The article is an example of how the radical Regime has forced other countries to react. “Israel-Iran Confrontation Forces Gulf Powers to Choose Sides,” WSJ, 4-16-24. “The Saudis and Emiratis shared intelligence that contributed to an overwhelmingly successful defensive response to a sprawling Iranian air attack, said Arab officials. However, they stopped short of giving Washington everything it wanted, denying the U.S. and Israel use of their airspace to intercept missiles and drones, the officials said. … Iranian officials briefed counterparts from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries ahead of Saturday’s large-scale strikes on Israel on the outlines and timing of their plan so that those countries could safeguard airspace, the Saudi officials said. The information was passed along to the U.S., giving Washington and Israel crucial warning and demonstrating for Saudi officials that Riyadh’s warming to Tehran was paying off.”
“As Israel mulls revenge, preserving US-led cooperation also seen as dealing blow to Iran,” Times of Israel, 4-16-24.
“In 1981, Israel bombed the Osirak nuclear reactor in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, despite opposition from Washington. And in 2018, it admitted to having launched a top-secret air raid against a reactor in Syria 11 years prior.” See “Iran closed nuclear facilities for a day following attack on Israel, says IAEA chief,” AFP, 4-16-24.
“”They would have arrived sooner if they had taken Snapp.” “Snapp” refers to a popular ride-hailing app in Iran, similar to Uber. The joke suggests that if the Iranian forces had used a commercial ride-sharing service for drones, similar to calling a taxi, their mission wouldn’t have taken so long to execute.” Seen on “The Art Of Ridicule: Iranians Mock IRGC Attack On Israel,” Iran International, 4-16-24.
“David Albright, a physicist who is the founder and president of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital that “Iran would need a year or more to build a semi-reliable warhead for a ballistic missile and about two years to reconstitute the Amad Plan so as to be able to serially produce reliable warheads for ballistic missiles, i.e., have a fully developed nuclear weapons production complex.” Iran’s regime pursued an atomic weapons program code named the Amad Plan from the late 1990s to early 2003. … In February, Reuters exclusively reported that Iran had enriched uranium well beyond the need for commercial nuclear use. The IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told Reuters that while the pace of uranium enrichment had slowed slightly since the end of last year, Iran was still enriching at an elevated rate of around 7 kg of uranium per month to 60% purity. … Albright warned that “Iran can make a crude nuclear explosive in about six months, able to be tested underground or delivered by truck, ship or cargo plane. This accomplishment would be enough to establish Iran as a nuclear weapons power.” See “Iran’s attack on Israel shines spotlight on Tehran’s advancing nuclear weapons program,” Fox, 4-16-24. “For Israel, as the country’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said, Iran with an atomic weapon would mean a “nuclear Holocaust” for the Jewish state.”
“What to know about Shahed-136 drones, which Iran used to attack Israel,” WPost, 4-16-24.
“‘Iran is in for the long haul’ with oil tanker hijacks, expert says, as U.S. considers more sanctions,” CNBC, 4-16-24.
“World braces for Iran-Israel cyberattacks following missile attack,” Axios, 4-16-24.