Iran and Israel have sized each other up — what next?

Tehran and Tel Aviv are playing a waiting game, dancing around each other, testing each others defences before the moment of decision...

Another media victory narrative has been crafted for Tel Aviv. Last Friday, the Anglo-sphere media rushed to report an Israeli drone and missile strike on Iran, near the city of Isfahan, home to its nuclear research and development centre and a major military air base. Tehran subsequently confirmed its air defence batteries successfully intercepted three, small quadcopter drones originating from inside Iran and that there had been no missile attack, no damage, no casualties.

“Iran has received messages from mediators to let [Israel] do a symbolic strike to save face and asked Iran not to retaliate,” the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity” The Cradle.

Attempting to make something out of nothing, US officials claimed that Israel targeted an Iranian air defence battery near Isfahan that protects the Natanz nuclear facility, stating a radar complex was damaged. However, analysts hold differing opinions. Whilst some initially confirmed damage to an Iranian S-300 radar complex from …