2024-04-23 01:18:16
On the night of the Iranian attack on Israel, US President Joe Biden and his team found themselves in a state of shock and uncertainty about the capabilities of Israel’s air defense systems. The White House did not expect the Iranian attack to be so large-scale.
WSJ writes about this.
Minutes before the attack, an Israeli official warned his American counterparts about the attack, but there was no precise information about the attack’s targets. This caused confusion among American intelligence agencies, who assumed that Iran could only attack Israeli diplomatic facilities outside the country.
Administration officials said the scale of the attack was shocking and exceeded expectations. US and Israeli forces were initially expected to be able to deal with 50 ballistic missiles, but it was not clear how they would cope with more than 100 of them.
In addition, American officials feared a possible sharp and immediate Israeli reaction, which could further aggravate the situation. US officials currently say Israel is in a better strategic position following the incident with the killed WCK volunteers, but unintended actions could undermine its international status.
Earlier, “Cursor” wrote that new satellite images have appeared, which show the consequences of Israel’s attack on Iran.