1. On April 1, the IDF hit a building in Damascus used by the IRGC, which Iran falsely claimed was a “consulate” and therefore, sovereign Iranian territory. It was, in fact, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) headquarters in Syria. There were no consular officials in the building. Seven people, all of them military men, including the IRGC commander for Syria and Lebanon, Mohamed Reza Zahedi, were killed. Iran promised it would avenge their deaths.
2. On the night of April 13, Iran launched an attack consisting of some 170 drones, 130 ballistic missiles, and 30 cruise missiles on Israel. This attack was described by the Biden administration as a grossly “disproportionate” response to Israel’s April 1 attack in Damascus.
3. 99% of the drones and missiles launched from Iran toward Israel were shot down before they could land in Israel, many even before they entered Israeli airspace. From the handful — about three — drones or missiles that did manage to land, there was very little damage. No one was killed, and only one girl, in the Negev, was hurt by shrapnel.
4. The Americans apparently were responsible for intercepting “dozens” of Iranian drones. The more they have shot down, the greater Israel’s gratitude will be to the Americans, and the Bidenites hope that will help them convince the Israelis not to engage in further “escalation,” but to keep their retaliation “proportionate” to Iran’s attack. If, on the other hand, Israel is convinced that by itself it managed to shoot down almost all — say, 90% — of the drones and missiles, it will be less beholden to the Americans urging them to limit their response, and more likely to respond with greater force to Iran’s attack than the Americans would have liked.
5. Other Western allies, including the U.K., France, and Italy, also took part in intercepting Iranian drones and missiles in the skies over Jordan. It is believed that the RAF was responsible for at least a few successful intercepts. Having been the subject of so much criticism from those countries over the war in Gaza, it must cheer the Israelis up that these countries came so readily to Israel’s aid in intercepting Iran’s missiles and drones.
6. Jordan and Saudi Arabia also participated in the effort to shoot down Iranian drones and missiles as those flew over their Jordanian air space. It is not known what success they may have had, but their clear effort to help stymie the Iranian effort reminds us that the Sunni Arab states understand that Shi’a Iran, with its network of proxies and allies, is a threat to their wellbeing. Israel, on the other hand, is not.
7. Iran has now tried to put a stop to any Israeli retaliation, with the Islamic Republic’s UN Ambassador declaring that Iran considered the matter “over.” It hopes thereby to avoid an Israeli response to its massive, but in the end massively unsuccessful, attack on the Jewish state. For Israel, of course, the latest exchange will not be “over” until Israel has retaliated with much greater force to this Iranian attack, to make sure that Iran does not try its luck yet again.
8. Washington recognizes the hugely “disproportionate” nature of Iran’s latest attack. It must know that it cannot prevent a retaliatory attack on Iran by Israel, but it is likely urging the Israelis to exercise “restraint.” Exactly what kind of “restraint” Israel should show is entirely unclear. Should it limit its attack to the same number of drones and missiles that Iran launched in its attack? Or should it take this occasion, when much of the world is now, however briefly, on its side, to deal a devastating blow to Iran’s offensive capabilities, taking out most of its remaining drones and ballistic missiles, and attacking its nuclear facilities? Isn’t now the time to put paid to the Iranian military threat, when sympathy for Israel is momentarily high, by launching what will no doubt be seen by many, so often quick to blame Israel for being a troublemaker, as a “disproportionate” attack?
9. If Israel now goes ahead with that “disproportionate” response, and inflicts great damage to Iran’s missiles and drones, and to its nuclear program, Sunni Arab countries will not object. Instead, they will be quietly pleased that their great enemy, the Islamic Republic of Iran, has been decisively weakened.
10. Israel could, of course, not retaliate at once, but keep the Iranians in a state of high anxiety for months, wondering when the IDF will finally attack. No need for Israel to announce its plans in advance. It need only say that “we will retaliate for the April 13 attack by Iran at a time and place of our choosing.”
11. The Bidenites are likely to try to dissuade Israel from a massive response, lest the violence “spiral out of control.” They may try to persuade the Israelis to limit themselves to a handful of targets. I’d say that with its massive April 13 attack, Iran has already caused the violence to “spiral out of control.” It is Iran that needs to be reined in. Israel should express its gratitude to “our great ally and friend, the United States” for its assistance in intercepting Iranian drones and missiles, but still ignore Washington’s advice to be measured in its response to Iran. It should use the occasion, when much of the world is on its side, to inflict great damage on Iran’s nuclear program and on its ballistic missile program.
KuhnKat says
I am sick of this proportionate BS. Is Israel supposed to rape and burn an equal number of women and babies in Gaza as Hamas did in Israel? Is Israel to launch 330 aerial devices against Iran now? Iran has been financing and supplying various groups murdering Israelis for decades. What should a proportionate response to that be?
Debra Anderson says
I was thinking the same thing. Plus, in the big scheme of things the Islamic Movement advances across the globe via hijra, penetration and influence operations, love jihad, high birth rates and genocide throughout the globe.
Vera levy says
You are so right👍👍👍
The Biden administration. Specially Antony Blinken still want to seek a deal with these Iranian Mullahs who have murdered thousands of Iranians in the last two years alone
They spread terrorism all over the world, and the Democrats in the US are up to make a deal with a terrorist regime like that in Iran
40 rounds says
Blinken and Biden, the two eunuchs, should be ignored and mocked. Israel will respond intelligently because their spy service is not woke or communist.
Walter Sieruk says
Those hostile and vicious missile and drone attack strikes coming from that horrendously evil Islamic regime of Iran against the Jewish State of Israel should actually surprise no information person. For example, one of the since one of main themes that “mullah tyranny” has is “Death to Israel.
All this malice-filled hateful spite of Rasis and Khamenei along with the other ayatollahs and mullahs as well as the other Muslim despots in power and control in Iran for the Jewish people and likewise towards Israel is because according to Qu ran ,which is the entire foundation of Islam, the Jews are “apes and swine in human form.” Such vicious and malice -filled vicious murderous spite and hate of jihadist Muslims ,as those of Hamas ,Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad for the Jewish people is based upon the foundation of Islam’s “holy book” the Qu ‘ran.
The roots of this awful Muslim murderous hostility towards the Jewish people is the result of a firm but blind and unquestioning Muslim faith in the Qu ‘ran. Which instructs in violence and killing for the cause of Islam. As found in, for example, 4: 89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4.
In other words the Qu ‘ran inspires and causes such hideous violence. Furthermore, another role the Koran has in such deadly Islamic terror attacks in the Jewish nation of Israel is that the Koran contains many negative about the Jewish people.
The reason that the Qu ‘ran reads as it does have much to do with the history of the founder and prophet of Islam, who is Muhammad. This is for a specific time period of his life Muhammad lived among many Jewish people and he liked them at first.
Later then they would not accept his claim of being of prophet, Muhammad then took is dislike to them that then turned into bitterness and even hate for them. So in the hate and bitterness he spoke many derogatory things about the as even referring to them as “apes and swine.” Such word of bitterness and hate, along with other thing he said, where written down on things and then later after his death those words were together and then eventually, in time went in the composition of the Qu ‘ran.
Therefore, that why the Koran reads and in does about the Jewish people, as in calling them descendants of “apes and swine.” As seen in the Qu ‘ran in 2:65; 7:166.; 5:60.
Furthermore, as a Christian I can keyboard that there is a chance the Muhammad actually might had been a prophet but the important thing to understand is that Muhammad was NOT a prophet send by God. Instead, Muhammad was a deceptive, lying false prophet send by Satan to lead many people astray and even and straight into hell. Jesus, in fact, had predicted and warned of the coming of such men as Muhammad. For Jesus taught “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” Matthew 7:15. In addition, the Bible further warns that “many false prophets have gone out into the world.” First John 4:1. [N.K.J.V.]
Rufolino says
Entirely agree Walter about the evil spawned by the Koran.
It is beyond tragic than no Western leader will dare to say what you have said: the truth about the evil Koran !
40 rounds says
Just read @redstate that Biden okay’ed the Iranian attack on Israel. If true that is impeachable to the enth degree and no jew should vote for that corksucker!
maria says
Yes Biden is a disgusting lizzard who should be immediately arrested but there is one more muslim murderer obama who should be executed immediately
Cynthia says
Biden ok’d attacks on Israel when he lifted all the sanctions that were restraining and impoverishing Iran. Their newly made billions from oil sales and released money went straight to training and funding Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houtis. Then, he lifts the ban on ballistic missiles. Couldn’t be clearer!
James Lincoln says
Think of what would’ve happened if all of the Iranian drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles were not shut down – and had hit their intended targets.
The destruction in Israel would have been devastating – which was the INTENT of Iran.
Israel has the right to hit strategic targets in Iran – HARD.
John Smith says
Like you say James “the destruction in Israel would have been devastating,” it most certainly would of been, but now Israel has no choice they have to retaliate, and they definitely will.
OLD GUY says
I hope you are right and Israel hits Iran DAM HARD and takes out its leadership.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Israel should ignore everything our military has done over Jordan, & do whatever it deems necessary to teach Iran a lesson. In fact, stop talking to us until our elections are over: everything the Bidens are telling them is out of political compulsion: they’re losing either/both muslim and Jewish votes
Magooey says
And don’t forget that the Iranians slaughtered people at the Israeli Embassy in Argentina some years back. 29 people were killed in that attack. Has there been any retaliation for that massacre?
https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentina-court-blames-iran-for-1990s-terror-attacks-on-israeli-embassy-amia-center/
FYI says
“Tense,nervous,headachey?”
Try Prune juice especially formulated for muslim “holy men”.
Such a miserable looking breed!And it is not as if the weirdy beardies of islam actually know anything about any god.
But they just have to keep up appearances.