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The death toll as a result of the Israeli strike on Iranian territory was not 5 people, as official sources in Tehran claimed, but at least 26.

The Farsi edition of the British newspaper Independent writes about this, citing Iranian sources.

The publication states that about 20 objects were attacked, and significant damage was caused, including to objects with S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems.

It is also known that five minutes before the attack, the Iranian air defense system was hacked, which led to the image freezing on the radars. For this reason, the Iranian side was unable to record the invasion, suggesting that the strikes were carried out from Iraqi airspace.

Earlier, Kursor reported that the consequences of this strike were commented on by a former Israeli Mossad intelligence officer, Oded Elam, in an interview for radio 103FM. Elam stressed that the operation was complex and carefully prepared, but Israeli forces deliberately did not attack oil installations such as the strategic Kharg Island, through which about 250 million barrels of Iranian oil flows to the Chinese market. This represents almost 10% of China’s total oil imports, which is important for both the Iranian economy and global energy.

Elam noted that during the operation the military zone in Parchin was hit, where, according to Mossad, Iran is developing technology to create nuclear weapons. This object became known back in 2018, when Israeli intelligence gained access to Iranian secret archives. According to him, the damage was serious, contrary to Tehran’s statements about the safety of its nuclear facilities.

The situation for Iran, according to Elam, is now one of the most difficult since the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988. The country was left without adequate missile defense and specialized shelters. There is also a lack of advanced air defense systems such as Arrow missiles, further exacerbating the problem.

Elam believes that Iran is facing difficulties in finding an adequate response to the attack: the real scale of the damage is only now becoming apparent, and it exceeds the expectations of the Iranian authorities. According to Elam, Tehran’s options are severely limited: its main ally Hezbollah has almost lost its strength, and support from Yemen is also constrained by the powerful US defense, which puts Iran’s capabilities into serious question.