"Iran is essentially naked," President Joe Biden's Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein was quoted saying. An Israeli official stated the operation "accurately targeted" Iranian air defense, leaving Tehran at a "disadvantage."
"Iran's domestic air defense operated reasonably well but they are no replacement for S-300 or, more importantly, that Iran badly needs and hasn't gotten," said Arash Azizi at the Frederick S. Pardee Center.
Several reports go so far as to report that Iran's entire arsenal of Russian-built S-300 air defense systems was hit, raising concerns over its ability to respond.
There are reasons to be skeptical about the extent of damage to Iran's air defenses. If some components survived, Iran could "mix and match" an operational battery or two together, said James Devine.
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