Because Ferdowsi Street is a dense, high-traffic commercial area, the choice of target required extensive collateral damage estimation mapping, ensuring the precise warhead would collapse the structure into its own footprint.
History shows that autocratic regimes in similar conditions rarely survive.
President Donald Trump’s messaging on Iran swung wildly between aggressive posturing and loud pushes for a cease-fire.
‘If the fighting resumes, Iran will enter it from a weaker position, while Israel and the United States have a significant operational advantage.’
Critics say this sets a dangerous precedent, signaling that nations can escape military defeat by holding global energy markets hostage.
Each story follows the same arc: soft approach, small “harmless” task, payment, deeper dependence, and only then the realization that the employer was Iran.
By Hezy Laing For over a decade, Iran’s nuclear program has been the target of a high-stakes “shadow war” characterized by sophisticated Mossad-led assassinations. While
Across Tehran, the IDF has been striking Basij checkpoints set up along major roads to question Iranian civilians, aiming to degrade the regime’s ability to crack down on dissent and potential unrest.
Raised in a working‑class family near Tehran, he lived an ordinary student life until he and classmates were arrested by the Basij militia and tortured.
As fighter jets and cruise missiles targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command centers and nuclear facilities, the parallel cyber front paralyzed the regime from within.
The targeted compounds functioned as central hubs for operational coordination and terror planning.
Analysts say the scale of the operation—millions of targeted users—marks one of the largest psychological‑warfare efforts ever conducted against Iran’s armed forces.
The complexity of reaching hardened Iranian targets, such as the Pickaxe Mountain facility, dictates a joint approach.
‘Iran is getting better at hiding, but the U.S. and Israel are getting better at finding.’
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard would likely push for a forceful reaction to preserve deterrence.
American officials reportedly urged caution, warning that a miscalculation could trigger a rapid regional escalation.
Even after the ceasefire, mysterious deaths and explosions continue across Iran.
The group even extracted $90 million from cryptocurrency wallets linked to the Revolutionary Guards.
Air Force Commander Tomer Bar projected the potential loss of up to ten aircraft within the first 72 hours of the war
Only two countries lie between Iran and Israel: Iraq and Jordan.
