Iran has vowed a crushing response to Israel’s acts of aggression
Dunya News (TEHRAN) – As tensions increased after Israel's assaults in Tehran and other locations, Iran's air defenses shot down two Israeli jets.
Iran's Tasnim News Agency said that the Israeli jets were shot down on Friday and that a woman pilot had been taken into custody.
Iran has promised to respond to Israel's actions with overwhelming force.
As part of a robust counteroffensive, Iran conducted a fifth round of missile attacks against Israel earlier today, increasing the total number of missiles fired to nearly 200.
Iran launched counterattacks after Israel launched an offensive against it, reducing many structures to rubble and killing four people and injuring sixty-three in Israel thus far.
Following Iran's most recent missile assault, there have been reports of explosions in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Residents of Tel Aviv have rushed into bunkers as sirens have sounded throughout the city, and members of the U.S. Embassy have sought refuge.
Iran has dubbed the retaliatory strikes "Operation True Promise 3," and General Ahmad Vahidi, a top Iranian military officer, has stated that the strikes will go on for as long as is required.
The strikes occur just hours after the Israeli state attacked Iranian territory, including residential buildings, in an act of unprovoked aggression.
Images and videos of missile after missile breaching Israel's missile defenses and detonating upon impact with their targets started to surface as the Iranian counterattacks started without warning. As they did, the night sky in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv was illuminated by enormous fireballs.
Israel's ministry of war has reportedly been impacted. Before missiles hit the more well-known targets, Israeli air defense systems surrounding other particular targets were also destroyed.
Tensions between the long-standing enemies increased on Friday morning as Israel conducted lethal strikes on Iran's nuclear and military installations. The region is alarmed by this unprecedented surge of attacks on Iran. There has been a turbulent history of attacks on both sides.
Seven officers from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed in an alleged Israeli bombing on the main Iranian embassy facility in Damascus in April 2024.
According to NBC News, Israeli strikes in October and April of last year targeted infrastructure needed to produce solid fuel for ballistic missiles as well as important S-300 air defense networks in Iran.
Israel could cause "serious damage" to Iran's nuclear program, according to military experts and former US and Israeli officials included in the paper, but it lacked the big bombs and aircraft needed to properly target Iran's hidden nuclear installations.
According to a report by Al Jazeera released in October 2024, Israel's Iron Dome system, which includes a radar that can identify incoming projectiles along with their speed and direction, was regarded as the foundation of its air defense, according to The Military Balance 2023.
According to the article, the missile-firing unit shoots missiles to shoot down dangerous projectiles, but non-threatening projectiles are permitted to land in unoccupied fields.
According to the article, Iran launched the low-altitude, short-range Azarakhsh infrared detection system in February of last year. It was outfitted with radar and electro-optic equipment to identify and intercept targets.
The quantity of soldiers
Al Jazeera reports that Iran has 610,000 active members, including 350,000 in the army, 190,000 in the IRGC, 18,000 in the navy, 37,000 in the air force, and 15,000 in air defense, in addition to a 350,000 reserve army.
The study also stated that there are 169,500 active members of the Israeli military, comprising 126,000 members of the army, 9,500 members of the navy, 34,000 members of the air force, and 465,000 members of the reserve army.
Spending on defense
Iran's military budget decreased by 10% to $7.9 billion in 2024, according to a research released in April by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which linked this decline to the effects of sanctions on Iran.
Additionally, SIPRI reported that Israel's military spending increased by 65 percent to $46.5 billion in 2024, a significant increase from 2023, as a result of its assault on Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of over 55,000 Palestinians.
According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli Air Force possesses 43 attack helicopters and 345 combat-capable planes. The publication further said that the IRGC possesses 23 combat-capable aircraft, while the Iranian Air Force has 312. It also stated that the IRGC has five attack helicopters, the army has fifty, and the air force has two.
According to Forbes, Israel attacked Iran with "near impunity" despite Iran's declarations that its air force would be restored after the October attacks. The article claimed that today's attack was made possible by the "sheer neglect" of Iran's conventional military, which was evident in its air force.
According to Al Jazeera, Iran's ground forces have at least 10,513 battle tanks, 6,798 artillery pieces, and over 640 armored personnel carriers. The army also possesses 50 helicopters, although the IRGC has five.
According to the publication, Israel possesses more than 1,190 people carriers, 530 artillery pieces, and almost 400 battle tanks.
The Navy
According to Al Jazeera, the Iranian navy possesses 17 tactical submarines, 68 patrol and coastal combatants, seven corvettes, 12 landing ships, 11 landing craft, and 18 logistics and support vehicles, compared to Israel's five submarines and 49 patrol and coastal combatants.
The ability to use nuclear
According to Al Jazeera, which cited the US-based Arms Control Association, Israel has about 90 nuclear weapons.
Conflicts with Israel and Western nations, especially the United States, have resulted from Iran's nuclear efforts, which Tehran claims are for peaceful purposes, despite the fact that it does not possess nuclear weapons.
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