(Jerusalem Post) Yonah Jeremy Bob - The IDF strike on Iran's S-300 antiaircraft missile system on April 19, in retaliation for Tehran's launching over 300 missiles and drones at Israel on April 13-14, significantly deterred Iran throughout August, top sources told the Jerusalem Post. It took Tehran a decade to get Russia to sell the system, which was located in close proximity both to Iran's Natanz nuclear facility and a key military airport. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei understood that Israel could have easily destroyed those sites. This was augmented when Israel and its allies shot down 99% of the aerial threats launched by Iran in April, and the return of that coalition in August.
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