Some of these commanders are not theoretical (no combat experience), they are battle commanders (they fought against Iraq in the 80s). This is a shame especially the way the head of intelligence died.
For those unaware, Israeli intelligence used a fake phone call to trick top Iranian air force commanders into meeting in a single location before they were eliminated in a targeted strike, according to a commentator on Israel’s Channel 12.
In a statement confirmed to the Jewish Chronicle by Israeli sources, Amit Segal told the Call Me Back podcast on Monday: “What Israel did was create a fake phone call for 20 top air force commanders, summoning them to a specific bunker in Tehran.”
That meant there was no one to give the order to fire the initial salvo of 1,000 ballistic missiles, as Iran had previously threatened, he added.
According to sources familiar with the operation, the Mossad began a targeted disinformation effort days before the attack.
Using spoofed communications through Iranian channels, they simulated what appeared to be an emergency meeting.
The ruse successfully lured the entire senior leadership of the IRGC Aerospace Force, including Commander General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, his deputies and key technical personnel, to a fortified bunker on the outskirts of Tehran.
Moments before the attack began, the bunker was hit by precision bombing, eliminating Iran’s top missile command.
Israeli officials say the goal was clear: to prevent the launch of what were believed to be more than 1,000 ballistic missiles aimed at Israeli territory. There was absolutely no one alive to give the order to retaliate.
Immediately after this, Israel launched a sweeping campaign across Tehran and other strategic areas, targeting missile sites, infrastructure and air defense systems.
A senior Israeli security official told Fox News that Israel successfully eliminated most of the IRGC air force leadership in the June 13 strike.
“We conducted targeted activities to help us learn more about them and then used that information to influence their behavior,” the official said. “We knew that would lead them to gather, but more importantly, we knew how to keep them there.”
The strike was even more effective than expected, the official said. He added that the impact of the strike on the commanders was compounded when Israel used drones to destroy air defense systems and ballistic missiles across the country shortly thereafter.
SOURCE: The Jewish Chronicle
