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Tuesday 23 april 2024

Satellite photos suggest Iran air defense radar struck in Isfahan

during apparent Israeli attack

By JON GAMBRELL In the attack’s aftermath,
Associated Press however, Iraqis found what
JERUSALEM (AP) — Satel- appeared to be remnants
lite photos taken Monday of surface-to-air missiles
suggest an apparent Israeli south of Baghdad. That,
retaliatory strike targeting coupled with a suspected
Iran’s central city of Isfah- Israeli strike on a radar sta-
an hit a radar system for a tion in Syria the same day,
Russian-made air defense suggests Israeli fighter jets
battery, contradicting re- flew over Syria into Iraq,
peated denials by officials then fired so-called “stand-
in Tehran of any damage in off missiles” into Iran for
the assault. the Isfahan attack. Small,
The strike on an S-300 radar shorter-range drones may
in what appears to have have been launched as
been a very limited strike well Israel has been able to
by the Israelis would rep- launch sabotage attacks
resent far more damage and other missions inside of
done than in the massive Iran.
drone-and-missile attack Still, Iran’s Foreign Ministry
Iran unleashed against Isra- spokesman Nasser Kanaani
el on April 13. That may be repeated Tehran’s denial
why Iranian officials up to Monday.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah A Russian-made S-300 air defense system sits on display for the annual Defense Week, marking “Relevant authorities have
Ali Khamenei have been the 37th anniversary of the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 24, announced that this harass-
trying to dismiss discussing 2017. ment attack has caused
what the attack actually Associated Press no damage whatsoever
did on Iranian soil. said Nicole Grajewski, a ment imagery analyst, pre- location, and how they use and Iran’s defensive system
Analysts believe both Iran fellow at the Carnegie En- viously had identified as a it,” Biggers wrote. have carried out their du-
and Israel, regional archri- dowment’s nuclear policy “flap-lid” radar system used On Friday, air defens- ties,” Kanaani told journal-
vals locked in a shadow program who wrote a forth- for the S-300. es opened fire and Iran ists at a briefing. “Therefore
war for years, now are try- coming book on Russia and Less-detailed satellite im- grounded commercial in our opinion this issue is
ing to dial back tensions Iran. “The precision of it was ages taken after Friday flights across much of the not worthy of addressing.”
following a series of escala- quite remarkable.” showed similar burn marks country. Officials in the af- The S-300 and their years-
tory attacks between them The satellite images by around the area, though termath sought to down- delayed delivery to Iran
as the Israel-Hamas war in Planet Labs PBC taken it wasn’t clear what was at play the attack, trying to show the challenge Teh-
the Gaza Strip still rages and Monday morning near Is- the site. Biggers said other describe it as just a series of ran faces in getting any
inflames the wider region. fahan’s dual-use airport components of the missile small drones flying through foreign-made advance
But a strike on the most ad- and air base, some 320 ki- system appeared to have the sky. weapon systems into the
vanced air defense system lometers (200 miles) south been removed from the “What happened ... was country. Russia and Iran
Iran possesses and uses of Tehran, showed an area site before the attack even not a strike,” Iranian Foreign initially struck a $800 mil-
to protect its nuclear sites nearby that served as a de- though they provide de- Minister Hossein Amirabdol- lion deal in 2007, but Mos-
sends a message, experts ployment point for the air fensive cover for Iran’s un- lahian claimed in an inter- cow suspended their de-
say. defense system. Burn marks derground Natanz nuclear view with NBC News. “They livery three years later be-
“This strike shows Israel has sit around what analysts enrichment facility. were more like toys that cause of strong objections
the ability to penetrate including Chris Biggers, a “That’s a powerful state- our children play with – not from the United States and
Iran’s air defense systems,” consultant former govern- ment, given the system, the drones.” Israel.q

4 Germans caught marking Hitler’s birthday outside Nazi dictator’s

birthplace in Austria

BERLIN (AP) — Four Germans were caught ners, in their 20s and early 30s went to the
laying white roses in memory of Adolf Hitler building on Saturday to lay white roses in
at the house where the Nazi dictator was its window recesses. They posed in front of
born in western Austria on the anniversary the house for photos and one of the wom-
of his birth, and one gave a Hitler salute en gave the stiff-armed Hitler salute.
as they posed for photos, police said Mon- Patrolling officers noticed the group and
day. took them to a police station for ques-
Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Brau- tioning. The woman said that she hadn’t
nau am Inn. After lengthy wrangling over meant the salute seriously, but officers
the future of the house where he was said they found a chat with the others on
born, work started last year on turning it her cellphone in which they shared Nazi-
into a police station a project meant to themed messages and pictures.
make it unattractive as a pilgrimage site Police said they were reporting all four

A car passes Adolf Hitler’s birth house in Braunau, Austria, for people who glorify Hitler. to prosecutors on suspicion of violating
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Police in Upper Austria province said the the Austrian law that bans the symbols of
Associated Press four Germans two sisters and their part- Nazism.q