The Israeli military has claimed responsibility for an airstrike that destroyed a facility linked to Iran’s military space program in Tehran. According to a statement cited by Al Jazeera, the strike targeted a compound in the center of the Iranian capital where satellite attack capabilities were reportedly being developed. The Israeli Air Force said the operation was based on precise intelligence and that the site posed a threat to Israeli and global space assets.

The statement added that the compound housed several projects under Iran’s military space program, including work on the Chamran-1 satellite. That satellite was built by the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Electronics Industries and launched into orbit by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in September 2024. The Israeli military also reported that another space-related research facility of the Iran Space Organization in Tehran was attacked last week.

The report did not include any immediate response from Iranian authorities or independent verification of the Israeli claims.