Are the Israelis preparing an attack against Fordo? While the conflict between Iran and Israel begins its eighth day this Friday, June 20 of the old recently declassified images provided by the exhibition of the Israeli army, the soldiers of the Hebrew state that attack an underground place in Syria. What he lets question about Israel’s intentions in Iran, where the Hebrew state points to its nuclear and military sites, including that of Fordo, which is also buried underground.
The video, dated September 8, 2024, shows in largely black and white images because filmed by an infrared camera, 120 special forces in the Syrian infiltration process.
Israel has just carried out a strike that partly destroyed an underground factory for the production of Iranian missiles. Within what remains of the underground complex, Israeli soldiers are responsible for completing the mission until the end by placing pumps. It is a success, according to the Israeli army.
“(The operation) was a quite surprising and quite extraordinary success, which shows the capabilities of preparation, execution and even destruction of an in -depth site,” analyzes Ulysse Gosset, an international political editorialist in BFMTV.
A uranium site a hundred meters underground
This operation, which required years of preparation, allows the Israeli army to highlight its ability to carry out complex missions. But the publication of these images also raises questions, in the midst of a conflict between Tehran and the Hebrew State: Israel plans to attack Iran in a similar way that it is currently? This is a possibility, according to Israeli media.
Iran has an uranium enrichment site located south of Tehran. Unlike other Iranian nuclear sites, it is buried very deeply, one hundred meters underground. Which makes it inaccessible to the pumps.
When Israel hit Fordo, as well as other Iranian sites, such as Ispahan, last Friday, the damage observed was not surprised, according to the Iranian nuclear organization.
Avoid an entry from the United States in the conflict
But why would the Hebrew state only attack this nuclear site? According to the Israeli press, this would avoid an entry into the United States War, while they are the only ones to keep the GBU-57 bomb whose power would allow the heart of the factory to reach in depth. In addition, an Israeli command mission notary if the nuclear site works or if it is out of service.
For this mission against the Forbo site, Jérôme Clech, defense consultant for BFMTV and strategy master in Sciences Po, believes that “the superiority of the air is the sine qua condition without condition, but that) that is not enough.” “Then it must be exploited and possibly work to infiltrate the troops, why not the special forces or the Mossad agents that could end the work?”
“Is it enough to eradicate the program? Certainly not. But to stop it considerably? It is possible,” said our defense consultant.
The difficulty of the operation is also multiple in particular in terms of logistics. In fact, while Israel and Syria are relatively close in terms of distance, Israel and Iran are separated from several thousand kilometers. What leaves the operation still uncertain.
Source: BFM TV
