Northeast of the city of Qom lies a facility that is virtually immune to conventional airstrikes. From the inside, it reveals the deepest and most formidable challenge in the campaign against Iran.
Magen David Adom reported receiving approximately ten reports of impact sites across Israel after 35 missiles fired. Several casualties reported, mostly with light injuries, but two were in serious condition.
The operation was carried out by Gaza Division forces and additional units, based on intelligence and special capabilities of the Shin Bet.
Over the course of the last decade, the Iranian UAV industry has become a recognized global brand name, mainly due to the use to which the Russians have put the Iranian UAVs during the ongoing war in Ukraine. Iran, however, began to put the systems it has developed to use – either directly or via its proxy forces – many years previously.
As international protests condemn Israel's recent operation, a surprising counter-narrative has emerged: Iranian citizens expressing support for the military action that targeted their own government's installations and top officials.
