Israel pretty much showed Israel can launch a large, airborne attack on Iran whenever they want, blowing right through all Iran’s air defense and SAMs without losing a plane or military member
IDF launches strikes on military sites throughout Iran, weeks after missile attack
Israel launched its long-awaited retaliatory strike against Iran early Saturday, weeks after the Islamic Republic’s massive ballistic missile barrage on the country, with the military saying the “precise strikes” by the Israeli Air Force targeted strategic military sites — specifically drone and ballistic missile manufacturing and launch sites, as well as air defense batteries.
Reports of explosions near Tehran began to emerge around 2:15 a.m. local time, with the Israel Defense Forces quickly releasing a statement confirming that it was attacking, in response to “months of continuous attacks from the Iranian regime against the State of Israel.”
The strikes were carried out in several waves over the course of several hours, in various areas of Iran, with the Islamic Republic closing its airspace for the duration and seemingly showing little ability to counter the assault. Strikes were reported in the Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan and Shiraz areas.
The first wave of attacks apparently targeted Iran’s air defense capabilities, both to ensure the IDF’s freedom of operations during Saturday’s sorties, and to lay the ground for further strikes, should Iran retaliate. As the campaign was underway, Syrian state media reported that Israel struck several military sites in the south and center of the country, action possibly taken to enable the IAF to operate more freely in Iran.
The next waves hit drone and ballistic missile manufacturing sites — those used in direct Iranian attacks on Israel on April 14 and October 1 — as well as sites used to launch such weapons.
There were around 140 planes involved, and, having decimated much of Iran’s ability to defend itself from future attacks in the area around and in Tehran, Iran might want to reconsider getting frisky with Israel.
“Iran struck Israel twice… and has paid the price for that,” IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a statement. “We are focused on the goals of the war in Gaza and Lebanon. It is Iran that continues to push for a wide regional escalation.
“If the regime in Iran were to make the mistake of beginning a new round of escalation — we will be obligated to respond,” he continued. “Our message is clear: All those who threaten the State of Israel and seek to drag the region into a wider escalation will pay a heavy price. We demonstrated today that we have both the capability and the resolve to act decisively, and we are prepared — on offense and defense — to defend Israel and the people of Israel.”
Israel can pretty much do what they want to Iran. Next time it could be the nuclear weapons production center. It could by Ayatola Khamenei’s residence.There’s really not much in the way of video on the ground, being Iran. One of the biggest going around on social media is actually from a refinery fire from years ago. So
We have a new war going on (Israel and Iran) and where is Kamala tonight?
She’s out partying…. A damn shame. pic.twitter.com/UUIOVKDrRx
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) October 26, 2024
Oh, there she is
Joe Biden prepares for another vacation
Kamala Prepares to dance with Beyonce
Meanwhile Israel is Bombing IRANWE HAVE NO AMERICAN LEADERSHIP while we are seconds away from WW3 pic.twitter.com/4S6Q1RCeGA
— Culture War (@CultureWar2020) October 26, 2024
Biden was either warned about the attack and continued to head off to vacation, or Israel didn’t want to trust him with the information. And Kamala is simply word salad.
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