Covert Israeli Operations Against Iranian Missiles And Drone Plants Might Help Ukraine
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Covert Israeli Operations Against Iranian Missiles And Drone Plants Might Help Ukraine
Forbs – Jan 20th 2023
Israel is the prime suspect behind the suspected drone attack on Saturday against a military target near the central Iranian city of Isfahan. The attack occurred a little over a day after an Israeli official disclosed that his country does much to help Ukraine “behind the scenes.”
A U.S. official cited by Reuters said it appeared Israel was behind the attack. The U.S. has officially denied that any American military forces were involved. Initial reports indicate small drones, reportedly quadcopters, struck what the Iranian defense ministry described as one of its “workshop sites.” Israeli sources reported that a building related to the Iranian missile program was the target of the surgical attack
There are a number of sites related to Iran’s missile and drone program near Isfahan. Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) has a production facility in Shahin Shahr. On May 23, 2021, an explosion struck that complex mere days after Israel said that Iran was supplying drones to Hamas in Gaza.
Ukraine, which Russia has repeatedly attacked using hundreds of Shahed-136 loitering munitions (self-detonating drones) supplied by Iran since August, welcomed Saturday night’s attack. Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, tweeted: “Explosive night in Iran. Did warn you.”
On Dec. 24, Podolyak called for the “liquidation of plants” Iran uses for producing drones and missiles.
In mid-February 2022, six Israeli loitering munitions reportedly struck an Iranian base near the western city of Kermanshah. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz cited estimations claiming the attack destroyed “hundreds” of Iranian drones.
Saturday’s strike came shortly after the Israeli Ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, mentioned Iranian drones and missiles when he said Israel does more to help Ukraine than is publicly known.
“We help – albeit behind the scenes – and much more than is known,” he told German media on Friday.
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