Thanks Caitlin for being quick to get some information out on this.
Based on the very limited information available so far, it appears that this was primarily a psychological operation aimed at its own population and its supporters in the West, purely for face-saving purposes. The reason I say this is because there were numerous early reports from US-based outlets that gave “unnamed US officials” as their source, which purported that Israel had launched missile strikes on multiple Iranian cities.
It appears that in reality that there were no missiles and only three or so small, unarmed quadcopter drones, which were launched from somewhere inside Iran or Iraq, and that these were all intercepted by air defences in the Iranian city of Isfahan. The explosions reported there were apparently from these interceptions. This suggests that the whole thing was a psy-op carried out at the behest of and with help from the US. The aim seems to be face saving for Israel while preventing a large escalators retaliation by Iran.
Thanks Caitlin for being quick to get some information out on this.
Based on the very limited information available so far, it appears that this was primarily a psychological operation aimed at its own population and its supporters in the West, purely for face-saving purposes. The reason I say this is because there were numerous early reports from US-based outlets that gave “unnamed US officials” as their source, which purported that Israel had launched missile strikes on multiple Iranian cities.
It appears that in reality that there were no missiles and only three or so small, unarmed quadcopter drones, which were launched from somewhere inside Iran or Iraq, and that these were all intercepted by air defences in the Iranian city of Isfahan. The explosions reported there were apparently from these interceptions. This suggests that the whole thing was a psy-op carried out at the behest of and with help from the US. The aim seems to be face saving for Israel while preventing a large escalators retaliation by Iran.
Typo in last line: escalatory (I hate auto-incorrect)
There should be an 'edit' option in the three dots to the side of your post. I have it on my computer, but not on my phone.
Thanks. Yes, it seems that in the app there is no edit option.
@Joy in HK
I don't use "the ap" on my phone, but do usually use a phone. I have the edit option.
What a relief, even if dishonest and stupid.