiles, an explosion, then a fire, at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport. It also reported Iranian air defenses engaging Israeli projectiles above Isfahan and exchanging fire with Israeli drones on reconnaissance missions in northwestern Iran. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and IAF Commander Tomer Bar declared that "the way to Tehran has been paved." The IDF later said that it bombed an underground facility in western Iran used to store dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles.
  
  Iran confirmed the deaths of General Gholamreza Mehrabi, deputy head of intelligence for the armed forces general staff, and General Mehdi Rabbani, deputy head of operations. Iran also claimed to have downed a total of three Israeli F-35 jets and captured two pilots. The Iranian army claimed to have downed a total of three Israeli F-35 fighter jets, allegedly killing one pilot and capturing the other. To date, no evidence has surfaced confirming these claims, while at least one video and one image purporting to show the downing of Israeli F-35's have been debunked as disinformation. The IDF has repeatedly denied claims of air force casualties or damage. Iran's Ministry of Petroleum announced attacks on two oil fields in Bushehr province —the Phase 14 platform of South Pars Gas field and the Fajr Jam gas refinery —where fires halted the production of at least 12 million cubic meters of gas. The Red Crescent Society said Israel had attacked 18 of the 31 provinces of Iran.
  
  At 23:11 local time, the IDF announced a new wave of strikes on "military targets" in Tehran. These attacks struck oil and gasoline depots, cut off electricity in the Shahran neighborhood, and hit the Iranian Ministry of Defence headquarters and the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research building.