{"id":2000106465,"date":"2026-03-25T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000106465"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:11:29","slug":"israel-says-struck-underwater-research-center-in-irans-isfahan-hits-tehran-in-fresh-raids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/israel-says-struck-underwater-research-center-in-irans-isfahan-hits-tehran-in-fresh-raids\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel says struck underwater research center in Iran&#8217;s Isfahan, hits Tehran in fresh raids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;The center is the only facility in Iran responsible for the design and development of submarines and support systems for the Iranian Navy,&#8221; an Israeli military spokesperson said, adding that Iran also produces various models of unmanned vessels at the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strike &#8220;significantly limits&#8221; the Iranian Navy&#8217;s ability to manufacture new and advanced submarines and upgrade its existing fleet, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, the military said it has completed two waves of large-scale airstrikes targeting government sites in Tehran on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, multiple sirens were activated across Israel on Wednesday amid Iranian missile launches, including in Tel Aviv and Hadera, where one of Israel&#8217;s key power stations is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A large plume of black smoke was seen in the area, but the military said the missile hit an empty field, and the Israel Electric Corporation said in a statement that no damage was caused to its facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No casualties have been reported so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that the country has dropped over 15,000 munitions on Iran since the start of the nearly month-long conflict, about four times the number used in the Israel-Iran war last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The developments came amid heightened regional tensions following joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran that began on Feb. 28, prompting retaliatory attacks by Iran and its regional allies on Israeli and U.S. interests across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran_submarine_header.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000106480\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israel said the latest strike &#8220;significantly limits&#8221; 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