Iran may target the nuclear research centre in Dimona in the event of Israel’s attack, the Iranian state Press TV channel said, citing military sources.
Iranian drones and missiles breached Israel’s multi-level air defence system and struck military targets in the Negev desert, which is close to the Dimona Nuclear Research Centre, during Iran’s recent attack on Israel, which followed Israel’s strikes on the Iranian consulate in Syria.
Jerrymusa.com reports that according to a channel survey of military experts, Tehran may target this centre in the event that Israel poses a threat.
Iran’s Threat to Israel’s Nuclear Facility
The commander of Iran’s elite military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ahmad Haghtalab, is in charge of nuclear security.
He stated on April 18 that Tehran has located Israel’s “nuclear centres” and is prepared to destroy them should the Jewish state respond to the recent Iranian attack on Israeli military facilities.
Iran responded to what it called “repeated crimes” from Tel Aviv on April 13 by launching dozens of drones and missiles against Israel in the evening.
These crimes included an attack on the Iranian embassy’s consular office in Damascus, which Israel was said to be responsible for. Tehran claimed that Israel’s military installations were the target.
Of the approximately 350 projectiles fired at Israel, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) asserted that they intercepted 99 percent of them.
Israel received assistance from the US, France, and the UK in fending off the Iranian strike. Israel declared that it was considering taking punitive action after the strike.
Tehran, however, declared that it is prepared to use a more lethal weapon in retaliation for any potential strike by Israel, but it does not intend to attack Israel any longer and does not desire a further escalation.
On April 19, Iranian media said that early on Friday morning, three drones were shot down over the province of Isfahan.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the foreign minister of Iran, stated that there was no harm caused by the drones. However, Israel refrained from formally claiming accountability for the airstrike.
The Washington Post was informed by an unidentified Israeli official that the purpose of the raid was to show that Israel could strike targets in Iran.