China can provide Iran replacement SAMs & licensed copies of Flanker-E fighters which have super maneuverability & advanced AESA radars that would have been very useful tonight, but will they?

Correction: it appears IAF destroyed an S-300 PMU SAM battery near Tehran.

https://x.com/mintelworld/status/1850004946629861607?s=46

SPAAG = Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, a ZSU-23 Shilka.

https://www.armyrecognition.com/military-products/army/air-defense-systems/self-propelled-anti-aircraft-guns/zsu-23-4-shilka-russia-uk

S-300 SAM site South of Tehran.

It appears a Hawk SAM battery South of Tehran was also attacked. The Hawk battery is extremely antiquated.

A primer on Iran’s now likely wrecked SAM defenses:

https://t-intell.com/2018/12/05/the-ayatollahs-shield-sam-deployments-and-capabilities-of-the-iranian-air-defenses-imint/

A good primer on how Iran modified & modernized the SA-5 & Hawk systems it has (had).

https://natoassociation.ca/irans-developing-military-capabilities-part-iii-air-defences-section-i/

According to the military, dozens of Israeli Air Force aircraft, including fighter jets, refuelers, and spy planes, participated in the strikes some 1,600 kilometers from Israel. The aircraft safely returned to Israel following the “complex” operation.

The strikes were carried out in several waves over the course of several hours, in various areas of Iran.

And that’s officially a wrap.

The IDF says it has completed its overnight airstrikes against Iranian military sites in response to Iran’s attacks on Israel in recent months, including the 200 ballistic missiles on October 1.

The name of the operation is dubbed by the military “Days of Repentance.”

The IDF says the strikes targeted Iranian military sites, including air defense batteries and missile manufacturing sites — those used in attacks on Israel on October 1 and April 14.

Additionally, the military says the strikes have given the IAF “wider freedom of aerial action in Iran,” and it has a wide bank of targets that can be struck in future operations, if required.

Just like i said earlier, they left Iran wide open & naked to a larger, more vicious attack anytime Israel wants.

In other words, Iran is now essentially defenseless against coordinated large scale air attacks.

The damage caused by the strike will be revealed in time, the IDF says, adding that Iran has paid a price for its attacks on Israel.

The IDF is holding an assessment now on a potential Iranian response to the attack, but as of now there are no changes to guidelines for civilians.

Iran has a choice to make now: strike Israel again & try to save face, & risk provoking another more severe attack from Israel, or lick its wounds & decide to de-escalate & survive.

Some of tonight’s targets were the secret police force the Iranian regime uses to suppress the population of Iran & protect the dictatorship/regime. If Iran attacks Israel again, they risk Israel doing much more damage to the repression agencies & the regime leadership itself.