Abu Saleh, the intelligence analyst behind the Arabic Desk, cited an American source who described last night's attack as extensive and roughly twice as powerful and wide as previous operations. The location and specific targets of the attack were not specified.
Abu Saleh, the intelligence analyst operating the Arabic Desk, cited a US source Thursday morning who described the overnight strike on Iran as roughly twice as powerful and wide as previous operations. The assessment aligns with an earlier statement by a US official to i24NEWS who said the strike was twice as intense and had double the impact. The attack, which came after a six-day pause, was launched by the United States against targets in Iran, with CENTCOM announcing a new wave of strikes early Thursday.
The Zioneer’s thread on the strike began at 07:08 Jerusalem with a report from Israel Hayam confirming the US operation. Within minutes, a US official told i24NEWS that the strike was approximately twice the intensity of prior operations. A follow-up report added the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs’ warning that resuming large-scale hostilities could deplete interceptor stocks. Abu Saleh’s report, published later in the morning, provides a second source — albeit unnamed — reinforcing the claim of the strike’s doubled magnitude.
The Zioneer has previously reported on Abu Saleh’s assessments. On Wednesday at 17:28 Jerusalem, he assessed that a significant US strike was expected. He is a widely followed figure in Israeli and regional open-source intelligence, known for his analysis of Iranian and US military dynamics.
The location, specific targets, and damage from the strike remain undisclosed. The US source cited by Abu Saleh is not named, and the claim, while corroborating a prior official statement, remains unverified by independent channels. No additional details on targets or impact have been provided by other sources.
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