Explosions in Tehran Amid Israel-Iran Tensions: Airstrikes Spark Debate Over Impact {update}

Ali said he woke up two times because he could not sleep; around at 2:00 am and the second time at 5:00 am. Not only that, the sounds were really loud, and there was something I expected destruction when I stepped outside. That is why many inhabitants of Tehran learned about the confrontation only in the air defenses when the equipment illuminated the sky. Tehran, Khuzestan, and Ilam locations appeared irrelevant with untouched streets and full neighborhoods.

Iran wasn’t very lucky when it came to its military. The defence team across Iran, controlled by the Iranian Army, reported four casualties while counterattacking thestrikes. This has made people realize the situation, despite the lack of the tangible change in Tehran, at least for me. To those who pay close attention to world news, there has been a rising tension between Iran and Israel in the last couple of months with both countries being a little closer to an open conflict.

Israel’s Airstrikes: What Happened?

That was followed by providing coordinate details about the attacks Iranian authorities disclosed that Israeli jets had fired missiles from Iraq just 100 kilometers away from the border. Ballistic missiles, reported to be carrying cluster warheads, were reportedly fired at Iranian radar installations close to the frontier. Luckily, Iranian defenses were able to down most of them. Nonetheless, some radar sites were damaged, and work is being done to repair them. In statement by Iran, Israeli fighter jets said to have been locked out of Iranian airspace, a claim Iranian officials made to demonstrate their power of deterrence (Tehran Times).

On the Israeli side of the story, it was less descriptive. According to Daniel Hagari, the military official of Israel, operation focused the military sites in Iran and it was successful though he provided no proof to support the statement. Israeli media has published pictures in which a somewhat serious War Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu watch the developments from the headquarters. This is mainly due to their rather stern looks, which have elicited some question on whether some aspect of the operation failed to hit the intended bull’s eye as it were.

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From the American media revelations, first of all, Israel intended to perform a ‘limited’ operation. But the critics stated that Israel could have caused more damage and its attempt may endanger its image, especially after the weeks that have been threatening publicly. West Asia analyst Ehsan Salehi said that “defensive by name and nature, Israel has been practicing for a shock attack that will target Iran’s nuclear facilities, oil refineries and even personalities. As it released the operation, it implicated that its strikes were mostly unsuccessful, much hitting only few military sites” (Tehran Times).

Salehi’s comment is indicative of sentiments gaining currency in Iran that Israel is fast become a “paper tiger”. The past few weeks experienced Iran repaying Israel for the daring attack by launching missile operations which are referred as “Operation True Promise II” whereby it fired approximately 200 ballistic missiles at Israel-controlled areas. Through the social networks there were pictures of the attack and Israelis running for their lives. Tehran now threatens to retaliate even more severely if the escalation is not reduced shortly.

What Lies Ahead?

Iran’s main authorities, from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei downwards, have ranted at Israel asserting that Iran will reciprocate any aggression. “It will not be an impulsive reaction, but it will be,” Khamenei promised after the latest round of hostilities. Speaking to the Reuters news agency, Ali Abdi, an analyst specialising in Israel, thinks that Israel has gone too far with this strike. ‘This is not the still of a few shots.’ They landed on our soil and 4 of the servicemen were killed. There simply has to be consequences,” Abdi pointed out. To his mind, this means that to allow this pass would only invite more future attacks on Iran.

This Israel-Iran tension brings about critical features on the need of updating the military match-up and whether or not these two countries are ripe for a full-scale war. Some admired Tehran’s firm defense response which created a feeling of nationalism among the country’s citizens. But four dead Iranians hardly make this a small skirmish; some believe this might escalate the Iran-Israel war yet again.

This situation slowly changes, and now, people around the world are watching both countries. Of course, for people born in Tehran, like Ali, the questions about the future remain open. Finally, he posed it thus; “We are just waiting to see what next.”

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