Israel attacked Iran: Damage caused by Israeli bombing on two secret Iranian military bases

According to AP, among the damaged buildings is the Iranian military base in Parchin where the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suspects that Iran has tested high explosives in the past that could detonate a nuclear weapon.

Other damage could be seen at the nearby military base of Khojir which according to analysts consulted by AP hides a system of underground tunnels and missile production sites.

Iran has not recognized damage nor in Khojir nor in Parchin by the Israeli attack on Saturday. It has only said that the bombings killed four Iranian soldiers working on the country’s air defense systems. Meanwhile, Iranian media reported that a civilian was killed in the city of Eslamshahr, southwest of Tehran,

Planet Labs images analyzed by AP show damage to Parchinlocated about 40 kilometers southeast of the center of Tehranwhere a structure seemed totally destroyedwhile others were damaged for the attack.

In Parchinthe Institute of Science and International Security identified as Taleghan 2 the building destroyed. It is located on the side of a mountain. He added that an Iranian nuclear data file previously confiscated by Israel identified the building as the location of “a smaller, elongated high explosive chamber and an X-ray system for examining small-scale high explosive evidence.”

In the complex of KhojirPlanet Labs images showed that The Israeli attack destroyed two buildings used to mix solid fuel used in ballistic missiles.

For his part, the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Jamenei, He said Sunday that the Israeli attack “should neither be exaggerated nor minimized.” He did not speak of retaliation.

For more than three hours, in three different waves, Dozens of Israeli warplanes attacked about 20 targets.

The Israel Defense Forces (FDI) reported that they attacked military complexes, air defense systems, missile production facilities and surface-to-surface missile launchers in Tehran, as well as in the provinces of Khuzestan and Ilam, in the west of the country.

According to information published by the American newspaper The New York Times, during the first wave of airstrikes, Israel hit air defense systems and radars in Syria e Irak to avoid takedown and interception attempts.

Iranian officials told The New York Times that Israel also attacked an S-300 air defense battery that was stationed at Imam Khomeini International Airport.which provides protection to parts of Tehran. They added that at least three missile bases of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were also hit.

The Israeli bombings were a response to the October 1 Iranian missile attack on Israel.

Will Iran respond to the attack?

Andrés Gómez de la Torrea specialist in defense issues, told The Commerce that the retaliation of Israel contra Iran can be considered as a graduated retaliation in surgical attack mode, within the scope of a limited war.

“It can also be considered a kind of experimental offensive or laboratory offensive. Because? Because the Air Force Israel has used the F-35 planewhich is relatively new to Israeli arsenals, and weapons systems recently delivered by the United States”he noted.

“It has been an experimental offensive to test one’s own capabilities and, conversely, measure reaction capacityespecially the air defense forces of Iranwhich are solved at the highest technological point by the Russian Federation”he explained.

He highlighted that the targets attacked have been strictly military, due to the request made by the United States for refrain from attacking oil infrastructurebecause of the economic impact it may have on the world, and Iran’s nuclear program.

“This has something to do with the upcoming United States elections and, obviously, with the transfer of the defense system THAAD of the latest generation to reinforce Israel’s anti-aircraft defense layer,” said the specialist.

Will there be a response from Iran? Gómez de la Torre maintained that the official policy of the Islamic Republic has been to reserve the right to respond. “It is an argumentative solution for the current conditions of this offensive.”

“From a psychological point of view, it is the first time that Iran’s capital, Tehran, has been attacked by foreign forces in many years. It happened in 1985 when the Iraqi Air Force bombed it. It must also be emphasized that Iran must be aware that its strength and capacity lies in waging unconventional warfare with proxies.. But it is high risk that it enters into a direct military confrontation in terms of conventional war with Israel,” Gómez de la Torre warned.

“Iran’s top political and military leaders must carefully examine what their next step will be; it is a very dangerous game to escalate towards a conventional war. in which it has everything to lose, due to its poor anti-aircraft capacity and because of how old and inoperative its air force is,” concluded Gómez de la Torre.

Netanyahu speaks for the first time about the attack

And Israel, Netanyahu said on Sunday that The attack was “precise and powerful, fulfilling all its objectives”.

“In the early hours of Saturday morning, we fulfilled our promise and seriously damaged the defense capabilities of Iran and its ability to produce missiles that work against us,” said Netanyahu.

“Two days ago, we hit the octopus’s head. To the people of Iran I say: our fight is against a tyrannical regime that threatens the entire region. Whoever harms us, we will harm” he added.

Netanyahu thanked the US for its “close coordination and assistance” in the IDF attacks against Iran.

According to the Jerusalem Post, the Israeli Air Force attacked targets that were used to produce solid fuel for long range ballistic missiles, which severely damaged Tehran’s ability to replenish its inventory.

While the Israeli portal Walla said that The targets attacked were sophisticated equipment that Iran could not produce on its own and had to buy from China.

The American portal Axios reported that Israel destroyed 12 mixers used to produce solid fuel for long-range ballistic missiles.

Decker Eveleth, a research analyst associated with the CNA think tank, told Reuters that with its limited operation, Israel may have dealt a significant blow to Iran’s ability to mass produce missiles and have made it more difficult for any future Iranian missile attacks to pierce Israel’s missile defenses.

According to the Israeli public broadcaster Kan, as a result of the attacks, There will be much greater freedom of operation for Israeli warplanes to attack Iran if the conflict escalates.. It is also a setback in Tehran’s ability to fire missiles at the Jewish state.