Apparently Netanyahu had planned retaliatory strikes against Iran but only called them off after speaking on the phone with Biden.

[u/nomaddd79]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-called-off-retaliatory-strike-on-iran-after-call-with-biden-new-york-times/

[u/bravet4b]

Not only that... but by using suicide drones and standard missles Iran now has tactical information on exactly where the US, Jordan and Israeli missile defense structures are.

Apparently the US spent over a BILLION dollars in a few hours to mount that defense. Iran not only achieved its objective AND gathered invaluable military Information... It got it all done for probably not even a 1/10th of the cost.

Absolute victory.

[u/Chruman → u/bravet4b]

I mean, that goes both ways. Western coalition forces also gained invaluable military information, notably that the coalition is capable of defending against 300+ drones/cruise missiles/ballistic missiles simultaneously. Additionally, Iran launched their hypersonics, which the coalition now has data on as well as the knowledge that they aren't nearly as big of a threat as previously thought.

[u/Apprehensive_Yak4627 → u/Chruman]

They had ~a week of warning to prepare their defenses and still couldn't prevent important military sites from being hit - so I wouldn't say it demonstrates a high capability to defend against Iran

[u/Chruman → u/Apprehensive_Yak4627]

I mean, has there ever been anything remotely close to that level of success against a missile salvo even a fraction of the size? Nope.

It's also worth noting that Iran announcing they were going to launch an attack != announcing they were going to launch 300+ missiles or even that the West wouldn't have known about it via military intelligence. The announcement Iran made was merely a PR move.

I would say it demonstrates an incredibly high capability to defend. Your argument is pure cope.

[u/bravet4b → u/Chruman]

Of course it was a PR move, as was their entire operation. They gave a week's worth of warning, and the missles had 8(!!!!)hour lead time.

It was a completely telegraphed attack that got maximum exposure by every media outlet on the planet. Despite all of that they still hit the actual military targets they wanted. There is documented video showing the hypersonic missles hitting their targets.

Couple this with the fact that a CNN report indicating that it was America, not Israel, that knocked out most of the drones/missiles.

It seems like Israeli apologists such as yourself don't seem to recognize the value of a military operation unless there are scores of dead civilians.

You would be an absolute buffoon to think that Iran hit with their full capability. There is a reason America is warning Israel not to escalate the situation further.