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Last week's events are just the tip of the iceberg for the secret war between Israel and Iran Israel today

2022-03-15T12:54:56.818Z


Iran allows itself to be more active, does not hide some of its actions against Israel and also takes responsibility for them • Change in Iranian policy could allow Israel to present Tehran as a source of terrorism and violence - and act legitimately • In light of developments Which can also be in the form of sending UAVs or launching rockets


Against the background of reports from Vienna about the nuclear talks that are close to the final destination, and when Putin's war in Ukraine is at the top of the world agenda, the open war between Israel and Iran is also escalating.

This morning (Tuesday), Haaretz's military commentator Amos Harel announced that an air strike in Iran in the middle of last month caused heavy damage to Iran's drone system. It is estimated that hundreds of Iranian drones of various sizes were destroyed in that attack.

Until recently, the two countries did not respond to the incident, and Israel, as expected, did not accept responsibility for the attack.

But on Tuesday, the Lebanese television channel al-Midain reported that the attack was attributed to Israel.

Talks in Vienna approaching the end ?, Photo: AFP

According to al-Miyadin, six UAVs took part in the attack in the area of ​​the city of Karmansha in western Iran.

It is also reasonable to proceed from the premise that if Israel was the one that operated, then the drones that were attacked were also intended for attacks in Israeli territory.

According to the same report, the Israeli attack was the cause of the Iranian rocket attack on the city of Arbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq earlier this week, when Iran claimed to have launched 12 rockets and hit "secret Israeli bases."

The Corsidan government has denied this, claiming the rockets hit a civilian facility.

Iranian militia sources in Iraq reported after the incident that it was revenge for the deaths of two Revolutionary Guards officers in the latest attack attributed to Israel in Syria last Monday.

Iranian drones at a base in the south of the country, Photo: Gettyimages

Yesterday, the Iranians claimed that they had thwarted an attempt by the Israeli institution to sabotage the nuclear facility in Purdue.

According to the same report, the sabotage attempt was planned through a network of the institution, and several people were arrested in the affair.

It was also reported that the institution recruited a neighbor of a technician who works at the facility, trained him and equipped him with special equipment for the operation.

More or less at the time when the arrested Mossad network was reported, there was a widespread cyber attack in Israel against many government websites, not those of the defense establishment.

Without Iran taking official responsibility for the attack, Israel is assuming that in this case, too, the person responsible for the operation is Tehran.

The events of the past week are probably just the tip of the iceberg in the secret campaign that has been going on between Israel and Iran in recent months and years.

The shooting at Arbil, the cyber attack on Israeli government sites and the alleged arrest of the Mossad cell indicate Tehran's growing self-confidence, which is an outgrowth of the West's weakness vis-à-vis Russia, and its folding in the nuclear talks in Vienna.

Iran allows itself to be more active, bolder, and more aggressive.

Unlike in the past, it also does not hide some of its actions against Israel through various organizations or emissaries, but acts against Israel directly and openly from its territory, while taking explicit responsibility.

This also has an advantage for Israel, since so far some of Israel's diplomatic efforts have been to try to expose Iran as aggressive and threatening.

A change in Iranian policy could allow Israel to present Tehran as a source of terrorism and violence, thus creating legitimacy for itself to act against Iran.

As far as is known so far, apart from diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran's nuclearization (which currently appears to be failing upon reaching a bad agreement for Israel in Vienna), according to foreign publications Israel uses cyber, counterterrorism and sabotage to delay Iran's nuclear program.

At the same time, Israel is continuing its efforts in the context of the interwar war (BMB) in order to undermine Iran's attempts to establish itself in Syria and other places in the Middle East.

Iran has suffered quite a few blows from Israel in recent months, and as a result has a long open account with Israel.

Unusually, last week it directly threatened to respond to the damage to its people during an attack attributed to Israel in Syria.

In light of these developments in Israel, the Air Force, air defense systems and intelligence continue to be on high alert, assuming that another Iranian response is possible, which could also be in the form of sending a UAV into Israeli territory or launching rockets.

On the offensive side, one can only assume that Israel would have wanted as much as possible now, before signing the agreement in Vienna.

This is because after the signing, it is likely that Israel's steps will be taken by the Americans, who will require an explanation for any overt offensive action in Iran.

Israel is also very concerned that the agreement is also expected to greatly strengthen the Iranian economy, a fact that will allow the ayatollahs' regime to devote more resources to an Iranian establishment in the Middle East.

The bright spot is that the agreement will to some extent delay the progress of the Iranian nuclear program, and will put at least the visible parts of it under a supervisory regime, albeit for a very short time as Israel claims.

Israel will be able to use this time to complete preparations for a possible attack on Iran.

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Source: israelhayom

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