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Originally Posted by Dargo
Do you think Iran planners had planned for so many Western interceptors in the air the plan was to weaken the iron dome, but that plan failed hits will be reported, but it will not be so many they had planned. A US official confirmed to ABC that US forces downed multiple Iranian drones headed towards Israel tonight. There goes the plan, lol. Iran has launched a second salvo of 70 missiles toward Israel, First salvo was 80 missiles per a senior US official. Israel was hit by 7 Iranian Ballistic Missiles. Mainly in the Negev Desert Area an Israeli Base was likely hit by several missiles. Iranian missiles in the skies of Jerusalem are being intercepted, with most of them being successfully countered!
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Iron Dome is a system that had not much to do this night since the incoming targets are not the preferred prey of it, but of Arrow 3 and interceptors in midair.
The Iranians telegraphed intensely in advance that they would do something, giving Israel and its allies the time to prepare. This delay between warnign and action was done by Iran intentionally. They do not really want a further escalation, they had to bow to the pressure form the street, however. They had to do
something - without ending up in a total war.
That Israel's air defence are amongst the most formidable in the world, is known. Question is how huge their ammo reserves are. Iranian drones forgoing missiles are meant to deplete the readiness of the firing units and the stockpiled reserves. Ideally the striking missiles arrive when the defending SAMs are empty and undergo reloading. Temporary over-saturation.
A lot now depends on what Israel's coalition government does next. From an Iranian point of view, the issue is -
for the moment - settled. The ball is in Israel's field. The Americans want no further escalation, but signalled support for Israel's defensive actions. I dare no prediction what Israel does next. Everything seems possible.