In early 2022 Israel put its first Sky Dew aerostat (aerodynamic unpowered blimp) system into service along its northern border, to detect Iranian air attacks using low, slow UAVs equipped with explosives and a GPS guidance system programmed to head for
Modern Israel celebrates its 73rd birthday this week. Let me put my cards on the table: I’m not dispassionate when.
Statements like Kirby’s intensify Israel’s well-founded fears that America wants to pretend it doesn’t see Iran’s malign activity. Instead, the administration chooses to put all of its eggs in the JCPOA basket, focusing on the nuclear issue while ignoring Islamic imperialism. Almost no serious military or intelligence analyst believes the Islamic Republic of Iran does not control Shia militias, such as the Popular Mobilization Units in Iraq or Syria (local militias). Iran’s hegemonic ambitions carried out through its proxy network are a threat to be taken seriously.