Hi All,
I was up late this morning and at around 2am-4am the first reports and social media posts with video started to roll in of what, from the few videos I've seen, are very definitely "high explosive" explosions on the roof of several buildings claimed to be drone manufacturers dotted around Iran and the Iranian Republican Guard has acknowledged this but claim that this "attack" (their words) was a failure. So far there's been little Western Media reporting but the story is picking up pace this morning.
Here's what we have so far -
www.thedrive.com
www.jpost.com
Iranian News confirming the explosions
www.tasnimnews.com
Footage of the one of the alleged Drone strikes taken moments after one explosion (see the smoke in the air,) and filming another impact -
and an oil refinery in Northern Iran also "hit" at the same time -
and then some unverified SM posts saying individuals have also been attacked but not way to confirm this info so could be fake -
I realise its Sunday so most "Western" Media will be slow to get confirmations before doing a full reporting but so far virtually everything being reported seems to be factual so far which makes this a very interesting weekend. The usual suspects (Israel, US) will be blamed for this but I'm more interested in the particular reasoning for such a hugely visible act of aggression vs the more "restrained" actions that have previously occurred inside Iran, usually targetted at specific individuals with very small/limited firepower rather than this extremely overt act.
Is it US retaliation for them sending Drones to Russia for use in Ukraine?
Is it a US warning not to send anything else to Russia?
Is it Israeli retaliation for attacks in Israel which have left 7 dead this week?
Is it Saudi retaliation for supporting Yemen & earlier Refinery attacks?
etc etc
I don't know what reasoning is being given internally as to who/why this was carried out but it's certainly a huge story at a very tough point in Global relations right now with the potential to escalate rapidly.
I was up late this morning and at around 2am-4am the first reports and social media posts with video started to roll in of what, from the few videos I've seen, are very definitely "high explosive" explosions on the roof of several buildings claimed to be drone manufacturers dotted around Iran and the Iranian Republican Guard has acknowledged this but claim that this "attack" (their words) was a failure. So far there's been little Western Media reporting but the story is picking up pace this morning.
Here's what we have so far -
Iran Claims It Has Come Under Drone Attack Following Explosions
The Iranian Ministry of Defense claims drones struck a facility in Isfahan as reports of blasts in other cities cause alarm.
www.thedrive.com
Israeli drone attack on Iranian weapons factory was phenomenal success - sources
The Islamic Republic claimed that the drone attack had failed and only cause minor roof damage.
www.jpost.com
Iranian News confirming the explosions
Iran Air Defense Repels Drone Attack on Military Site - Politics news - Tasnim News Agency
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian air defense forces repelled a drone strike on a military workshop in the central city of Isfahan on Saturday night, the Defense Ministry said.
www.tasnimnews.com
Footage of the one of the alleged Drone strikes taken moments after one explosion (see the smoke in the air,) and filming another impact -
and an oil refinery in Northern Iran also "hit" at the same time -
and then some unverified SM posts saying individuals have also been attacked but not way to confirm this info so could be fake -
I realise its Sunday so most "Western" Media will be slow to get confirmations before doing a full reporting but so far virtually everything being reported seems to be factual so far which makes this a very interesting weekend. The usual suspects (Israel, US) will be blamed for this but I'm more interested in the particular reasoning for such a hugely visible act of aggression vs the more "restrained" actions that have previously occurred inside Iran, usually targetted at specific individuals with very small/limited firepower rather than this extremely overt act.
Is it US retaliation for them sending Drones to Russia for use in Ukraine?
Is it a US warning not to send anything else to Russia?
Is it Israeli retaliation for attacks in Israel which have left 7 dead this week?
Is it Saudi retaliation for supporting Yemen & earlier Refinery attacks?
etc etc
I don't know what reasoning is being given internally as to who/why this was carried out but it's certainly a huge story at a very tough point in Global relations right now with the potential to escalate rapidly.
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