If they're striking around Tabriz they're going after some of the hardened Iranian IRGC ballistic missile sites
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If they're striking around Tabriz they're going after some of the hardened Iranian IRGC ballistic missile sites
Vegas321
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I was dragging today at work.after last night's EAM's. Just checked TB2K before going to bed.
Uggg...
Countrymouse
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yes
But we may "occasionally" need to reach out to hold one anothers' hands, as well, tonight....
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jward
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Mario Nawfal
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BREAKING: U.S. CONFIRMS IDF STRIKE IN IRAN
U.S. officials have confirmed to ABC News that Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran.
3 explosions have been reported in Iran's Isfahan region, home to critical nuclear facilities recently shut down due to security concerns.
Source: Reuters, ABC
Video: Unconfirmed
@MarioNawfal
BREAKING: U.S. CONFIRMS IDF STRIKE IN IRAN
U.S. officials have confirmed to ABC News that Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran.
3 explosions have been reported in Iran's Isfahan region, home to critical nuclear facilities recently shut down due to security concerns.
Source: Reuters, ABC
Video: Unconfirmed
danielboon
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Yup gas gas has been soaring up 30cents since yesterday
jward
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it was reported up "just" 3 percent ten minutes ago- according to whomever I quoted.
fun times.
danielboon
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Indeed
jward
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The Spectator Index
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ISRAELI STRIKES ON IRAN
- Explosions reported in Isfahan Province in Central Iran
- Near-simultaneous reports of blasts in Iraq and southern Syria
- US official confirms to ABC News that Israel carried out strike inside Iran
- Iranian state-linked media confirm explosion in Isfahan
- Significant re-routing of commercial planes amid closure of key parts of Iranian airspace
- Oil price surges by nearly 4% amid concerns of further escalation
8:54 PM · Apr 18, 2024
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ISRAELI STRIKES ON IRAN
- Explosions reported in Isfahan Province in Central Iran
- Near-simultaneous reports of blasts in Iraq and southern Syria
- US official confirms to ABC News that Israel carried out strike inside Iran
- Iranian state-linked media confirm explosion in Isfahan
- Significant re-routing of commercial planes amid closure of key parts of Iranian airspace
- Oil price surges by nearly 4% amid concerns of further escalation
8:54 PM · Apr 18, 2024
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CTFIREBATTCHIEF
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took these asshats long enough. God forbid they interrupt hannity
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War Monitor
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️Iranian Outlet Fars:
An explosion was heard in the city of Qahjavaristan, Isfahan
Some local sources report that an explosion was heard in the city of Qahjavaristan in the northwest of Isfahan.
The cause of these noises is still unknown, and Fars reporter's follow-up continues until the exact incident is determined.
The city of Qahjavaristan is located near Isfahan Airport and the 8th Shekhari Base of the Army Air Force.
8:43 PM · Apr 18, 2024
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️Iranian Outlet Fars:An explosion was heard in the city of Qahjavaristan, Isfahan
Some local sources report that an explosion was heard in the city of Qahjavaristan in the northwest of Isfahan.
The cause of these noises is still unknown, and Fars reporter's follow-up continues until the exact incident is determined.
The city of Qahjavaristan is located near Isfahan Airport and the 8th Shekhari Base of the Army Air Force.
8:43 PM · Apr 18, 2024
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Countrymouse
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WSB (50,000-watt voice of Socialism in the South) is covering....
the closure of a B&B in Kennesaw
and Trump's jury being chosen......
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OSINTdefender
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Iranian State Media is reporting that tonight’s Airstrike by the Israel Air Force may have Targeted the 8th Tactical Airbase of the Iranian Air Force, within Isfahan International Airport, which contains multiple Squadrons of F-14 “Tomcat” Fighter Aircraft.
9:00 PM · Apr 18, 2024
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Iranian State Media is reporting that tonight’s Airstrike by the Israel Air Force may have Targeted the 8th Tactical Airbase of the Iranian Air Force, within Isfahan International Airport, which contains multiple Squadrons of F-14 “Tomcat” Fighter Aircraft.
9:00 PM · Apr 18, 2024
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War Monitor
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An explosion was heard in the city of Qahjavaristan, Isfahan
Some local sources report that an explosion was heard in the city of Qahjavaristan in the northwest of Isfahan.
The cause of these noises is still unknown, and Fars reporter's follow-up continues until the exact incident is determined.
The city of Qahjavaristan is located near Isfahan Airport and the 8th Shekhari Base of the Army Air Force.
8:43 PM · Apr 18, 2024
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Easy as 3.141592653589..
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MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS IN IRAN, ISRAEL ATTACKS! Breaking Ukraine/Israel News With The Enforcer (Day 785)
Massive explosions have been reported inside Isfahan, the site of Iranian nuclear development facilites. All flights have been diverted away from Iran as ano...
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Jason Brodsky
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#BREAKING: New video from Esfahan, #Iran showing the moment of impact of #Israel's strike tonight. There are lots of key sites in Esfahan--missile, drone, and nuclear. I discussed some here as Israel has experience with operations in Esfahan. https://thejc.com/lets-talk/here
View: https://twitter.com/JasonMBrodsky/status/1781140879584944390
Israel must respond to the unprecedented attack launched by Iran on Saturday. This is the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that the Islamic Republic’s leaders have initiated such an operation from Iranian territory targeting the Jewish state. The retaliation should be large enough to deter but targeted smartly for alliance management purposes. One way for Israel to thread the needle is for it to spearhead airstrikes on Iran’s defence industries, which have been arming Russia in its war against Ukraine.
In the hours after Tehran launched Operation True Promise on 13 April, the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami proclaimed that “we have adopted a new equation with the Zionist entity, which is to respond to any aggression from its side directly from Iranian territory.” This has been the most significant statement emanating from the Islamic Republic since the conclusion of its drone and missile swarm against Israel. It is evidence that Iranian military planners view Operation True Promise as setting a new deterrence equation with Israel—that if left without a response would make the country more vulnerable. This is why Israel is obligated to make the costs of such an Iranian operation outweigh its benefits. It cannot become the new normal.
13 April was not “a win”, as the Biden administration has been portraying it. There is a difference between the significant defensive achievement that Israel, along with its allies and partners, scored and the movement of power in the Middle East. Iran felt emboldened enough to remove its trademark veil of plausible deniability —morphing from a modus operandi of grey zone warfare via proxies and partners into direct combat. It also changed the rules of the game by using Iranian territory as a base of attack against Israel. Before 13 April, Iranian decision makers had only produced videos and made bombastic statements in threatening to directly deploy its arsenal of terror against Israel. But last Saturday it made good on those fantasies, which served as a win in terms of propaganda, psychological warfare and on the battlefield.
Israel has many options to choose from in terms of targets and modes of attack. It has a formidable capability not only kinetically but also in cyberspace. It could combine both in its response, alongside covert action. Israeli leaders may eye the missile and drone bases in Iran from which it attacked the Jewish state. There is history here. In March 2022 public reporting suggested that an aerial operation by Israel destroyed hundreds of drones at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base near Kermanshah in Mahidasht.
Israel also has a record of campaigns against Iran’s defence industrial base. Facilities connected to the manufacturing and deployment of the Shahed drones will likely be of interest given their use against Israel on 13 April. The Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) is under US and European sanctions, with the US Treasury Department finding it “has been involved in the production of the Shahed-136 UAV model that Iran has used to attack oil tankers and has exported to Russia.”
Undertaking a mission to destroy or set back this drone manufacturing capacity would be a win for Israel as these targets would find sympathy with US and European partners given their use in Russia’s war against Ukraine. European threat perceptions have been significantly altered by President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of an EU candidate country. This way, Israel can send a deterrent message while keeping its closest allies on board. Israel has a history of operating in the heart of Iran’s defence industrial base, for example in Esfahan.
Other opportunities for Israel include targeting nuclear facilities, which would be more daring and dependent on US support given the need for sophisticated armaments. Some Israeli decision shapers will likely be advocating for such moves as Iran has expressed interest in Russia’s S-400 air defence systems to protect sensitive sites, including nuclear. Coupled with the hardening of Iran’s nuclear program, some in the defence establishment in Israel may view this as an opportunity as the window closes given these advancements. Israel could also choose to decapitate the IRGC and military leadership and target offshore oil platforms in Iran. Salami himself, his deputy Ali Fadavi, the commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Force Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Gholam Ali Rashid, and the chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri all managed the events of 13 April and are likely persons of interest to Israeli leaders.
Israel does not only have to operate via formal military airstrikes. It can engage in deniable acts of retaliation, launching drones from inside Iran proper at sensitive facilities, by capitalising on the Mossad’s international brigade. This would be a way to reduce the pressure on the system in Iran from having to retaliate. In the end, the Jewish state has many options to preserve its security without triggering a wider war. Targeting the weapons facilities which are most threatening to Western governments could buy goodwill behind closed doors and provide space for the formation of a global alliance isolating the Islamic Republic.
Jason M. Brodsky is the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute’s Iran Program. He is on Twitter @JasonMBrodsky.
www.thejc.com
@JasonMBrodsky
#BREAKING: New video from Esfahan, #Iran showing the moment of impact of #Israel's strike tonight. There are lots of key sites in Esfahan--missile, drone, and nuclear. I discussed some here as Israel has experience with operations in Esfahan. https://thejc.com/lets-talk/here
View: https://twitter.com/JasonMBrodsky/status/1781140879584944390
Here’s how Israel can respond to Iran’s attack and keep its defensive alliance together
Jason M. BrodskyIsrael must respond to the unprecedented attack launched by Iran on Saturday. This is the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that the Islamic Republic’s leaders have initiated such an operation from Iranian territory targeting the Jewish state. The retaliation should be large enough to deter but targeted smartly for alliance management purposes. One way for Israel to thread the needle is for it to spearhead airstrikes on Iran’s defence industries, which have been arming Russia in its war against Ukraine.
In the hours after Tehran launched Operation True Promise on 13 April, the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami proclaimed that “we have adopted a new equation with the Zionist entity, which is to respond to any aggression from its side directly from Iranian territory.” This has been the most significant statement emanating from the Islamic Republic since the conclusion of its drone and missile swarm against Israel. It is evidence that Iranian military planners view Operation True Promise as setting a new deterrence equation with Israel—that if left without a response would make the country more vulnerable. This is why Israel is obligated to make the costs of such an Iranian operation outweigh its benefits. It cannot become the new normal.
13 April was not “a win”, as the Biden administration has been portraying it. There is a difference between the significant defensive achievement that Israel, along with its allies and partners, scored and the movement of power in the Middle East. Iran felt emboldened enough to remove its trademark veil of plausible deniability —morphing from a modus operandi of grey zone warfare via proxies and partners into direct combat. It also changed the rules of the game by using Iranian territory as a base of attack against Israel. Before 13 April, Iranian decision makers had only produced videos and made bombastic statements in threatening to directly deploy its arsenal of terror against Israel. But last Saturday it made good on those fantasies, which served as a win in terms of propaganda, psychological warfare and on the battlefield.
Israel has many options to choose from in terms of targets and modes of attack. It has a formidable capability not only kinetically but also in cyberspace. It could combine both in its response, alongside covert action. Israeli leaders may eye the missile and drone bases in Iran from which it attacked the Jewish state. There is history here. In March 2022 public reporting suggested that an aerial operation by Israel destroyed hundreds of drones at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base near Kermanshah in Mahidasht.
Israel also has a record of campaigns against Iran’s defence industrial base. Facilities connected to the manufacturing and deployment of the Shahed drones will likely be of interest given their use against Israel on 13 April. The Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) is under US and European sanctions, with the US Treasury Department finding it “has been involved in the production of the Shahed-136 UAV model that Iran has used to attack oil tankers and has exported to Russia.”
Undertaking a mission to destroy or set back this drone manufacturing capacity would be a win for Israel as these targets would find sympathy with US and European partners given their use in Russia’s war against Ukraine. European threat perceptions have been significantly altered by President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of an EU candidate country. This way, Israel can send a deterrent message while keeping its closest allies on board. Israel has a history of operating in the heart of Iran’s defence industrial base, for example in Esfahan.
Other opportunities for Israel include targeting nuclear facilities, which would be more daring and dependent on US support given the need for sophisticated armaments. Some Israeli decision shapers will likely be advocating for such moves as Iran has expressed interest in Russia’s S-400 air defence systems to protect sensitive sites, including nuclear. Coupled with the hardening of Iran’s nuclear program, some in the defence establishment in Israel may view this as an opportunity as the window closes given these advancements. Israel could also choose to decapitate the IRGC and military leadership and target offshore oil platforms in Iran. Salami himself, his deputy Ali Fadavi, the commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Force Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Gholam Ali Rashid, and the chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri all managed the events of 13 April and are likely persons of interest to Israeli leaders.
Israel does not only have to operate via formal military airstrikes. It can engage in deniable acts of retaliation, launching drones from inside Iran proper at sensitive facilities, by capitalising on the Mossad’s international brigade. This would be a way to reduce the pressure on the system in Iran from having to retaliate. In the end, the Jewish state has many options to preserve its security without triggering a wider war. Targeting the weapons facilities which are most threatening to Western governments could buy goodwill behind closed doors and provide space for the formation of a global alliance isolating the Islamic Republic.
Jason M. Brodsky is the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute’s Iran Program. He is on Twitter @JasonMBrodsky.
Here’s how Israel can respond to Iran’s attack and keep its defensive alliance together
The Jewish state has many serious options open to it which need not escalate the conflict
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The Intel Hub
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If Iran responds within the next few hours the likelihood of escalation is very high.. Israel and the US had days to prepare for the last attack, if Iran chooses to escalate as they have threatened if attacked this will likely rapidly spiral.
8:58 PM · Apr 18, 2024
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If Iran responds within the next few hours the likelihood of escalation is very high.. Israel and the US had days to prepare for the last attack, if Iran chooses to escalate as they have threatened if attacked this will likely rapidly spiral.
8:58 PM · Apr 18, 2024
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The Iranian AF has per wikipedia 41 F-14s on strength in three squadrons. Those aircraft would be the most likely followed by their remaining F-4s (they've got reportedly 63 of those operational) to be used in a long range strike and are also the most potent air defense aircraft they have as well.
That's very likely to be on a target list too....
onetimer
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Good target