Nightmare of Jerusalem Part III

Press TV (2025)

Film Review

Part III concerns the actual attack Iran launched on Israel (in retaliation for the April 1, 2024 bombing of their Damascus embassy) on 13 April, 2024. The attacks seems to have had two major goals 1) extreme intimidation of the Israeli government and civilians and 2) a test of ability of NATO and Israel to intercept their missiles. What I found most intriguing about this episode is that they gave Israel, the US and all neighboring territories a 72 hour warning of the missile attack and they purposely used their old, obsolete missiles. Iran specifically stipulated they would call off the attack if Israel committed to ending the genocide in Gaza.

Operation True Promise proved to be extremely cost effective, with Iran spending around $30,000 on their missiles and NATO/Israel wasting roughly $140 million trying to intercept them.

Iran mainly targeted an Israeli spy base in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (in Syria), Tel Aviv and Israel’s Nevatim airbase, home to the Israeli plane that bombed Iran’s Damascus embassy.

They fired cruise missiles, Shahed 1369 drones (the type Russians use to strike targets in Ukraine), armed suicide drones (both with a 2,000 km range) and some 1700 km range armed Qiam and Shahed drones specifically aimed at Israel’s defensive system.

Their only goal was penetrating Israeli (and supporters) missile systems, rather than inflicting serious damage.

They achieved both goals. The 72 hour warning caused massive panic buying among Israeli citizens, and at least a third of Iran’s missiles penetrated Israel’s missile defensive system.