Israeli fighter jets launched an airstrike targeting an air defense radar site near Isfahan, Iran, which is part of the protection system for the Natanz nuclear facility. The strike, which occurred last night, involved the firing of three missiles from outside Iranian airspace. Initial assessments suggest that the strike successfully neutralized the site. The targeted radar was identified as a S-300PMU2 Surface-to-Air Missile Battery and Radar Site, specifically hitting a 30N6E 'Flap Lid' Engagement Radar and possibly a 96L6E 'Cheese Board' Acquisition Radar. A U.S. official confirmed the strike was not intended to hit the facility itself.
Last night’s Israeli Strike appears to have Struck a S-300PMU2 Surface-to-Air Missile Battery and Radar Site near the Natanz Nuclear Facility in the Isfahan Province of Iran; a 30N6E “Flap Lid” Engagement Radar and possibly a 96L6E “Cheese Board” Acquisition Radar appear to have… https://t.co/yEvtW8cc1j
🇮🇱🇮🇷ISRAEL TARGETED AIR DEFENSES OF IRANIAN NUCLEAR PLANT According to senior U.S officials, Israel’s attack on Iran destroyed air defense systems in Isfahan, which are used to protect the nearby Natanz nuclear facility. They didn’t intend to strike the facility itself;… https://t.co/Inv0B8T1pX https://t.co/D5EjhNW0t4
Israel targeted the defense system of the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran during its strike Friday morning, ABC quoted a senior American official as saying. https://t.co/w8J2uyRzKE
Quoting an unnamed senior official, ABC News reports, "the Israelis were targeting an air defense radarsite near Isfahan that's part of the protection of the Natanz nuclear facility. The first assessment is that the strike took out the site, but assessment hasn't been completed."
#BREAKING Update on last night's strike on Iran: 🔴Israeli aircraft fired 3 missiles from outside of Iranian airspace 🔴The target: an air defense radar site that helps protect Iran's Natanz nuclear facility in Isfahan 🔴 Initial assessment: strike took out the site 🔴 Strike was…
ABC reports the target of #Israel'i airstrikes in #Iran was an air defense radar in Isfahan responsible for the protection of Natanz nuclear facility.
Israelis were targeting an air defense radar site near Isfahan that's part of the protection of the Natanz nuclear facility, U.S. official said. The first assessment is that the strike took out the site, but assessment hasn't been completed. https://t.co/sGQkFyPLvn
#BREAKING: Three missiles were fired from Israeli fighter aircraft outside of Iran last night, targeting an air defense radar site near Isfahan that’s part of the protection of the Natanz nuclear facility. The first assessment is that the strike took out the site. (ABC)
Israeli fighter jet fired 3 missiles at Iranian air defense site in last night's strike, US official tells @ABC; bombed radar site protects Natanz nuclear facility; target knocked out according to initial assessment. https://t.co/fHnRuHoAUq