Iran Grows Silent On Its Threats of Retaliation
By | November 9, 2024
After the devastating Israeli attack on Iran on October 25, when IAF airstrikes destroyed Iran’s air defense systems, including all four of the Russian S-400 anti-missile defense systems that protected Tehran and all of Iran’s ballistic missile plants, the Iranians have been warning Israel to soon expect, as the Supreme Leader put it, “a crushing response.” To make its intentions clear to the world, the Iranian government put up a huge billboard in Tehran depicting “Teloshima” — a portmanteau word combining “Tel Aviv” and “Hiroshima” — to make sure Israel understood Iran’s nuclear threat. But it has been more than two weeks since the Israeli attack, and the Iranian regime has suddenly gone quiet.
Over the decades, Iran’s regime has embedded itself deeply within the region’s crises, stoking unrest and sponsoring terrorism. If the Middle East is to see any genuine peace and stability, a transformation of Iran’s regime is essential. Pictured: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force Amir Ali Hajizadeh look on as a Jihad missile is displayed at a parade in Tehran on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
