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🇮🇱🇮🇷 Iran is firing cluster munitions at Israel's most densely populated civilian areas on a nearly daily basis, the Israeli military says. Cluster munitions open in the air and release dozens of smaller bomblets across a wide area, designed to hit multiple targets simultaneously. They are banned by over 100 countries for their indiscriminate impact on civilians. Source: AP, War Monitor

🇮🇱🇮🇷 Iran is firing cluster munitions at Israel's most densely populated civilian areas on a nearly daily basis, the Israeli military says. Cluster munitions open in the air and release dozens of smaller bomblets across a wide area, designed to hit multiple targets simultaneously. They are banned by over 100 countries for their indiscriminate impact on civilians. Source: AP, War Monitor

Mario Nawfal

402,005 views • 5 months ago

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Why cluster bombs are a key part of the Iran war Cluster munitions break open in mid air and scatter dozens of smaller explosives over a wide area instead of hitting a single target. Reports say Iran has used them in recent missile barrages toward Israel, a tactic that spreads damage and makes interception and cleanup far more difficult. Even when the strike is over, unexploded bomblets can remain on the ground for years, turning battlefields into long term hazards. Source: AiTelly - YT

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Why cluster bombs are a key part of the Iran war Cluster munitions break open in mid air and scatter dozens of smaller explosives over a wide area instead of hitting a single target. Reports say Iran has used them in recent missile barrages toward Israel, a tactic that spreads damage and makes interception and cleanup far more difficult. Even when the strike is over, unexploded bomblets can remain on the ground for years, turning battlefields into long term hazards. Source: AiTelly - YT

Mario Nawfal

62,599 views • 5 months ago

Iran launched strikes on Tel Aviv with missiles that the air defense systems were unable to stop. 🚫 According to reports, Iran used ballistic missiles with a cluster system, equipped with submunitions, which significantly complicates their interception. 🚫 It is reported that in the latest missile attack on Israel, a new missile was used, inside which there were 26 small munitions, which led to a wide destruction of targets.

Iran launched strikes on Tel Aviv with missiles that the air defense systems were unable to stop. 🚫 According to reports, Iran used ballistic missiles with a cluster system, equipped with submunitions, which significantly complicates their interception. 🚫 It is reported that in the latest missile attack on Israel, a new missile was used, inside which there were 26 small munitions, which led to a wide destruction of targets.

Sprinter Press

42,004 views • 5 months ago

🇮🇷🇺🇸 IRAN IS USING CLUSTER MUNITIONS TO DESTROY PATRIOT SYSTEMS AND THE U.S. IS RUNNING OUT OF ANSWERS Andrei Martyanov says Iran figured out you don't need precision strikes to kill a Patriot battery. Cluster munitions wipe out the radars and control centers across a wide area. No radar, no intercepts. The U.S. is now stripping air defenses from South Korea to backfill the losses. Solving one problem by creating another.

🇮🇷🇺🇸 IRAN IS USING CLUSTER MUNITIONS TO DESTROY PATRIOT SYSTEMS AND THE U.S. IS RUNNING OUT OF ANSWERS Andrei Martyanov says Iran figured out you don't need precision strikes to kill a Patriot battery. Cluster munitions wipe out the radars and control centers across a wide area. No radar, no intercepts. The U.S. is now stripping air defenses from South Korea to backfill the losses. Solving one problem by creating another.

Mario Nawfal

96,858 views • 5 months ago

A video from the West Bank may reveal a new challenge for air defenses. The footage appears to show an Iranian ballistic missile releasing multiple objects near its target, potentially turning one incoming threat into many. Interestingly, no visible Israeli interceptors or interception blasts can be seen in the video. Is this evidence of a cluster warhead or submunition payload? And if so, could such tactics make missile defense systems far more difficult to overwhelm in future conflicts? #iran #IranWar #Israel #missiles #MissileStrike #MissileDefense

A video from the West Bank may reveal a new challenge for air defenses. The footage appears to show an Iranian ballistic missile releasing multiple objects near its target, potentially turning one incoming threat into many. Interestingly, no visible Israeli interceptors or interception blasts can be seen in the video. Is this evidence of a cluster warhead or submunition payload? And if so, could such tactics make missile defense systems far more difficult to overwhelm in future conflicts? #iran #IranWar #Israel #missiles #MissileStrike #MissileDefense

Srijan Pal Singh

10,873 views • 2 months ago

⚡🇮🇷 Iran’s use of cluster munition warheads is creating a serious challenge for Israel’s air defense network. These weapons split mid-air into multiple submunitions, turning a single incoming missile into dozens of smaller threats. This complicates interception. Systems like Iron Dome are optimized to stop individual rockets or missiles, but once a cluster payload disperses, each bomblet becomes a separate target. Recent reports indicate that this tactic is not about a single breakthrough, but about saturation and complexity. Even with high interception rates overall, a small number of missiles or submunitions getting through can still cause damage. The result is not a complete failure of the system, but a growing pressure point. Cluster munitions increase the burden on interceptors, force earlier engagement decisions, and expose limits in any layered defense.

⚡🇮🇷 Iran’s use of cluster munition warheads is creating a serious challenge for Israel’s air defense network. These weapons split mid-air into multiple submunitions, turning a single incoming missile into dozens of smaller threats. This complicates interception. Systems like Iron Dome are optimized to stop individual rockets or missiles, but once a cluster payload disperses, each bomblet becomes a separate target. Recent reports indicate that this tactic is not about a single breakthrough, but about saturation and complexity. Even with high interception rates overall, a small number of missiles or submunitions getting through can still cause damage. The result is not a complete failure of the system, but a growing pressure point. Cluster munitions increase the burden on interceptors, force earlier engagement decisions, and expose limits in any layered defense.

Defense Intelligence

18,811 views • 5 months ago

As Iran increasingly launches ballistic missiles carrying cluster bomb warheads at Israel, indiscriminately spreading dozens of small munitions over a wide area, the Israeli Air Force faces a constant dilemma whether or not to shoot them down. Military officials said Thursday that since the cluster bombs are unlikely to cause significant harm if civilians are sheltering, there are times when the IAF chooses not to shoot down all or some of the bomblets to conserve its stockpile of short-range interceptors. Iran has fired over 350 ballistic missiles at Israel since the start of the war on February 28.

As Iran increasingly launches ballistic missiles carrying cluster bomb warheads at Israel, indiscriminately spreading dozens of small munitions over a wide area, the Israeli Air Force faces a constant dilemma whether or not to shoot them down. Military officials said Thursday that since the cluster bombs are unlikely to cause significant harm if civilians are sheltering, there are times when the IAF chooses not to shoot down all or some of the bomblets to conserve its stockpile of short-range interceptors. Iran has fired over 350 ballistic missiles at Israel since the start of the war on February 28.

The Times of Israel

12,477 views • 5 months ago

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷Which air defense can actually stop cluster munitions? Short answer: none, once they do what they’re designed to do. Interception was tested with GMLRS M30 rockets, fast, heavy, and easy enough to track at first. But right before impact, they split mid-air and scatter dozens of submunitions, turning one target into a multitude of chaos. Why this matters: interception isn’t the problem; timing is. Miss them early, and you’re suddenly dealing with a swarm instead of a single threat. Systems like C-RAM or 35mm guns can react… but by then, it’s already too late. Source: HellfiereYT

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷Which air defense can actually stop cluster munitions? Short answer: none, once they do what they’re designed to do. Interception was tested with GMLRS M30 rockets, fast, heavy, and easy enough to track at first. But right before impact, they split mid-air and scatter dozens of submunitions, turning one target into a multitude of chaos. Why this matters: interception isn’t the problem; timing is. Miss them early, and you’re suddenly dealing with a swarm instead of a single threat. Systems like C-RAM or 35mm guns can react… but by then, it’s already too late. Source: HellfiereYT

Mario Nawfal

84,822 views • 5 months ago

Core difference in saturation attacks: 🇮🇷 Iran: Launches massive swarms of cheap drones & missiles to overwhelm defenses through sheer volume and cost asymmetry. 🇺🇸 U.S.: Uses precision strikes, often first taking out air defenses, then hitting targets accurately with advanced munitions. One floods the sky to penetrate defense and make them pay for it. The other aims to dominate it swiftly and precisely. Source: SergeantBiz YT, Financial Times

Core difference in saturation attacks: 🇮🇷 Iran: Launches massive swarms of cheap drones & missiles to overwhelm defenses through sheer volume and cost asymmetry. 🇺🇸 U.S.: Uses precision strikes, often first taking out air defenses, then hitting targets accurately with advanced munitions. One floods the sky to penetrate defense and make them pay for it. The other aims to dominate it swiftly and precisely. Source: SergeantBiz YT, Financial Times

Mario Nawfal

257,274 views • 4 months ago

🇮🇱🇮🇷 Iran reportedly launched another ballistic missile towards central Israel. Iran seems to be able to strike Israel successfully daily. Is israel running low on air defense missiles, or is Iran using a new class of missiles that is maneuverable and harder to intercept? Source: Yediot News

🇮🇱🇮🇷 Iran reportedly launched another ballistic missile towards central Israel. Iran seems to be able to strike Israel successfully daily. Is israel running low on air defense missiles, or is Iran using a new class of missiles that is maneuverable and harder to intercept? Source: Yediot News

Mario Nawfal

280,126 views • 4 months ago

🇮🇷🇮🇱 Why Iran chose cluster bombs over conventional warheads Simple math. Israel's Arrow system is built to kill one big warhead. So Iran sends one missile that splits into 80 bomblets at 23,000 feet. That single radar track suddenly becomes dozens of small falling objects scattering across six miles, and no air defense system on earth can chase them all. Over 100 countries banned these weapons because of what they do to civilians. Iran, the U.S., and Israel never signed. Now Israeli neighborhoods are learning why. Source: AI Telly

🇮🇷🇮🇱 Why Iran chose cluster bombs over conventional warheads Simple math. Israel's Arrow system is built to kill one big warhead. So Iran sends one missile that splits into 80 bomblets at 23,000 feet. That single radar track suddenly becomes dozens of small falling objects scattering across six miles, and no air defense system on earth can chase them all. Over 100 countries banned these weapons because of what they do to civilians. Iran, the U.S., and Israel never signed. Now Israeli neighborhoods are learning why. Source: AI Telly

Mario Nawfal

1,840,398 views • 5 months ago

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Why Are U.S. Air Defenses Struggling to Stop Iranian Missiles? The U.S. and its allies have deployed some of the world's most advanced missile defenses, including THAAD and Patriot, yet Iranian missiles have still managed to penetrate the defensive shield. The issue may not be that Patriot or THAAD are completely ineffective. The bigger challenges include large missile salvos, limited interceptor stocks, short reaction times and possible damage to radars and air defense infrastructure. Iran may also be attempting to overwhelm the network through saturation attacks, forcing defenders to spend expensive interceptors against waves of incoming missiles. The key question is no longer whether U.S. air defenses can intercept Iranian missiles. They can. The real question is whether the U.S. and its allies have enough interceptors, radars and operational launchers to sustain the defense during a prolonged missile war.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Why Are U.S. Air Defenses Struggling to Stop Iranian Missiles? The U.S. and its allies have deployed some of the world's most advanced missile defenses, including THAAD and Patriot, yet Iranian missiles have still managed to penetrate the defensive shield. The issue may not be that Patriot or THAAD are completely ineffective. The bigger challenges include large missile salvos, limited interceptor stocks, short reaction times and possible damage to radars and air defense infrastructure. Iran may also be attempting to overwhelm the network through saturation attacks, forcing defenders to spend expensive interceptors against waves of incoming missiles. The key question is no longer whether U.S. air defenses can intercept Iranian missiles. They can. The real question is whether the U.S. and its allies have enough interceptors, radars and operational launchers to sustain the defense during a prolonged missile war.

Defense Intelligence

26,363 views • 1 month ago

🔥 8 air defense systems hit by the 412th Nemesis Brigade (USF) over a month Over the past month, on key фронт directions, operators of the Asgard Battalion within the 412th Nemesis Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) hit 8 enemy air defense systems: two Tor-M2, two Buk-M1, one Tor-M1, one Buk-M3, one Strela-10, and a rare, modern radar of the S-350 “Vityaz” surface-to-air missile system. The 50N6E multifunction radar is a key element of the S-350 medium-range air defense system. It can automatically detect up to a hundred aerial targets at once and track up to 8 targets for engagement. The estimated cost of this air defense system is about $130 million. Therefore, the total value of the 8 enemy air defense systems hit and destroyed over the month by operators of the 412th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade Nemesis (USF) exceeds $250 million. The 412th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade Nemesis systematically works to eliminate enemy air defense assets and inflicts multi-million-dollar losses, weakening the enemy’s military potential. Overall, the unit has more than fifty hit and destroyed launchers and radar systems of the occupiers’ air defense complexes. USF: One step ahead!

🔥 8 air defense systems hit by the 412th Nemesis Brigade (USF) over a month Over the past month, on key фронт directions, operators of the Asgard Battalion within the 412th Nemesis Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) hit 8 enemy air defense systems: two Tor-M2, two Buk-M1, one Tor-M1, one Buk-M3, one Strela-10, and a rare, modern radar of the S-350 “Vityaz” surface-to-air missile system. The 50N6E multifunction radar is a key element of the S-350 medium-range air defense system. It can automatically detect up to a hundred aerial targets at once and track up to 8 targets for engagement. The estimated cost of this air defense system is about $130 million. Therefore, the total value of the 8 enemy air defense systems hit and destroyed over the month by operators of the 412th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade Nemesis (USF) exceeds $250 million. The 412th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade Nemesis systematically works to eliminate enemy air defense assets and inflicts multi-million-dollar losses, weakening the enemy’s military potential. Overall, the unit has more than fifty hit and destroyed launchers and radar systems of the occupiers’ air defense complexes. USF: One step ahead!

🇺🇦 Unmanned Systems Forces

75,177 views • 7 months ago

🇺🇸 One U.S. Navy destroyer carries more firepower than most countries' entire air forces 90 missile tubes. Tomahawks that hit targets 1,000 miles away. Air defense systems that can kill ballistic missiles mid-flight. Anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, and a naval gun that levels coastal targets. All of it operated by 300 sailors. There are 73 of them in active service.

🇺🇸 One U.S. Navy destroyer carries more firepower than most countries' entire air forces 90 missile tubes. Tomahawks that hit targets 1,000 miles away. Air defense systems that can kill ballistic missiles mid-flight. Anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, and a naval gun that levels coastal targets. All of it operated by 300 sailors. There are 73 of them in active service.

Mario Nawfal

105,403 views • 4 months ago

🚨🇮🇷🇮🇱 Why are Iran's cluster munitions nearly impossible to intercept? A standard missile gives air defense one problem to solve. A cluster warhead gives it dozens. Simultaneously, mid-flight, each submunition on its own trajectory. No system on earth reliably intercepts all of them. The ones that land don't stop being dangerous after the strike. Unexploded submunitions sit in the ground for years, killing whoever finds them next. This is why 111 countries have banned them under the Oslo Convention (Iran and Israel NOT included)

🚨🇮🇷🇮🇱 Why are Iran's cluster munitions nearly impossible to intercept? A standard missile gives air defense one problem to solve. A cluster warhead gives it dozens. Simultaneously, mid-flight, each submunition on its own trajectory. No system on earth reliably intercepts all of them. The ones that land don't stop being dangerous after the strike. Unexploded submunitions sit in the ground for years, killing whoever finds them next. This is why 111 countries have banned them under the Oslo Convention (Iran and Israel NOT included)

Mario Nawfal

262,893 views • 5 months ago

🚨🇮🇷🚀 Iran's latest Fattah missile—a hypersonic missile introduced by the IRGC—possesses exceptional maneuverability, making it extremely difficult for air defense systems like the Iron Dome to track and intercept. This missile is feared by Trump, Netanyahu, and the Gulf states.

🚨🇮🇷🚀 Iran's latest Fattah missile—a hypersonic missile introduced by the IRGC—possesses exceptional maneuverability, making it extremely difficult for air defense systems like the Iron Dome to track and intercept. This missile is feared by Trump, Netanyahu, and the Gulf states.

Mr. Hass 💛

17,718 views • 1 month ago

Iran is changing the way it attacks American military bases, combining waves of missiles and drones to overwhelm US air-defence systems. Instead of relying on a single type of weapon, Iranian forces are reportedly using changing flight paths, simultaneous attacks and tactics inspired by Russia’s experience in Ukraine. The bigger challenge for the US is that Iran’s strategy is no longer limited to one battlefield. Missiles, drones and regional allied groups can create pressure from multiple directions, forcing American forces to defend bases, aircraft and critical infrastructure simultaneously. The question now is whether US air defences can keep up with an opponent that keeps changing its tactics. #iran #IranWar #jordan #missiles #MissileStrike #MissileLaunch

Iran is changing the way it attacks American military bases, combining waves of missiles and drones to overwhelm US air-defence systems. Instead of relying on a single type of weapon, Iranian forces are reportedly using changing flight paths, simultaneous attacks and tactics inspired by Russia’s experience in Ukraine. The bigger challenge for the US is that Iran’s strategy is no longer limited to one battlefield. Missiles, drones and regional allied groups can create pressure from multiple directions, forcing American forces to defend bases, aircraft and critical infrastructure simultaneously. The question now is whether US air defences can keep up with an opponent that keeps changing its tactics. #iran #IranWar #jordan #missiles #MissileStrike #MissileLaunch

Srijan Pal Singh

20,594 views • 10 days ago

🇮🇷💥Iran Preserves Key Mobile SAM Systems Despite Degraded Air Defenses: On April 3, Iran shot down a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle over southwestern/central Iran - the first confirmed loss of a manned U.S. combat aircraft to Iranian fire in the conflict. At roughly the same time, an A-10 Thunderbolt II supporting search-and-rescue for the F-15E crew was hit by Iranian air defenses near the Strait of Hormuz. Despite weeks of heavy Israeli and U.S. bombings that severely degraded Iran’s integrated air-defense network, Iran retained mobile, survivable surface-to-air missile systems likely from the Khordad/Raad family or newer IRGC variants. These systems are difficult to fully eliminate because they use emission-control tactics, rapid relocation, and passive sensors instead of active radar. The shoot-downs represent a notable tactical and propaganda victory for Iran. You also have to keep in mind that the United States has suffered relatively light losses in this conflict compared to Iran. That said, it is simply unrealistic to expect that American fighter jets could operate over Iran without being shot down. Given the sheer size of the country, securing its entire airspace would be extremely difficult, if not impossible. 📌Khordad 15 air defense systems:

🇮🇷💥Iran Preserves Key Mobile SAM Systems Despite Degraded Air Defenses: On April 3, Iran shot down a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle over southwestern/central Iran - the first confirmed loss of a manned U.S. combat aircraft to Iranian fire in the conflict. At roughly the same time, an A-10 Thunderbolt II supporting search-and-rescue for the F-15E crew was hit by Iranian air defenses near the Strait of Hormuz. Despite weeks of heavy Israeli and U.S. bombings that severely degraded Iran’s integrated air-defense network, Iran retained mobile, survivable surface-to-air missile systems likely from the Khordad/Raad family or newer IRGC variants. These systems are difficult to fully eliminate because they use emission-control tactics, rapid relocation, and passive sensors instead of active radar. The shoot-downs represent a notable tactical and propaganda victory for Iran. You also have to keep in mind that the United States has suffered relatively light losses in this conflict compared to Iran. That said, it is simply unrealistic to expect that American fighter jets could operate over Iran without being shot down. Given the sheer size of the country, securing its entire airspace would be extremely difficult, if not impossible. 📌Khordad 15 air defense systems:

WORLD AT WAR

203,870 views • 4 months ago