"We do not now see other aerial threats from Iran...So we issued instructions to [the Israeli populace] leave safety areas."
The Jerusalem Post's Aaron Reich reflects on spending time in a bomb shelter during the Iran attack.
While Iran claims to be one of the top superpowers when it comes to air defenses, much of its arsenal relies on recycled ideas, material and weapons.
Officials said that Russian personnel have visited Iran to learn how to operate the Fath-360 defense system, which launches missiles with a maximum range of 120 km (75 miles) and a warhead of 150 kg.
Iran reportedly plans to attack Israel on the day of Tisha B'Av, when Jews mourn the loss of the first and second Temples.
While the Israel-West axis shot down some 350 aerial threats that Iran fired on April 13-14, Tehran could try again, and it is not so clear that Jerusalem would do as well in a second or third round.
This article is a preview of a fuller wide-ranging discussion with Geller on the Israel-Hamas War and Israeli public diplomacy. The full interview will be in this weekend's Jerusalem Post Magazine.
Iran’s goal of escalation amid the Rafah offensive has therefore not come to the fruition that Iran wanted.
‘Ceasefire doesn’t mean halting confrontation; West Bank will be next combat arena,’ promised the terror group official.
An Iranian politician, a former lawmaker, said "it is not just about cracking down on women who violate the dress code.
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