Israel targeted S-300 air defence system during attack on Iran, says report

Drones and missiles attacked the Iranian region of Isfahan last week. According to reports, the strike was carried out by Israel and was directed at the area where Iran’s nuclear facilities and air defense systems are located.

Although Israel reportedly carried out the attacks, the Jewish state did not confirm or deny executing the operations. The explosions happened a week after Iran attacked Israel, its main regional competitor, with drone, ballistic, and cruise missile attacks. The extraordinary targeted strikes from Tehran came after hostilities had reached a breaking point.

The S-300 defense system is shown at the covert installation on April 15 in satellite photos accessed by the media. According to the most recent Google Earth photograph, the location is deserted and devoid of any signs of the S-300 missile defense system. The attack site lies to the north of the nuclear facility in Natanz.

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The system consists of many trucks outfitted with various types of missile launchers, radar, and other equipment. According to reports, Israeli weaponry were able to avoid detection by the Iranian air defense system and strike an area that had anti-ballistic missile defense systems installed. This is implied by the fact that drones and missiles were fired against the system.

According to the New York Times, the two Iranian officials stated that nothing, not even drones, missiles, or planes, had been spotted flying into Iranian territory on Friday. Iran’s official news agency, IRNA, supports the assessment by stating that there have been no missile attacks and that the country’s air defense system has not been triggered. The plant is damaged, according to satellite photos.

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The BBC said the radar of the S-300 defence system was damaged but the missile launchers were intact. The fire control radar directs the missile toward the target and is an important element in the system.

Iran International, a news agency critical of the regime, said, “The image shows clearly that the system’s engagement radar, which guides the surface-to-air missiles, has been destroyed,” Farzin Nadimi, a Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute, told the agency.

Since both parties have refuted the charges, it is still unknown how much damage was caused and what weaponry Israel may have employed. But according to the New York Times, which quoted Western officials, Israel’s strike was planned to send a message to Iran about how to get around its defenses without being noticed. The Western officials further stated that neither the missile nor the aircraft that fired it entered Jordanian airspace.

After years of negotiations, Russia delivered the S-300 air defense system to Iran in 2016. Israel were concerned when one of the strongest air defense systems was supplied. 2010 saw Russia give up on the agreement with Iran because to pressure from the West.