The IDF’s Intelligence Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder said in a recent closed-door security discussion that Iran’s military apparatus is “in distress” as a result of the war, according to Channel 12 news.
Binder reportedly said Iranian officials are only now beginning to grasp the extent of the damage inflicted on their capabilities.
“In recent days, the Iranians are beginning to understand what happened to them,” Binder is quoted as saying. “They are discovering how exposed their command structure is and the damage that has been caused.”
According to the report, Binder told participants that Iranian security forces are hesitant to operate due to the presence of Israeli and US aircraft, while others are either unwilling or unable to act.
“What they are firing is what they’re capable of firing — they simply cannot do more than that,” he said about Iran’s rate of missile fire, adding that Israeli strikes are “sealing the [missile] tunnels daily to ensure they have no way to launch additional missiles.”
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