Israeli Jets Roar Over Iran With Impunity

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Israeli jets operated freely over once heavily guarded Iranian territory up to 900 nm away.

Credit: Israel Defense Forces
The exact timing of Israel’s stunning attacks on Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure may have come as a surprise, but the seeds of the operation have been years in the making. Israel’s development of such weapons as its air-launched ballistic missiles has largely been driven by one objective...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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