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Iran has responded to the April 1 Israeli attack on its embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, by launching hundreds of missiles and drones at military sites in Israel over the night of April 13 and 14 in a clear message of deterrence.
The Iranian attack, codenamed “Operation Honest Promise,” was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which lost several of its members in the Damascus bombing, with the approval of the Supreme National Security Council and under the supervision of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
The IRGC launched more than 300 projectiles at Israel, according to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), including 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles.
During the attack, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights. There were also reports of the Houthis in Yemen launching several drones at Israel.
The projectiles were engaged not only by Israel’s multi-layered air defense network, but also by United States Central Command forces as well as fighter jets from the United Kingdom, France and even Jordan.
The IDF alleged that 99% of all incoming projectiles were intercepted. It said 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles were downed outside of the country’s borders by the Israeli Air Force and its allies. However, video footage showing failed interceptions and large blasts over Israel said otherwise.
Late on April 14, it was revealed that five ballistic missiles had hit the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel, damaging a C-130 transport aircraft, a runway and a storage facility. Four other ballistic missiles hit the nearby Negev Air Base.
And while the IDF claimed that all drones and cruise missiles were intercepted outside Israel, it was revealed that at least one drone struck Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights, close to a key surveillance base.
Following the attack, Israel’s top officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, vowed to respond. However, Tehran warned that it will strike back, but with full force.
While the scale of the Iranian attack appeared to be large, it was in fact very limited considering the country’s vast offensive capabilities.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi openly said on April 17 that the attack was “a limited measure”. Iranian Intelligence Minister, Esmaeil Khatib, went a step further on the same day by revealing that the attack was just the beginning of “a new strategy”.
The Iranian attack was clearly more of a message of deterrence. Israel’s failure to understand that this is not the limit of what Iran’s capabilities could lead to a dangerous escalation in the Middle East. Tehran will not tolerate any strike on its territory and could even respond to any attacks on its allies in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
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that was only a warning, but the iskhaelis better hear it: no longer will they be able to bomb people all around without consequences. but of course these bloodthirsty idiots will not stop there, and they will end up getting what’s coming to them
what will be anything but an happy end…
israeli psychopaths are going to get their electricity knocked out next time. i almost hope they try it with the iranians.
i think not, they lack of improvement and backing fom dc
the fact is: the us has turned iran into a military power with its repressive policy!
the frightening thing about this is the progredience with which iran is pushing the development forward!
we will hear a lot more from this region, i’m sure
the fucking mullahs are already clever, they bombard israel with 300 drones as decoys and set their hits with very few missiles. -damn it!
for israel, a billion-dollar damage is caused by fired patriot missiles. -shit!
that’s what they learned from the rushnik flatheads. we have the problem in kharkiv every night. our guys get the drones down, then the rushnyk rockets come and smash everything. but they don’t meet our air defense, which is cleverly hidden behind civilians in residential areas, because the orcs don’t dare attacking civilians
go fcuk yourself chew
i love money—i worship dollar at amereikan bank
i send strong message all transgender mulattos—bend me over rape me
lol, did he say only one rocket hit, and it was on the side of a mountain… why are the iranian people supporting israel?
yes, clearly a bitch slap but measured to say you will definitely regret the next salvo we send. the us and other other allies best think twice because they have already lost to russia badly and have been hung up in the middle east before getting near the china issue. all down hill for the zionist isreali genocidal maniacs.
“the irgc launched more than 300 projectiles at israel, according to the israeli defense forces (idf), including 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles.” – over 70% was shot down by the us and nato clowns over jordan (mainly drones).
also, practically every cent of iran’s defense budget has been spent on the mass production of ballistic missiles since the early 2000’s. 30 and 120 which btw is a lie from zionist still nothing for iran.
let me give some more info, the us intel said iran been moving around about 1,500 missiles before they attack “israel”….
now, when iran attacked israel, the country’s military officials had already assumed that an israeli retaliation would take place, and they had even prepared for a limited war that they assumed would last anywhere between 1-3 months; the assessment was that at some point, a risk had to be taken to restore deterrence, regardless of the outcome – iranian official
btw most of the missiles iran used were old… i mean old old… and they still hit “israel” they fuking pissed on the us, nato, jordan, wahhabis and “israel”.
i’m not joking iran has problem with storage capacity… now you know why there were talks about “iran selling missiles to russia”… they have a lot and they are very good – “israel” is small and has “the best air defense systems”… 5 countries support them and still failed.
very interesting about very old missiles. also conflicting reports about hypersonic missiles. some say they passed through and caused damage, others say no hypersonics were used at all.
i’m not even watching news, listening to anyone or reading. i live in rural canada. can’t do anything. so i’ll watch i, clavdivs from 1976. and wait for the hype to stop and the bigger bombs to actually drop. i could think and worry. but it’s not worth it. we’ll see what happens when the winners tell us, their story years from now. if we’re around.
i mean, maybe i should keep an eye out for an atomic scare! but even the big one in japan 2011, the extent was not told about until it was already raining, years later…
ww3 will not be televised (there are certain keywords i found you can’t use)
as markus kallio already wrote, israel spent more than 1 bio. us$ by night for it’s aa-defense. iran spent in this attack 1,75% of it. this is the success of the iranian blow. even if money is no problem, the supply replacement for the aa-defense is a significant problem.
iran humiliates the zionist cabal, by demonstrating the futility of their air defence in a limited, well announced attack. an excellent poker move to call the bluff, go all in, and sweep the expensive chips off the table befor the next salvo. khinzal pizza, they got some in ukraine, didn’t learn, now they want some in the unholy entity…that’s what they’ll get.
the entire world is now laughing at the iranian military 😆😆😆
did you pray to dollar today—only bad people’s do not worship money
sending lots of missiles and drones which almost all intercepted, shot down or failed to reach target. it only shows that iran has still lot to learn.
…it shows above all that you did not understand the message!
the jewish terror regime understood this…
israhell is easy to disable – destroy their very limited energy-producing facilities ( very doable). after that the rabid deranged beastling will be a much easier to put a leash on, subdue and tame, aka the regime change getting rid of the zionazis.
wow, i said something so benign… yet it’s awaitin. they israelis are gonna run out of missiles if production and supply is not increased. money is no object. the usa prints money like no tomorrow. many nations have started increasing their military economies for the past 5 years at least. france and china.
this is also clearly biased reporting… just sayin… the middle east is too complex to fit in a comment.
what i mean is… it feels like, nations/groups are being divided, to form a “red/blue” team. geopolitics is a lot more complex, jordan alone, is a huge paragraph of altering positions and actions. one thing is for sure. the leader of the plo approves of xi and his policies for the uyghur’s. you can look it up. they shake hands and everything. c.r.e.a.m.
is laughable and a sad joke to assume there is a usa government decision and saying when it comes to israel. we have become, since last century their bias, blind and submissive zionist clowns, colony, puppets and proxy. they own our banks, economy, media, judicial and political system and most of our military complex. they own us yesterday and today.