{"id":33597,"date":"2024-04-23T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/23\/iranian-air-defence-radar-was-struck-in-israeli-attack-satellite-photos-suggest\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:00:11","slug":"iranian-air-defence-radar-was-struck-in-israeli-attack-satellite-photos-suggest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/23\/iranian-air-defence-radar-was-struck-in-israeli-attack-satellite-photos-suggest\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian air defence radar was struck in Israeli attack, satellite photos suggest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An air defence radar was struck during the Israeli strike on Iran last week, new satellite photos suggest.<\/p>\n

Tehran has played down the impact of Israel’s attack near a major military airbase<\/a><\/strong> and a nuclear site in the central city of Isfahan<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It followed Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone assault on Israel earlier this month, as tensions between the two countries escalated amid the war in Gaza<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Satellite pictures taken on Monday appear to show the Israeli<\/a><\/strong> strike hit a radar for an S-300 missile system.<\/p>\n

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The pictures by Planet Labs PBC show burn marks around an area near Isfahan’s dual-use airport and airbase that analysts previously identified as a “flap-lid” radar system used for the S-300.<\/p>\n

The S-300 is a Russian-made surface-to-air missile system designed to defend against air raids and cruise missiles.<\/p>\n

Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have sought to dismiss any impact Israel’s attack had on Iranian soil<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However, if confirmed, the hit on the radar system would represent far more damage done to Iran than the country inflicted on Israel in the massive drone and missile attack on 13 April.<\/p>\n

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Key moments in the Middle East last week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“This strike shows Israel has the ability to penetrate Iran’s air defence systems,” said Nicole Grajewski, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment think tank’s nuclear policy programme. “The precision of it was quite remarkable.”<\/p>\n

Chris Biggers, a consultant and former government imagery analyst, said it was a “powerful statement” given the system and location.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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