It was 2.15 in the morning when the Iranians woke up. explosion sounds and the first clouds of smoke began to rise near the capital.

After weeks of speculation, leaks, and fierce battles against Iran’s proxies on its borders, Israel finally started to retaliate Against the missile bombardment of Tehran last month.

Codenamed “Days of Regret,” Israel declared “mission accomplished” within four hours of the initial attack after bombing military targets across the Islamic Republic and triggering panic in Iranian cities as warplanes returned home.

Benjamin NetanyahuThe Israeli prime minister had promised that Iran would “pay the price” after the barrage of 180 missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles rained down on Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on October 1.

Early Saturday morning, Tehran sat in a war room wearing a black puffer jacket and blue shirt as the first missiles were ordered to be fired at South Khuzestan and West Ilam provinces.

He was flanked by defense minister Yoav Gallant and generals at Israel Defense Forces (IDF) headquarters in Kirya, Tel Aviv, as warplanes targeted factories and storage facilities used to launch weapons 1,500 km away in the other direction for three weeks. before.

While the first wave against Iranian air defense was being completed, it was seen that the commander of the mission, Major General Herzi Halevi, was nervous at one point after the Commander of the Air Forces, General Tomer Bar, gave instructions over the military phone.