Iran’s Defense Ministry announced that it used a new, “undetected missile” for the first time in the attack on the headquarters of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, noting that “the attack successfully penetrated the layered air defense systems supported by the United States.”
Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said on Tuesday that “missiles that could not be tracked or intercepted were used in today’s attack.”
Nik stressed that the target was “hit by both precision-guided missiles,” despite “heavy layers of defense” surrounding the Israeli facility.
He suggested that the attack exposed Israel’s vulnerabilities in what was long considered one of the most sophisticated intelligence and security apparatuses in the region.
“Despite boasting for years about its intelligence superiority, Israel’s security and intelligence center has now been directly hit,” the Iranian official said.
Talaei-Nik assessed that Israel was not prepared for a protracted conflict. “Based on 75 years of experience and a number of military and non-military factors and other strategic considerations, the Zionist regime cannot withstand a long war,” he said.
He added that Iran’s armed forces were being preemptively supplied with advanced weapons and equipment in anticipation of potential hostilities. “Many of our advanced systems have not even been deployed yet,” he warned, according to IRNA.
