Iran’s presidential campaign is in full swing and the candidates have sparred in two televised debates. President Rouhani has derided the conservative candidates for scapegoating his administration and not talking about U.S. sanctions. Meanwhile, a bill in parliament seeks to further restrict intern
Hossein Salami, the commander of the IRGC, gave a TV where he talked about what he says are Israel’s security vulnerabilities. Salami said Israel’s “security system” was “fragile and vulnerable” and that the “bubble of Israel’s national security has burst.”
Salami said Israel has faced “enormous damages.” He said developments in recent months show that Israeli “shipping is vulnerable everywhere in the world.” He added that Israel’s “maritime trade can be seriously disrupted very easily.”
Salami also talked about a recent at an Israeli missile factory. He said this facility produced satellites and described the incident as a “balloon” that was popped by a needle. He said this was part of a “domino” effect.