Iran has reportedly been conducting field tests of the Russian S-400. The Islamic Republic may be assessing the air defence system prior to buying. If it does then the S-400 would represent a significant upgrade to Iran’s air defences
This is all entirely unconfirmed but if some of the claims are true then Iran could have developed a real game-changer weapon
Deep Dive Defense offers an analysis of what really happened during the recent U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities
Saudi Arabia stood by while Israel suffered blows from Iranian missile strikes, and some observers say it might have preferred it that way
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson says Netanyahu and his cronies fear that the June 13 strike may have prompted Iran to develop nuclear weapons to ensure its survival. As a result Israel is preparing for a second strike, which will be more devastating than June 13 as Israel’s own survival now depends on regime change in Tehran
The speed with which this has been accomplished suggests that Iran anticipates more U.S./Israel air strikes and soon
“Israel is expanding its operations into Syria and threatening to go into Lebanon AND they can’t even defeat Hamas. This is detachment from reality. They are not stepping back and looking at what their military capabilities are” – Larry C. Johnson, former U.S. Intelligence analyst
Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran does not wish for the war to continue, but reaffirmed the country’s full readiness should conflict resume.
Such deception is a hallmark of the Trump administration. US negotiators had planned to meet for further nuclear talks on June 15, 2025, with the understanding that there would be no military action before. Thereby luring Iran into relaxing its guard. Then on June 13 Israel struck. Are they trying the same ruse again?
Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s former ambassador to Iraq claims 30 Israeli Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed in an Iranian retaliatory strike during the recent 12-day war. If true, the loss represents a heavy blow to the IAF
Tel Aviv had arrogantly assumed that by eliminating the upper echelons of power in Tehran the whole regime would collapse. It was a spectacular miscalculation. Unless he can persuade Trump to launch another strike on Iran it could mark the end of Netanyahu’s political career, Alastair Crooke explains.
Iran used a process of trial and error to identify weak spots in Israel’s air defences. So that at the start of the war 8% of missiles penetrated Israeli air defences, roughly one in every 13. While by the end of the war 16% , or one in every 7 or 8 missiles got through.