【Iranian Missiles Headed to Israel's Nuclear Facilities】On the 21st, Iran launched a concentrated ballistic missile attack, breaking through Israel's air defense and hitting two towns in the south: Dimona and Arad.
Dimona is located about 13 kilometers away from the Simon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center. It is situated deep in the Negev Desert and was built in great secrecy. The international community generally believes that this facility houses the only nuclear arsenal in the Middle East, although Israel has never officially acknowledged having nuclear weapons.
Arad is an industrial city built for Israeli scientists who produced plutonium in Dimona.
These two places are at the core of Israel's ambiguous nuclear policy.
Even if the Iranian missiles did not destroy it, coming close to it marks another qualitative change in the war.
The International Atomic Energy Agency stated that it had not received any signs of damage to the research center and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint.
The Israeli military said that after detecting the missiles, they "attempted to intercept" them.
This time, Iran used hypersonic missiles, which cannot be intercepted by Israel's "Thaad" and "Arrow-2/3" anti-missile systems used by the Israeli Defense Forces and the U.S. Army. Theoretically, interception is not impossible, but the angle of attack is crucial. Iran may have discovered a loophole in Israel's defense system and exploited it.
Iranian media said that this attack was a retaliation against the bombing of the Natanz nuclear facility on the same day and the attack on the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
Why is the attack on Dimona unusual for Iran?
Because the target is not just a few buildings; it represents Israel's nuclear capability.
Iran's move aims to show: we can reach heights you think are impossible.
An attack on Dimona could lead to a radioactive incident, which constitutes a survival threat, a "red line" for Israel.
Iran shows no fear of Israel's nuclear retaliation, or wants to prove that Israel's nuclear weapons are just bluffing.
The U.S. and Israel claimed to have destroyed 8,000 Iranian targets, but Iran only attacked one Dimona. This undermines the entire narrative of "we are winning" by Trump.
Netanyahu posted: "This is a very difficult night in the battle for Israel's future!"
After Iran attacked Dimona, Trump issued an ultimatum that Iran must open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
There's nothing new under the sun.
Things are changing.
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