Iran's “moderate” President Masoud Pezeshkian told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that his country's failed missile attack on Israel was “a matter of great pride” and “proved that the Israeli regime's Iron Dome system is more fragile than glass.” I did,” he said.
Pezeshkian said Iran showed “dignity and honor” with the attack, which it falsely claimed was carried out in accordance with international law in response to Israel's removal of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Actually Iran launched Hundreds of missiles were fired at Israel on Tuesday, most of which were intercepted by Israeli forces. multi-layered The defense systems include the Arrow long-range exo-atmospheric ballistic missile interception system, the medium-range David Sling system that has proven effective against missiles launched by Iran's terrorist proxy group Hezbollah, and the This is the more famous short distance “Iron Dome” mentioned above.
This time, some of the Iranian missiles passed through, indicating that Iran was able to deal with some of the attacks. no effect at all In April, there was a barrage of missiles.
Israeli Air Force (IAF) said On Wednesday morning, some bases were hit by Iranian ballistic missile attacks, but damage to office buildings and maintenance areas was minor, it said. The IAF resumed operations from the Israeli air base within hours, with fighter jets, munitions and critical infrastructure destroyed.
military analyst said Iran's latest attack was slightly more effective than the April attack because it was launched with later warning and carried out entirely by fast-moving ballistic missiles.
Iran's advanced Fatah-1 and Heybarshekan missiles have maneuverable warheads and are solid-fueled, allowing them to be launched more quickly and making it easier for Iran to time their launches. , the missiles were all able to reach Israeli airspace at the same time. The April attack made extensive use of liquid-fueled Emad ballistic missiles, which are slow to launch and easy to intercept.
Ankit Panda of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace said Reuters reported on Wednesday that the new Iranian attack also utilized “depleted Israeli Arrow interceptor magazines,” meaning the longest-range Israeli system could now intercept fewer Iranian missiles outside the atmosphere. are.
“If Iran launches further large-scale attacks, especially if ballistic missile attacks are coupled with cruise missile or drone attacks, more missiles are likely to be breached. “I don't think we've seen any attacks yet,” warned Malcolm Davis of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).
