As danger of regional instability looms over Middle East, Israel on Saturday claimed that it has achieved aerial freedom of action over Tehran and said that the Iranian capital is “no longer immune”.Israel defence forces spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin added that aerial freedom of action over the Iranian capital was achieved with the help of over 70 fighter jets, which were involved in the overnight operation in Tehran.Israel launched one of its biggest strikes on Iran on Friday, targeting country’s nuclear programme and attacking multiple nuclear, missile and military sites. The conflict escalated after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Israel. Defrin said that around 40 sites were targeted, including air defence systems and related assets. The spokesperson further claimed that jets and drones flew over Tehran for at least two and a half hours during the operation. He asserted that dozens of aircraft continue to fly freely thanks to the opening blow that removed the threat of Iranian air defence systems.“It is the deepest area in Iran that the IAF has operated in so far,” Defrin said.“Tehran is no longer immune; the capital is exposed to Israeli strikes,” he added. After claiming great success, IDF said that it is executing a planned operation aimed at dismantling Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities.“We are moving forward according to a plan that has been prepared for months,” the Israeli army said.“We’re dismantling threat after threat, step by step. We’ve applied lessons from ground combat in Gaza and coordination with Northern Command to operate effectively even in distant Iran, just as we did over Gaza and Lebanon,” it added.It also noted that Air Force alone cannot neutralise all components of Iran’s dispersed nuclear infrastructure, so it is also targeting missile production, key national infrastructure, regime leadership, and nuclear facilities.“This combination will delay the nuclear programme by years,” it asserted.