On Saturday, Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran which targeted around 20 military sites across the country, using over 100 combat aircraft. This was an unprecedented operation by Israel against Tehran – in both its breadth and depth. Israel’s aim was to degrade and deter. And in the process, it has reminded the world of the weaknesses of America’s current policy towards Iran.
So far, Iranian media has been downplaying the Israeli strikes. Even as the bombing campaign was underway, pro-regime Telegram channels were posting videos showing placid scenes of Iranian cityscapes. In April, when Israel launched an attack on Esfahan, Iranian state television broadcast the morning traffic with soothing music. This time, state media played classical music to accompany the sunrise over Tehran. Soon after, Iran’s ministry of education announced that schools would open on Saturday as normal.
Israel has done more militarily to weaken the Islamic Republic’s terror network over the last two months than the United States has in over 30 years
Iran’s air defence headquarters have suggested the damage caused was ‘limited’.
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