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October 11, 2019       Share:    

Source: https://breakingdefense.com/2019/10/saudis-had-no-intel-on-iranian-oil-strikes-mossad-bibi-brief-defense-cabinet/

Saudis Had No Intelligence on Iranian Oil Strikes

(Breaking Defense) Arie Egozi - Saudi Arabia suffered "a total and embarrassing (intelligence) failure" in Iran's attack on Saudi oil facilities, Israeli intelligence sources say. "It seems that the Americans were also in the dark, which is very worrying." The experts noted that the Iranian attack was conducted 650 km. from its launch site, the targets were selected using very accurate intelligence, and the weapons "hit exactly where they should." The weapons included seven Qudas 1 cruise missiles powered by Iranian-built jet engines derived from a Czech engine. Also, the Iranians used eight drones that were developed in Iran based on technology acquired in other countries.

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