Interestingly, Iran, which boasts itself as the "world leader in drones," underestimated the threat of drones.
Author: Konstantin Orshansky
Image caption: Israel's attack on Iran.
The war between Iran and Israel exposes the vulnerability of modern military targets under drone attacks. Sumit Ahlawat, a military expert at the University of Sheffield, pointed out in an article for the EURASIA TIMES that Israel's tactics are identical to those used by Ukraine's intelligence agencies in the "Web" operation.
Israel employed a series of deceptive means to make Tehran believe that Tel Aviv was focused on the Gaza hostage crisis and had no time to consider attacking Iran's nuclear facilities.
Tel Aviv deliberately announced that the National Security Cabinet meeting held on Thursday evening would be about hostage release negotiations, to lull Tehran's vigilance and create opportunities for night raids.
All members of the Israeli cabinet were informed beforehand that the agenda of the meeting would focus on the deadlock in the negotiation over Jewish hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
According to anonymous sources cited by The Jerusalem Post: "The aim is to make Iran let its guard down."
In the secret cabinet bunker, all members unanimously approved the military action and signed strict confidentiality agreements - known as "Shomer Sod" (Guardian of Secrets).
In addition, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliberately released multiple sets of false signals:
Aides to the prime minister told reporters that he planned to go on vacation to the Galilee and would attend his son's wedding on June 17, attempting to mislead Iran into believing there would be no major military actions in the near future.
Meanwhile, Israel's statement said that Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Mossad Director David Barnai would fly to Washington on June 13 to meet with U.S. envoy Steve Whitaker to participate in the sixth round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Oman.
In fact, Dermer and Barnai remained in Israel to plan and monitor the "Rising Lion" operation.
Israeli sources also revealed that the fabricated reports circulating in the media about disputes between Trump and Netanyahu were intentionally released smoke screens aimed at creating the false impression of contradictions between the U.S. and Israel regarding the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Similar to the "Web" operation, Israel's attack on Iran may have been prepared for years. Sources from Israel's security services told The Times of Israel that Mossad established a drone base in Iran (not far from Tehran) and secretly transported high-precision weapons and special forces into the country.
Previously, Ukraine also took similar measures: secretly transporting 117 drones to Russia, hiding them in containers near military airfields.
Israel's drone bases in Iran's rear were mainly used to paralyze Iran's air defense systems and surface-to-surface missiles before night-time attacks. The drone swarms paralyzed the air defense systems around Iran's nuclear facilities, ballistic missile depots, and Revolutionary Guard headquarters.
The EURASIA TIMES noted that Israel also secretly transported transport vehicles equipped with weapon systems to Iran. The Mossad special forces operating within Iran used drones, high-precision missiles, and vehicle-mounted weapon systems to strike Iran's air defenses and missile launchers.
These destructive actions cleared the way for Israeli aircraft to fly unimpeded over Iranian airspace.
Defense News quoted General David Alwyn, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, as saying that the drone attacks exposed the vulnerability of high-tech aircraft deployed at airbases. The general emphasized that military plans must pay more attention to such weak points.
The publication also noted that Russian forces had begun strengthening their airbase defenses. Boris Pistorius, Germany's Minister of Defense, said that Europe was busy helping Ukrainian forces prepare for potential "retaliatory strikes" from Russia.
Ironically, Pistorius also admitted that Russia's attack tactics had significantly improved, with commanders' mastery of coordinating aircraft and drones being superb. Unfortunately, Iran, which claims global leadership in drone manufacturing, failed to learn these lessons in time.
Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7515999995707933203/
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