Israeli media: "Hundreds of Iranian drones" destroyed in drone attack on headquarters in Kermanshah
Israeli media, citing "various Lebanese and Israeli sources," say that "hundreds of Iranian drones were destroyed" in a drone attack carried out several weeks ago on a sensitive Iranian military facility in Kermanshah province.
On the evening of January 15, a large number of citizens living in several western Iranian cities reported on social media that they heard multiple explosions and "shooting at a drone," but the Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, quoted an "informed source in the armed forces" as saying that "the main source of the sound heard was lightning in the western region of the country."
But a few weeks later, the Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia group, issued a statement on March 13 saying that in recent weeks, Israel had "bombed the airspace inside Iran with drones from Iraqi soil."
At the same time, Al-Mayadeen TV, a Lebanese media outlet affiliated with the Islamic Republic, also said about the attack, citing "reliable sources," that "on February 13 of this year, six Israeli drones, guided from a base in Erbil, carried out sabotage actions against a military base in Kermanshah."
Now, the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post writes in a new report that the reason for the recent intense war of words between Iran and Israel may be Israel's attacks on Iranian military installations, during which, according to reports from Israeli and Lebanese sources, hundreds of Iranian drones were destroyed.
Reuters first reported a fire at an Iranian military base in western Iran in late February, citing a report by a news agency close to Iran's Supreme National Security Council. The report did not mention the destruction of drones, but Israeli media reported that the base may be home to drones destroyed in the Israeli strike.
The Noor News Agency wrote in its report at the time: "On Monday morning, a fire broke out due to the ignition of engine oil and other flammable materials in the warehouse of one of the IRGC support bases in Mahidasht, located in Kermanshah province, and as a result, part of this industrial shed was damaged."
The report, without any mention of the drone being stored at the base, stated that fire and rescue units had been dispatched to the scene of the incident and that specialized teams had entered the base to investigate the causes of the fire.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz also confirmed the news on Tuesday and published more details about it, and other Israeli media outlets have since covered the news, adding additional details.
During the missile attack on Saturday night, March 11, 12 ballistic missiles were fired at Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, and the Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for the attack.
Groups affiliated with the Islamic Republic subsequently wrote in their news reports that this action was carried out "in retaliation" for the Israeli drone attack on a headquarters in Kermanshah in recent weeks.
The Jerusalem Post newspaper wrote in its new report about the recent reports of these Iranian-affiliated media outlets: "If we put the missile attack on Erbil alongside the widespread cyberattacks on Monday night against the internet networks of several Israeli ministries and government institutions, we come to the conclusion that the Israeli attack on military installations in western Iran was so severe and significant that the Iranian government has decided to retaliate against this attack publicly and on a very large scale."
According to the newspaper, “At the same time, Iranian media outlets have published more details about the Iranian government’s claim that Mossad agents attempted to kidnap an employee of the Fordow enrichment facility. While these reports may be fabricated, the volume and accuracy of the details published about this incident is very strange and bears a striking resemblance to the claim previously published about Mossad’s attempt to infiltrate Iran’s nuclear facilities through supply channels.”
The Jerusalem Post adds: “Some Iranian media outlets have described in great detail the Mossad’s successful attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists in the past. Given that the Iranian government has never claimed to have been completely successful in countering Israeli espionage operations, it seems that the Iranian media’s goal in including details about previous Mossad attacks is to give the appearance of documented and substantiated claims about their recent attacks.”
Source: Radio Farda
