How Many Strikes Has Israel Carried Out in Iran? 7,600 on the IDF Count
The Israel Defense Forces counts approximately 7,600 strikes across Iran in its live update of 13 March 2026, its own running total.
Approximately 7,600 strikes across Iran is the figure the Israel Defense Forces published in its live update of 13 March 2026, its own running count of its own activity during Operation Roaring Lion. The same update counts more than 4,700 operational sorties by the Israeli Air Force, including over 380 missions in Iranian airspace, and more than 2,000 of the strikes against what the IDF describes as headquarters and assets of the Iranian terror regime. The figure is a running total published while operations continued, not a closed campaign total, and it covers the named operation only.
| Figure | What it counts | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Approximately 7,600 | Strikes carried out across Iran, the party’s own count of its own activity | Operation Roaring Lion so far, to 13 March 2026 |
| More than 2,000 | Strikes against what the IDF describes as headquarters and assets of the Iranian terror regime, a subset of the Iran total | Operation Roaring Lion so far, to 13 March 2026 |
| More than 4,700 | Operational sorties conducted by the Israeli Air Force, aircraft missions rather than engagements | Operation Roaring Lion so far, to 13 March 2026 |
| Over 380 | Missions in Iranian airspace, a subset of the sortie count | Operation Roaring Lion so far, to 13 March 2026 |
| More than 1,100 | Strikes carried out across Lebanon, a separate geography inside the same operation | Operation Roaring Lion so far, to 13 March 2026 |
Source: Israel Defense Forces, live update of 13 March 2026, Iran-Israel War 2026. Each figure is the IDF’s own count of its own activity, published during operations.
The IDF counts approximately 7,600 strikes across Iran
The Israel Defense Forces counts approximately 7,600 strikes carried out across Iran during Operation Roaring Lion, on its own tally of its own activity, published on 13 March 2026 while the operation was continuing. The page gives the total two ways, as “More than 7,600” in its headline and “approximately 7,600” in its body, so the number is used here as an approximation. It is bounded in three ways at once:
- By operation. The count covers Operation Roaring Lion and no earlier action.
- By date. It is current to 13 March 2026 and runs forward from there.
- By counter. It is the Israel Defense Forces’ own record of strikes it carried out.
More than 2,000 strikes hit what the IDF calls regime assets
The Israel Defense Forces reported that more than 2,000 of the approximately 7,600 strikes were against what it describes as headquarters and assets of the Iranian terror regime, in the same live update of 13 March 2026 and on its own count. The category and its wording are the IDF’s own characterisation of the targets it struck. The publication gives no further breakdown of the remaining strikes, so the balance carries no published target description and may not be assigned one.
4,700 sorties and 7,600 strikes are two different counts
Three separate figures sit in the same IDF publication of 13 March 2026, each the IDF’s own count of its own activity during Operation Roaring Lion, and each counts a different thing. A sortie is an aircraft mission and a strike is an engagement, so the counts do not convert into one another.
| Figure | What it counts | Relationship to the others |
|---|---|---|
| More than 4,700 | Operational sorties by the Israeli Air Force | The widest of the three, and not a strike count |
| Over 380 | Missions flown in Iranian airspace | A subset of the sorties, not of the strikes |
| Approximately 7,600 | Strikes across Iran | A separate count, not derivable from the sorties |
The three may not be added together, and none may be divided into another.
The 1,100 strikes across Lebanon are a separate count
The Israel Defense Forces counted more than 1,100 strikes carried out across Lebanon in the same 13 March 2026 update, its own count of its own activity within the same operation, and that figure sits outside the approximately 7,600 recorded for Iran. Inside the Lebanon total the IDF identifies approximately 190 Radwan Force targets and over 200 missile and launcher targets, on its own characterisation of those targets. The Lebanon figure counts strikes across Lebanon rather than strikes against any single organisation.
The IDF publishes no strike count for operations before 2026
The Israel Defense Forces publishes its strike totals for Operation Roaring Lion only, in the update of 13 March 2026, and no Israeli official tally of strikes carried out in Iran before that operation appears in the publications read for this record. Two other Israeli official publications from the same period count other things:
- Israel Defense Forces, press briefing by the IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, 29 February 2024: counts for Gaza and for Judea and Samaria, on the IDF’s own tally, and no figure for Iran.
- Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Israel to the Multilateral Organizations in France, position statement last updated 17 September 2025: hostage and aid figures reported by Israel, and no strike count.
Where an Israeli body has published nothing, this record says so and stops.
Which of these figures may not be added together?
The Israel Defense Forces records every figure on this page as its own count of its own activity during Operation Roaring Lion, current to 13 March 2026 and published while operations continued. The Iran and Lebanon strike counts cover different geographies and are never summed into one operation-wide strike total by the publication itself. The sortie count, the airspace-mission count and the strike count measure different units and may not be added or divided into one another. The Iran total carries the source’s own “approximately” and the Lebanon and regime-asset figures are floors written as “more than”, so none may be restated as an exact number. The more than 2,000 regime-asset strikes are a subset of the Iran total, and no remainder may be derived from the two approximations.
Questions readers ask
How many strikes has Israel carried out in Iran?
The Israel Defense Forces counts approximately 7,600 strikes across Iran during Operation Roaring Lion, on its own count, current to 13 March 2026.
What period does the 7,600 figure cover?
The Israel Defense Forces published it as a running total for Operation Roaring Lion so far, to 13 March 2026, and not for any fixed calendar window.
Is 7,600 a final total?
No. The Israel Defense Forces reported it during operations, so it is a running count as at 13 March 2026 rather than a closed campaign figure.
Why is the figure written as approximately 7,600?
The Israel Defense Forces states the total as “More than 7,600” in its headline and “approximately 7,600” in its body of the same 13 March 2026 update, so it is used as an approximation.
What were the more than 2,000 strikes against?
The Israel Defense Forces recorded them as strikes against headquarters and assets of the Iranian terror regime, its own description of the targets, within the same total.
Is a target breakdown published for the rest?
No. The Israel Defense Forces publishes one sub-category only and gives no target description for the remaining strikes.
Is a sortie the same as a strike?
No. The Israel Defense Forces counted more than 4,700 operational sorties, which are aircraft missions, separately from approximately 7,600 strikes, which are engagements.
What does the figure of 380 refer to?
The Israel Defense Forces recorded over 380 missions in Iranian airspace, a subset of the more than 4,700 sorties and not of the strike count.
Do the Lebanon strikes count toward the Iran total?
No. The Israel Defense Forces reported more than 1,100 strikes across Lebanon as a separate count inside the same operation.
Who counted these strikes?
The Israel Defense Forces counted them itself and published them on its own site, as a party’s own count of its own operational activity.
Does Israel publish a strike count for earlier action against Iran?
The Israel Defense Forces publishes strike totals for Operation Roaring Lion in this update, and no earlier Israeli official strike tally for Iran appears in the publications read for this record.
What does the 29 February 2024 IDF briefing count?
The Israel Defense Forces published counts there for Gaza and for Judea and Samaria, on its own tally, with no figure for Iran.
Sources
- Israel Defense Forces, 2024. Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, February 29th, 2024. idf.il. Official or primary record.
- Israel Defense Forces, 2026. Iran-Israel War 2026, Live Updates, March 13, 2026. idf.il. Official or primary record.
- Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission of Israel to the Multilateral Organizations in France, 2025. Israel’s Objectives and Current Operation, last updated 17 September 2025. embassies.gov.il. Official or primary record.
