Recent reports suggest that several Gulf states have allegedly engaged in covert operations and clandestine attacks within Iran, marking a strategic shift in regional dynamics. These activities reportedly include sophisticated cyberattacks, intelligence operations, and support for internal opposition groups aimed at disrupting Iranian infrastructure and military capabilities. The findings indicate an intensification of the long-standing shadow war in the Middle East, as regional actors seek to counter Tehran’s influence and nuclear ambitions through unconventional means while avoiding the risks associated with a direct conventional conflict.
- Reports indicate that Gulf nations have transitioned toward more direct covert actions inside Iranian territory.
- Alleged operations include cyber warfare targeting critical infrastructure and military communication systems.
- Sources suggest that domestic dissident groups and separatist movements have received external support to destabilize the Iranian government.
- The shift in strategy is viewed as a response to Iran’s regional power projection and its nuclear development program.
- These clandestine activities allow involved states to maintain plausible deniability while exerting pressure on Iranian leadership.
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So Iran was right all along and knew what they were doing
Somebody is not happy with the calm, it seems … 🤔
Wasn't a similar story about the UAE "leaked" only yesterday?
😢
Who is driving the escalation? DW?
Anti-Stealth Radars Completely Failed! How Severely Did Russian-Style Military Industry Mislead Iran?
Air defense reliant on Russian technology left Iran utterly defeated. From the Israeli F-35 surprise attack on Dezful to the B-2's 10,000-mile strike on Iran's Fordow underground nuclear facility, after more than a week of fighting, not a single fighter jet has been shot down. The only aircraft downed were two Israeli Heron drones—a result hardly worth mentioning. The Heron itself is neither stealthy, nor fast, nor agile; its being shot down is no surprise. If it hadn't been shot down, that would have been the real shock.
Iran did possess anti-stealth radar systems—but they failed completely. Why? One core reason: Iran made the same critical mistake as India—it bet on the wrong technology.
As early as 2019, Iran imported resonant meter-wave radar systems from Russia, which were advertised as capable of detecting F-35 fighters at ranges up to 600 kilometers, and ballistic missiles at distances exceeding 1,100 kilometers. These specifications sounded impressive, but without real combat testing, even Iran couldn't verify how much of that was exaggeration. Nevertheless, trusting Russian military technology, Iran not only purchased these "Nebo" radar systems at high cost but also reverse-engineered them domestically to produce the "Ghadir" radar, deploying a total of nine units.
What Iran never anticipated was that, when put to the test, these systems underperformed catastrophically and failed entirely. First, they registered no response to the stealthy infiltration of F-35s. Second, since Israeli strikes relied not on missiles but on stealth fighters, the imported Russian radars proved unable to detect them—and Iran's domestically produced Ghadir variants failed just as comprehensively.
Worse still, these were large, fixed, long-range early-warning radar installations. Iran had built nine of them. While they looked imposing during peacetime, in wartime they became sitting ducks. These massive radar systems were immobile; when Israeli F-35s swooped in, they simply bombed them at will. In the first wave of attacks, Iran's so-called anti-stealth radar network was completely neutralized.
Iran had essentially been misled by Russia. During sales negotiations, Russian representatives heavily promoted these radars as possessing powerful anti-jamming capabilities and the ability to counter anti-radiation missiles. In reality, under Israeli anti-radiation missile strikes, the Nebo systems were hit with pinpoint accuracy. Iran's domestically produced versions, sharing the same technological lineage, were likewise overwhelmed and destroyed by Israeli forces.
Iran has long followed a technological development path of "import, reverse-engineer, then upgrade." After replicating the resonant radar design, Iran developed and deployed an upgraded, next-generation long-range early-warning radar, installing five units. However, combat results indicate that even this modified version suffered from severe performance shortcomings and was penetrated by F-35 operations.
Additionally, Iran deployed its domestically developed "Kavoshgar" long-range airborne early-warning radar system, claimed to detect ballistic missiles at ranges up to 3,000 kilometers. Yet this capability proved irrelevant: Israeli forces bypassed missile-based strikes entirely, instead flying F-35s directly over Dezful to deliver glide-guided bombs at close range.
To counter the F-35 threat, Iran also developed two indigenous anti-stealth radar models: one named "Nasr," with three units deployed, advertised as capable of detecting stealth targets at 800 kilometers; and another named "Kaam," with only one unit deployed, claimed to detect F-35s at 300 kilometers. The Kaam's distinguishing feature was its vehicle-mounted design, enabling mobile deployment. Yet in practice, despite massive financial investment and human resources, Iran's efforts ended in comprehensive failure.
War never lies. If you're capable, you succeed; if you're not, you fail. Iran's heavily resourced anti-stealth air defense architecture collapsed entirely—it could neither detect F-35s nor lock onto B-2 bombers.
Within this failed system, Iran committed at least two fundamental strategic errors:
Overreliance on Russian military technology. Much like India—which invested heavily in Russian arms only to suffer decisive defeats against Pakistan—Iran similarly centered its defense strategy on Russian systems. The result: its indigenous air defense network was comprehensively penetrated by Israeli F-35 operations.
Excessive confidence in domestic R&D capabilities. Within Iran's entire anti-stealth defense architecture, only one system—the resonant passive phased-array radar—was supplied by Russia. All other components were domestically developed. While Iran's aspiration to become an independent military-industrial power is understandable, it must also maintain realistic self-assessment. Had Iran redirected those resources toward acquiring Chinese anti-stealth radar systems instead, the outcome might well have been entirely different.
Ambition reaching for the sky, yet fate as fragile as paper—in many respects, Iran may simply be another India.
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Orange glow soon to come 🙏
Byerun 🔥🔥👋
DW, this is such a biased report. Disappointing!
Interesting "news", if someone is trying to drag the arabs into this.
Wonder who?
Yeah let the gulf states destroy each other and set each other back decades 😂😂😂 and let the white people of Europe Ukraine Russia kill each other
The Asians are smarter than that when it comes to war they’re sending nuclear bombs right away to say eff the western powers ur not making us go to war unless you want to die too from nuclear fallout
this new format is kinda strange in a casual setting in casual clothes, i get that DW is now trying to appeal to a younger crowd but damn its weird hearing the guy at the end say "hit that like button" on the back of a serious news discussion
Iran was acting in self-defense the entire time.
After Israel failed to engage Arab countries with Iran, western media puppets trying now… 😂😊😅
Source. Donald duck 😂
Bull****, they got caught
Where did these "Reports" come from?
CIA? Mossad? Insider from the Gulf States?
Reddit? 4chan? Instagram? Twitter? Tiktok?
An AWOL soldier? Someone saw it in a dream?
this guy had bad day
Germany should join too after all Germany is a Semite state, don’t they?
Reports? Concocted and delivered by Western media paid for by Israeli sympathisers.
Report SUGGESTS?
It’s the UAE attacking or not?
Is the DW reporter AI generated?
Why both guys look like AI built characters?
Why did Iran hit those states? Taboo topic. Some bullsh!t reporting with half truths
Good for GCC 🙏
Source : israel hasbara department
You're lucky to see a young man who found a nice, quiet job in the administration thanks to the Al Maktoum family… He retrieved the flag from the ministry's warehouse. LOL.
I dont believe anything media says. It might be US…
If they wanted to deter and send a message to Iran "that attacking their countries would meet direct responses", why did they do it covertly and not openly for the whole world and Iran to see they were the ones sending a "message" ??
Reports say Saudi Arabia made Iran aware of the strikes beforehand and then followed up with intensive diplomatic engagement after.
This would be over faster if they just hold hands, form a coalition, and divide it up between themselves .
end of monarchy
Stop trading and diplomatic ties with iran. Sanction spain for exporting dual use items to iran
Probably Mossad