JERUSALEM, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that its air force, guided by naval intelligence, struck a key Iranian site producing sonar and underwater detection systems in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran.
The targeted site, part of Iran's defense ministry, was used for developing and producing sonar systems to detect submarines, vessels, and underwater threats, the IDF said in a statement.
It claimed that the strike, carried out on Monday, significantly impaired Iran's ability to detect maritime threats, as well as its submarine and naval electronics production.
The IDF also said that in another wave of strikes in the northern city of Karaj, a major site of naval cruise missiles and air defense systems was targeted.
Following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran starting on Feb. 28, Iran and its regional allies responded with attacks on Israeli and U.S. interests across the Middle East. ■
