Iran steps up air defense drills near key nuclear site amid Israeli, US threats

Drills come after Israel said to have destroyed much of Iran’s air defenses in recent strikes and US to have examined plans to attack should Iran attempt a breakout to the bomb​

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s military has begun drills focusing on air defenses near the Natanz nuclear enrichment plant in the center of the country as part of exercises planned nationwide, state media reported on Tuesday.

The drills — dubbed Eqtedar, or “might,” in Farsi — have involved the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the ideological branch of Iran’s military, alongside the army.

“The first phase of the joint Eqtedar exercises in the air defense zone of the Natanz nuclear facility has commenced under the orders of the air defense headquarters commander,” state TV said.

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Iran steps up air defense drills near key nuclear site amid Israeli, US threats

Drills come after Israel said to have destroyed much of Iran's air defenses in recent strikes and US to have examined plans to attack should Iran attempt a breakout to the bomb

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[Tall Timbers]

Before this is over, I suspect that Iran will have wished it had spent more on defense and less on its proxies. I hope that on the 21st of Jan there is nothing left of Iran's nuclear facilities beyond collapsed earth and dirty air.