Israel Boasts Strategic Gains From Attack on Iran, But Quietly
- Officials and analysts say strikes pave way for future attacks
- Iran’s missile factories and aerial defense at major setback
traffic passes a billboard featuring Masoud Pezeshkian and President Joe Biden, in Tehran, on Oct. 27.
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After sending more than 100 fighter planes to attack Iran, the Israeli government is seeking to walk a fine line: Officials there believe the attack did significant strategic damage but want to allow Iran to continue dismissing it as unworthy of response.
Orders went out to Israeli officials to stay mum on the details. Yet at a ceremony to mourn the losses from Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, invasion, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded the mission to Iran for “severely harming its defense capabilities and its ability to produce missiles that would be launched at us.”