According to Israeli security analyst Yair Goldberg, citing Iranian sources, the US airstrike last night in Shiraz struck a 'Najm' type radar system on Mount Drak in the northwest of the city. The location reportedly houses electronic warfare and frequency jamming systems. The claim has not been independently verified.
A new report from Iranian sources, relayed by Israeli security analyst Yair Goldberg, provides the first specific identification of the target of last night's US airstrike on Mount Drak in Shiraz: a 'Najm' type radar system. The strike hit the radar on Mount Drak, a site in northwestern Shiraz that Iranian reports describe as hosting electronic warfare systems and frequency jammers. The identification comes at 19:43 Jerusalem on Tuesday, hours after earlier footage and reports of an underground missile city in the same area, but the claim remains unverified.
The thread began Monday at 23:20 Jerusalem, when CENTCOM announced the 10th consecutive night of strikes. Minutes later, explosions were reported in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Qeshm, and strikes intensified, targeting southern coastal cities. Unverified reports of explosions in Shiraz and Isfahan emerged. By 00:10 Jerusalem (Tuesday), footage showed a strike on Mount Drak, followed by images from journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) and additional unverified footage. At 12:22 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported on the footage. By 18:39 Jerusalem, reports identified the target as an underground missile city in the Mount Darak area. The source quality evolved from official CENTCOM statements to unverified footage to reports from Israeli journalists, and now to a specific Iranian source relayed by Goldberg.
As The Zioneer reported on July 15, the US has been striking IRGC facilities in Shiraz. On June 8, reports indicated strikes targeting radar systems across Iran. The Mount Drak area has been described by Iranian sources as housing electronic warfare and frequency jamming systems, lending credibility to the radar target claim.
What remains open: The claim of the Najm radar system has not been independently verified. Iranian state-linked channels have not confirmed it, and no damage assessment or confirmation of the radar model is available. The overall status of the strike and its effects remain unclear.
11 developments
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- DevelopingIran releases additional footage from Shiraz, appears to show airstrike
- DevelopingYair Goldblatt posts additional footage of US strikes on Chabahar, southern Iran
- DevelopingYair Goldblatt posts footage linked to US attacks on Kish Island, southern Iran
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