Israelis were targeting an air defense radar site near Isfahan that's part of the protection of the Natanz nuclear facility, U.S. official said.
— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 19, 2024
The first assessment is that the strike took out the site, but assessment hasn't been completed. https://t.co/sGQkFyPLvn
While not for certain, the missile in question is considered to be: Israel's ROCKS Autonomous Extended Stand-Off Range Air-to-Surface Missile.
— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 19, 2024
The missile can be fired long distances from fighter jets towards surface and underground targets so that the aircraft remains outside… https://t.co/ZcdGNWliy0 pic.twitter.com/veJLCJgpRd
New satellite image shows evidence of damage to Iranian S-300PMU2 strategic surface-to-air missile battery in Isfahan after Israeli strike.
— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 19, 2024
A probable damaged 92N6E target engagement radar was visible in imagery still on the radar hardstand.
Source: @CSBiggers pic.twitter.com/mVyJ9vrObP
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overnight Thursday-Friday went beyond the scope of several small drones described by Tehran, US media reported later Friday. The strike reportedly included three missiles launched by Israeli Air Force warplanes that targeted an air defense radar site near Isfahan that was part of an array defending the nearby top-secret Natanz nuclear site.
The reports, first published by ABC, cited a US official as saying that the missiles were fired from outside of Iranian airspace.
According to the ABC report, the strike was "very limited." It said that according to an initial assessment, the strike took out the radar site, but the assessment had not yet been completed.
The ABC report did not say if the missiles were in addition to the drones reported by Iran.
A New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
report late on Friday, which also said Israeli planes fired the missiles, noted that the new information suggested that the Israel strike "included more advanced firepower than initial reports indicated."
The Times said it was "not immediately clear the types of missiles used, from where they were fired, whether any were intercepted by Iran’s defenses or where they landed."
Iran had claimed earlier that three small drones were involved in the attack on Isfahan. State TV said that the small aircraft were destroyed by air defenses, and it made no mention of any missiles or damage in the attack.
Authorities said air defenses fired at a major air base in Isfahan, which long has been home to Iran’s fleet of American-made F-14 Tomcats — purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Israel has not officially commented on the strike.