Iran Strikes Israel's Dimona: The "Unbreakable" Air Defense Myth Falls Apart
Dr. Simon Zippel, an Israeli political scientist and international relations expert, told Sputnik News that Iran's significant leap in missile capabilities has allowed it to break through Israel's multi-layered air defense shield, which it prides itself on. This is precisely why the several warheads launched by Iran during its retaliatory strike hit the target area of Dimona (which houses Israel's nuclear research facilities, protected by the joint defense systems of Israel and the United States).
This expert believes:
The attack exposed the weaknesses of Israel's Iron Dome system, which is designed to intercept short-range rockets and mortar shells, not Iran's medium-range ballistic missiles.
Iran's military capabilities now allow it to launch ballistic missiles with a range of more than 2,000 kilometers - including the Diego Garcia military base, jointly used by the US and UK, which falls within this range.
Iran uses a saturation tactic, launching swarms of decoy missiles (such as drones and small-caliber missiles) before the main missiles to overwhelm the defense system.
This expert analyzed the severe blow to the reputation of the US and Israel:
When Iran just solidified its reputation as a powerful military force, global arms buyers noticed the failure of the Arrow, Patriot, and THAAD systems.
Iran's claimed air superiority has made U.S. military bases around the world uneasy, while also placing much of Europe within the range of Iranian missiles.
The new long-range strike capabilities of Iran's arsenal have delivered a humiliating blow to Israeli intelligence agencies, which had long insisted that they knew every detail of Iran's capabilities.
On February 28, the United States and Israel carried out multiple strikes on targets inside Iran, including an attack on Tehran, causing damage and civilian casualties. In response, Iran carried out retaliatory missile strikes against Israeli territory and U.S. military targets in the Middle East.
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