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'Day of Repentance': Israel strikes multiple targets across Iran in retaliatory strikes

The attack occurred in three major waves, with the second and third waves targeting Iranian drone and missile production sites, hitting over 20 targets.

Israel confirmed it had struck numerous military sites during its retaliatory strikes on Iran on Saturday. The attack was declared over by 5:45 a.m., just as the sun began rising over Tehran, according to public broadcaster KAN11.


The attack occurred in three major waves, US and Israeli officials said. The second and third waves targeted Iranian drone and missile production sites, hitting over 20 targets, according to Axios and the New York Times.

Iran told AFP that it had not received any reports of injuries from the strikes.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was directing the attacks from a secure complex in IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, according to Israeli media.

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Iran confirms that air defense sites were damaged in the Israeli strike. The Israeli Attack destroyed vital solid fuel plant for Iran's 🇮🇷 ballistic missiles. The damage to equipment at site estimated at $40M at least, and will take 2 years to restore.

Israel’s attack in Iran means full-scale war is closer than ever. Israel executed its response to the October 1 Iranian missile attack.

The ball now is in the hands of the Iranian leadership, which has committed in the past to an IMMEDIATE response to any significant Israeli attack.

Iranian media is trying to minimize the scale and results of this attack to protect the image of Iran. Iranian leadership committed itself to an immediate response, so we are only at the beginning of another round of clashes between the 2 countries.

The Supreme National Security Council will need to recommend to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei what to do next. An Iranian response to Israel will, in Iran’s view, balance the equation of deterrence against Israel.

 
Last night the IDF attacked four buildings at the sensitive facility in Parchin near Tehran, which are apparently responsible for the production of solid fuel rocket engines. The facility is considered relatively new and advanced. According to some reports, this site was also used by Iran as part of its nuclear program

 
One of the key targets Israel attacked in its retaliatory strike against Iran was 12 vertical batch "planetary mixers" that are a critical component in Iran's ballistic missile program, according to 3 Israeli sources.

🤔Why it matters: The "planetary mixers" are used to produce solid fuel for long-range ballistic missiles, and their destruction severely damages Iran's ability to renew its missile stockpile

🇨🇳 Israeli sources said that the mixers are highly sophisticated equipment that Iran can not produce on its own and must purchase it in China. Remanufacturing of the mixers could take at least a year

🚀Israeli sources said that 4 S-300 air defense batteries that were in strategic locations and protected Tehran and nuclear and energy facilities in Iran were also attacked

🏭Israel also attacked a factory for the production of drones and conducted a "symbolic" strike on a facility in the city of Parchin that was used in the past in the past for the research and development of nuclear ☢️ weapons.


Overnight, Israeli Air Force F-15/F-16 & F-35 took off from Hatzerim, Ramat David & Ramon Air Bases.

Flying over the airspaces controlled by the US over Jordan & Iraq, before launching Missiles towards their targets staying ≈ 100 km away from Iran's airspace.

 
Something that might pertain to why Israel held back

It's in one of the 2 big Elam passages this time in Jeremiah 49:36 here in NIV

I will bring against Elam the four winds
from the four quarters of heaven;
I will scatter them to the four winds,
and there will not be a nation
where Elam’s exiles do not go.

In terms of looking more closely at the Bible's use of the four winds that I find interesting and wonder about, Daniel 7:2 in the AMPC renders this passage:

Daniel said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens [political and social agitations] were stirring up the great sea [the nations of the world].

Revelation 7:1-15 also mentions the 4 winds:

7 After this I saw four angels stationed at the four corners of the earth, firmly holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind should blow on the earth or sea or upon any tree.

2 Then I saw a second angel coming up from the east (the rising of the sun) and carrying the seal of the living God. And with a loud voice he called out to the four angels who had been given authority and power to injure earth and sea,

3 Saying, Harm neither the earth nor the sea nor the trees, until we have sealed the bond servants of our God upon their foreheads.

4 And [then] I heard how many were sealed (marked) out of every tribe of the sons of Israel: there were 144,000.

5 Twelve thousand were sealed (marked) out of the tribe of Judah, 12,000 of the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 of the tribe of Gad,

6 Twelve thousand of the tribe of Asher, 12,000 of the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 of the tribe of Manasseh,

7 Twelve thousand of the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 of the tribe of Levi, 12,000 of the tribe of Issachar,

8 Twelve thousand of the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 of the tribe of Joseph, 12,000 of the tribe of Benjamin.

9 After this I looked and a vast host appeared which no one could count, [gathered out] of every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages. These stood before the throne and before the Lamb; they were attired in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

10 In loud voice they cried, saying, [Our] salvation is due to our God, Who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb [to Them we owe our deliverance]!

11 And all the angels were standing round the throne and round the elders [of the heavenly Sanhedrin] and the four living creatures, and they fell prostrate before the throne and worshiped God.

12 Amen! (So be it!) they cried. Blessing and glory and majesty and splendor and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and might [be ascribed] to our God to the ages and ages (forever and ever, throughout the eternities of the eternities)! Amen! (So be it!)

13 Then, addressing me, one of the elders [[c]of the heavenly Sanhedrin] said, Who are these [people] clothed in the long white robes? And from where have they come?

14 I replied, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are they who have come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 For this reason they are [now] before the [very] throne of God and serve Him day and night in His sanctuary (temple); and He Who is sitting upon the throne will protect and spread His tabernacle over and shelter them with His
presence...
 
Zech 6,5 ...These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

Mt 24,31 ...And he shall send his angels with a great sound of trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from [the one] extremity of [the] heavens to [the other] extremity of them.

Mk 13,27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

What is interesting about the “four winds” is that in Jer 49 they come from the four ends of heaven. In Zech 6:5, some translations say “spirits” and others “winds”. Rev 7:1 speaks of the “four winds of the earth”. I haven't really worked out yet whether these are earthly powers or angels. In Psalm 104:4 we are told that he makes his angels winds and his servants flames of fire.
 
I wonder if it's 4 political entities which are permitted influence by angels, or unseen powers.

Jesus speaks of the Holy Spirit, likening Him to wind, that is spiritual in nature, not seen physically.

Perhaps these winds in Daniel and Revelation are spiritual in nature. Could it be that the prince of the power of the air is connected somehow?

And could it be that God also has His Holy Spirit, or angels working in restraining until appointed times?
 
The explanation for the false alarm:
IDF forces blew up an enemy compound, following the detonation of a very large amount of explosives in Lebanon

I think it was reported as a 4.9 or something before Israel said, calm down folks, just us taking care of business in Lebanon. 😁

It's going to make some good memes in future, is this ISRAEL or is it a 5.0 earthquake shattering the peace in the neighbourhood?

Every time a quake rattles Iran or any of the proxies they're going to wonder if it's another attack or just the earth moving beneath their feet? 😁

Iran to retaliate against Israel tonight! Iran´s Leader of the Armed Forces has confirmed – Operation True Promise III will take place tonight... -
General Bagheri: „We will strike Israel tonight with significantly more strength than before.“
100%

If they do that- from everything I read this morning Israel is promising way more firepower than last night. Time to share the popcorn 🍿

A few of the reports I read were suggesting that Britain and America were telling Iran, stand down, take it like men and don't launch any more funny business at Israel because they apparently "coordinated' with Israel.

I don't know how much of that I believe. Israel's allies telling all to their buddies in Iran, yeah for sure. Making it look good like they weren't totally in the dark about Israel's launch last night, yup that might be a good spin to put on it.
 
I wonder if it's 4 political entities which are permitted influence by angels, or unseen powers.

Jesus speaks of the Holy Spirit, likening Him to wind, that is spiritual in nature, not seen physically.

Perhaps these winds in Daniel and Revelation are spiritual in nature. Could it be that the prince of the power of the air is connected somehow?

And could it be that God also has His Holy Spirit, or angels working in restraining until appointed times?

I find such trains of thought that you put forward quite exciting, because they encourage further research! Such spiritual connections, which you cite, delight me immensely. The influence of angels behind the leaders of nations, yes, that reminds me of Daniel 10:13, among other things. Persia and Elam are both part of Iran. So there are obviously evil angels behind the evil leaders, if I understand correctly. (I think the same could also be the case with "Gog"?)

But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Daniel 10:13

"A New Mural has been spotted within Palestine Square in the Iranian Capital of Tehran, with it stating “Another Storm is Coming” in Hebrew."
 
All 7 to 8 of Iran’s operational S-300 and S-300PMU2 missile batteries, along with other air defense systems near strategic sites and along the western border, were heavily damaged during last night’s Israeli Air Force strikes.

Israel did not want to act too broadly against Iran AT THIS TIME - because it still has missions in Gaza and Lebanon: "Israel chose not to attack energy or nuclear infrastructure targets at this time."

Prime Minister Netanyahu made it clear that Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear ☢️ weapons, and "there are other strategic targets in the basket in case Iran 🇮🇷 decides to attack Israel 🇮🇱 again."

Meanwhile, Biden orders all measures to protect Israel 🇮🇱 and US 🇺🇸 forces in the region from attacks by Iran and its proxies.

 
Biden on Israel’s retaliatory strike against Iran: ‘I hope this is the end’
The Biden administration attempted to pressure Israel not to attack Iran’s nuclear sites
On the news that Israel launched a retaliatory strike on Iran Saturday, U.S. President Joe Biden expressed relief that the targets were military sites and hope that “this is the end.”


“It looks like they didn’t hit anything other than military targets. My hope is this is the end,” he says.

The Biden administration attempted to pressure Israel not to attack Iran’s nuclear sites.
France 24 reported that the U.S. promised Iran that it would not enable or aid any Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program.

The Wall Street Journal reported that President Joe Biden was angered by Israel’s refusal to share its plans for a retaliatory strike on Iran.
For its part, Israel reportedly refused Biden’s demand to take strikes on Iran’s nuclear program off the table.

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One of the key targets Israel attacked in its retaliatory strike against Iran was 12 vertical batch "planetary mixers" that are a critical component in Iran's ballistic missile program, according to 3 Israeli sources.

🤔Why it matters: The "planetary mixers" are used to produce solid fuel for long-range ballistic missiles, and their destruction severely damages Iran's ability to renew its missile stockpile

🇨🇳 Israeli sources said that the mixers are highly sophisticated equipment that Iran can not produce on its own and must purchase it in China. Remanufacturing of the mixers could take at least a year

🚀Israeli sources said that 4 S-300 air defense batteries that were in strategic locations and protected Tehran and nuclear and energy facilities in Iran were also attacked

🏭Israel also attacked a factory for the production of drones and conducted a "symbolic" strike on a facility in the city of Parchin that was used in the past in the past for the research and development of nuclear ☢️ weapons.


Overnight, Israeli Air Force F-15/F-16 & F-35 took off from Hatzerim, Ramat David & Ramon Air Bases.

Flying over the airspaces controlled by the US over Jordan & Iraq, before launching Missiles towards their targets staying ≈ 100 km away from Iran's airspace.

Ohhh i like your pictures🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
 
When will Israel 🇮🇱 hit 🇮🇷 Iran and the nuclear ☢️ program?

There’s a STRONG POSSIBILITY that the Biden administration will face a decision between November 5th and January 20, 2025 on a potential USA and ISRAEL COMBO strike against the Iranian 🇮🇷nuclear ☢️ sites, given the concerning actions by Iran for a potential breakout to a nuclear bomb.

Key air defenses were disabled in Iran overnight by Israel. Hezbollah has been weakened over the past few weeks by Israeli bombings. Iran 🇮🇷 knows the IAF 🇮🇱 could come back for more.

This fear ALONE will most likely prompt Iran to push forward with a nuclear ☢️ bomb, and Israel will stop it.

Iran knew for 3 weeks that an Israeli attack was coming, and might even have been tipped off indirectly by Israel about the timing of the coming Israeli strikes. Yet IRAN could do NOTHING to stop the Israeli jets from carrying out their operation deliberately and very systematically in waves.

Now Iran — and its gas and nuclear ☢️ facilities — are more VULNERABLE than ever. Iran’s most advanced anti-aircraft systems were destroyed, and replacing them — if Russia is even willing or able to do so with its war against Ukraine— will not happen immediately. Iran’s air defenses, which were totally ineffective on Saturday, are now even less capable with Anti Air Defense batteries and their long range radars being destroyed.

Iranian leaders will calculate how much more it would take for Israel to focus on targets with higher strategic value — like the Iranian oil facilities, and of course, the Iranian nuclear ☢️ missile program.

This doesn’t mean Iran 🇮🇷 won’t respond to Israel’s attack. Iran DOES NOT want to appear weak in front of its population and its terrorist proxy network. Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal is large and can cause damage to Israel even if most of what it fires gets intercepted by Israel and its allies. Israelis are in NO MOOD to have massive Iranian missile attacks becoming the new normal.

With pressure growing on Iran, and now a sense of vulnerability, this COULD be the final scenario that pushes Khamenei to order an all-out drive to FIELD a NUCLEAR WEAPON and present a powerful new deterrent against Israel and the US.

THIS is certainly possible.

But after ISRAEL’S strike, it is also now more likely that ISRAEL 🇮🇱 will feel it has the capacity — and the imperative — to go after Iran’s nuclear program soon, with a new series of attacks and TO DESTROY THEM.

 
Prime Minister Netanyahu at the beginning of the Likud party meeting: "I have not given up on the elimination of Iran’s nuclear program, it is at the forefront of our minds." We continue to work to remove the Iranian threat. Israel is seen today as the most powerful country in the region. What fateful days of a historical turn.'

 
FOX NEWS: Israeli F-35s reportedly dismantled Iran’s entire S-300 air defense network in a recent strike. A senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox that Israeli warplanes wiped out Iran’s last three Russian-made S-300 systems, leaving Iran’s air defenses severely crippled. Earlier this year, Israel had already destroyed one of Iran’s four S-300s after Iran’s first ballistic missile attack.

President Biden’s Middle East advisor, Amos Hochstein, described Iran as now being “essentially naked” without any air defenses.

Israeli and U.S. officials also confirmed the destruction of key radar systems needed for Iran’s missile guidance, effectively blocking Iran’s capability to launch further ballistic missiles.

(Open Source Intel on X)

 
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