Early Update: Iran Strikes Back At Israel
It appears the Iranian strike package—drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles—is starting to arrive in Israel. These updates are from Megatron’s X twitter feed. He seems to monitor reliable Middle East sources, including Israeli media:
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BREAKING:  Iranian State Media claims that the Iran has now launched Medium-Range Ballistic missiles against Israel. [But Israeli sources state that they have no confirmation so far—28 minutes ago]
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BREAKING:  Hezbollah is now attacking northern Israel from Lebanon
Importantly, there is no information regarding the type of rockets/missiles used in the Hezbollah attack. However, this separate tweet provides claimed details:
Tony @Cyberspec1
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Hezbollah claims to have struck an IDF air defense headquarters in the Golan Heights.
It is also reported that one of the Iron Dome air defense systems was destroyed.
Back to Megatron:
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BREAKING: The first batches of drones are arriving in Israel.
Jordan failed to intercept them [That’s Megatron’s editorial comment. US sources claim to have shot down some of the drones.]
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NEW: The U.S. has asked Iran through Qatar to immediately stop its attack on Israel; Iran ignored the request, and threatened to strike American bases if the U.S. intervened
@Middle_East_Spectator
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BREAKING:
 Iran's embassy in the UN in a statement:
"As far as we are concerned, the event is over." If Israel makes another mistake (and responds) our response will be much harsher. This is a conflict between Iran and the unruly Israeli regime and the US should not interfere in it"
So from the last bit, it appears that Iran has launched its total planned strike package. We’ll have to wait to see results.
301 Military @301military
Israeli media: Representatives of the Biden administration asked Israel to discuss with them any step before reacting to Iran’s attack.
5:16 PM · Apr 13, 2024
Via Geroman:
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Iran’s military is monitoring Jordan’s response to the attack on Israel; if it takes action, it will be the next target, reports RIA Novosti, citing Iranian media.
We await more news.
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Also it's important to note that since this is Iran's first direct large scale attack on Israel from Iranian soil, it doesn't really matter if the attack fails or is blunted, because it will be a large learning experience with Iran studying all the defensive capabilities of the Israeli faction/West and calibrating them all for next time. This is new territory for Iran, it will study and learn the vulnerabilities exhibited--what worked, what didn't--and the next strike can/will be far more effective if Israel continues its provocations.
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Everyone who thinks Israel can "nuke" Iran. Well, Iran can nuke Israel too: Iran's ballistic missiles can wipe out Dimona nuclear plant in about 8 minutes, totally irradiating Israel. Nuclear plant waste is far more radioactive than the relatively 'clean' modern nuclear weapons.