Iranian Media & Pundits Mock ‘Nothingburger’ Israeli Attack Involving 100 Warplanes
26th October 2024
The Israeli ‘retaliation’ attack against Iran, which occurred in the overnight and early morning hours, appears to be complete, with Israel’s military (IDF) having declared the response “concluded” after locations in three provinces of the Islamic Republic were hit.
Some 100 Israeli warplanes were sent, primarily across Jordanian airspace, for the unprecedented attack which reportedly included strikes on key missile, drone, and other military sites – including air defense installations. However, Iranians are mocking it as if it didn’t even happen, and there’s an emerging consensus among Western pundits that this was remarkably limited in scale. The attack did not involve Iranian nuclear or oil sites, according to Israeli military officials.
This was obviously a practice run for the later strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. This run allowed Israel to determine (a) what Jordan’s response (and Iraq’s response) would be to Israeli aircraft overflying their airspace, (b) where Iranian antiaircraft defenses were located, and (c) what the response times of those antiaircraft defenses would be. This is all vital intelligence.
Plus it allowed them to take out a lot of the trash.