Israel Launched Drone Attack on Iranian Facility, Officials Say
Source: NY Times
A drone attack on an Iranian military facility that resulted in a large explosion in the center of the city of Isfahan on Saturday was the work of the Mossad, Israels premier intelligence agency, according to senior intelligence officials who were familiar with the dialogue between Israel and the United States about the incident.
The facilitys purpose was not clear, and neither was how much damage the strike caused. But Isfahan is a major center of missile production, research and development for Iran, including the assembly of many of its Shahab medium-range missiles, which can reach Israel and beyond.
Weeks ago, American officials publicly identified Iran as the primary supplier of drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, and they said they believed Russia was also trying to obtain Iranian missiles to use in the conflict. But U.S. officials said they believed this strike was prompted by Israels concerns about its own security, not the potential for missile exports to Russia.
The strike came just as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was beginning a visit to Israel, his first since Benjamin Netanyahu returned to office as prime minister. The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William J. Burns, visited Israel last week, though it is not clear anything about the operation in Isfahan was discussed.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/world/middleeast/iran-drone-strike-israel.html
Can't even feign surprise
DENVERPOPS
(8,835 posts)our intelligence community should be "leaking" this kind of information...................unless it serves some kind of purpose.
We do not need to be helping our adversaries of relating info they may not be privy too.
Esp with Netanyahu succeeding in corruptly returning to power for like his fourth or fifth time......He is every bit as frightening as Trump here in America when he was in power......
A direct strike at Iran, is a direct strike at Putin.............etc etc etc
JohnSJ
(92,219 posts)told the NY Times about their involvement.
Even that doesn't seem like the smartest thing to do.
However, to your view about "our" intelligence community leaking such information. If that is so, I suspect it would be a ploy so Iran wouldn't blame the U.S. for the attack.
Personally, I think this might be related to Iranian drones being used in Ukraine, and the U.S. possibly using Israel as a proxy to attack the drone weapon factory in Iran.
Who knows what is really happening is anyone's guess
DENVERPOPS
(8,835 posts)My son has always said: We probably don't know a thousandth of what goes on, and we probably don't want to.......LOL
DENVERPOPS
(8,835 posts)TONS of shit will be slowly coming out for DECADES about Trump, The Republican Party, Republican Senators these past six years....
Of course, if we are not able to hold them at bay, or regain control, and they install the Corporate Fascist Tyranny that they want to, in that case, we will never hear anything, forever more.......
KATIE BAR THE DOOR..............
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)...all the powerful that choose to be be concerned about it get to spin the decision wheel and roll there perpetrator dice so they decide who to play spin the bottle with.
McKim
(2,412 posts)I hope that Israel isnt leading us into a war with Iran. This is really scary. I miss the Iran Nuclear Agreement! Why didnt Israel like the agreement? Do they want a war? I dont want to pay for it, been there, done that.
is every bit as frightening as Putin or Trump, and in ways, even a worse risk to Peace anywhere.......
Igel
(35,320 posts)Historic NY
(37,451 posts)Destroying a shipment in transit to Russian or destroying the capacity to manufacturer. Good work Israel