Air Force Command Attacks From Underground Center: What Do We Know So Far About Israeli Attacks on Iran?
Israel's Chief of General Staff in the air force's underground command center commanding attacks on Iran
Israeli Air Force planes have targeted military installations in Iran between Friday and Saturday night.
Israel claims that through these attacks, Iran has paid the price for recent missile attacks on Israel. According to the spokesman of the Israeli army, "this is a clear message that those who pose a threat to the Israeli state will have to pay a heavy price."
The Iranian army has so far confirmed the death of four of its soldiers in Israeli attacks.
The BBC has tried to answer some important questions related to these attacks in this detailed report.
When did Israel's attack begin?
According to Iran's official news agency "Irna", explosions were heard in different parts of the country between Friday and Saturday at 2:15 local time.
Initially, Iran did not confirm the Israeli attacks, but users on social media in Iran continued to inform about these explosions.
A user told the BBC he heard explosions near Imam Khomeini Airport in southern Tehran.
Another user said, "The people of Tehran woke up at 2:14 AM (3:45 AM local time in Pakistan) after hearing the terrible sound of three explosions one after the other" while in Tehran. Another person wrote: 'We heard seven loud explosions.'
Shortly after these initial sounds of explosions were heard, the spokesman of the Israeli army informed through the social communication website X that 'in response to the attacks of the Iranian government against Israel for months, at that time the Israeli Defense Forces Iran. It is attacking military targets.
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A view of the projectiles in the air in Tehran
The duration of the attacks on Iran was about four hours.
Israel says its defense forces launched airstrikes on Iran on Saturday based on intelligence and its planes targeted Iranian missile facilities.
The Israeli military added that the missile facilities that were targeted used to manufacture missiles that Iran has fired at Israel in recent months.
The Israeli military statement added that surface-to-air missiles and additional Iranian air capabilities were also targeted.
On the other hand, Iran has confirmed the Israeli attacks on its 'bases', but has not said anything about the losses caused by it.
Iran's defense forces said in a statement that there were attacks on military bases in Tehran, Khuzestan and Elam.
An Israeli military spokesman added that Israel had chosen the facilities to be targeted in Iran from "many available targets". He further said that if necessary, more targets can be selected and attacked.
Neither Israel nor Iran have shared more details than this at this time.
How much damage was done in these attacks?
Although Iran confirmed the Israeli strikes, state media initially denied reports of any casualties, calling them a "failure".
Iran's army has said in a statement that there have been attacks on military bases in Tehran, Khuzestan and Elam.
According to Iran's official news agency IRNA, after the initial sounds of the explosions, Iran's anti-missile defense system was activated, which successfully thwarted the Israeli attacks, but later the Iranian military said that "the Israeli attacks It was successfully intercepted but there was 'limited damage' at a few places.'
No details of this 'limited damage' have been provided by Iran.
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BBC Persian's Bahman Kalbasi says that Iran's state media is currently dismissing the attacks as a failure and denying any damage.
According to Kalbasi, "Iran's general response to any attack on Iran and its related targets is the same."
Kalbasi says that the Iranian response after the Israeli attacks shows that Iran now wants to end the matter. However, according to Kalbasi, if evidence of casualties and damage to military facilities in Iran is revealed, this strategy of Iran may be affected.
Which countries' airspace was used in Israeli attacks on Iran?
According to BBC Persian's Ziyar Gul, the Persian Gulf countries and Jordan have declared in the past that they will not allow their airspace to be used against Iran. Since then, there has been speculation over the past months as to which country's airspace Israel will use.
If one looks at the sites targeted by Israeli strikes in Iran on Saturday, it becomes clear that Israel has used the airspace of Syria and Iraq to attack Iran.
The Syrian air defense system was quite active on Saturday morning. It appears that the Israeli warplanes first passed through Syrian airspace and then used Iraqi airspace as well.
Israel has targeted military bases in Tehran, Elam and Khuzestan in Iran. All these areas are close to the Iraqi border.
In the past, the Israeli and American air forces have been violating the airspace of Syria and Iraq. Perhaps for this reason, Israel used the airspace of these two countries so that no new diplomatic conflict would arise.
According to Zyar Gul, multiple assessments show that Iran's air defense system and missile system were among Israel's targets.
Targeting Iran's defense systems may be intended to send a message that while Israel can target its enemy's missile defense systems, it is not difficult for it to target other locations as well.
Compared to the past, Israel has accepted the responsibility for the attacks on Iran for the first time
Iran and Israel have been at war with each other for decades, and even before today's attack, the two countries have launched attacks on each other's soil in recent months.
Earlier on October 2, Iran launched an airstrike on Israel and the Israeli military confirmed that its airbases were targeted.
However, the Israeli army said that there was no damage to the planes, drones and other important installations at the air base in this attack.
There have been attacks on Iranian soil before, but Israel has never directly claimed responsibility for these attacks.
In April of this year, there were air strikes in the Isfahan region of Iran, but Israel has not yet commented on this attack. However, American officials confirmed this Israeli attack on Iran.
When Israel takes action against Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis or Iraqi armed groups, they immediately claim responsibility.
However, whether it is the assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsin Fakhrizada, the operation against nuclear facilities or the killing of IRGC commanders in Syria, Israel remains silent on its role in these matters.
In April of this year, there was an attack on the Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus, in which Revolutionary Guard officers were also killed. However, Israel has not commented on this incident till date.
After that, Iran also launched counter-missile attacks on Israel.
In August, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, but Israel has not yet confirmed its involvement in the attack.
However, Israel's attack on Iran on Saturday was different from past attacks in that when multiple explosions were heard around Tehran on Saturday, the Israeli military immediately confirmed that they had attacked Iran.
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said that Israel has targeted military targets in Iran.
What could be Iran's response?
The BBC's regional editor for the Middle East, Sabachian Ashar, says that Iran's response to these attacks depends on how the Iranian leadership wants to respond.
Iran's semi-official news agency "Tasnim" said that there is no doubt that Israel will face an appropriate response.
However, until now, Iran's supreme leader and government officials have not made any statement in this regard, while the United States has warned Iran of a possible response.
BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner's analysis of this whole situation is being presented below.
Everyone in the region knew that Israel's response was coming, but at least some countries expected that Israel would wait until after the US presidential election.
America's Gulf Arab allies now have many reasons to be nervous, especially this morning as they wait to see how Iran responds to Israel.
The US, on the other hand, has signaled that it was not involved in the attack on Iran, but after deploying around 100 military personnel to Israel to operate its THAAD air defense system, the US is now prepared for any possible Iranian retaliation. could be involved in helping defend Israel against
Meanwhile, Gulf Arab governments, keen to stay out of the conflict, have recently told Iran that they will not allow their countries to be used in Israeli attacks on Iran.
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