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๐ฑ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ปLebnese Journaliat Marwa Osman on X wrote that Come along and listen well. In 2006, when Zionist Israel withdrew from south Lebanon after its defeat, it left behind more than just the land... it left behind technology. How? You may ask. Among theโฆ
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What happened next is where the story takes a strategic turn.
Hezbollah reportedly transferred this technology to Iran, specifically to the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), an entity well known for its expertise in reverse engineering. Iran has long demonstrated a capacity to study, replicate, and often enhance foreign military systems. Give them a system, and they don't just copy it..nah..they refine it.
The result of that effort was a missile known as "Almas".
Almas is widely considered an upgraded counterpart: extended range, improved targeting, and enhanced operational flexibility. While the original Spike system operated at a range of around 4 kilometers, reports suggest that Almas variants can reach distances of 10 kilometers and possibly even up to 20.
Production followed. Distribution followed. And eventually, deployment.
The outcome, according to various field reports, is that this system has become a serious tactical threat on the battlefield. Armored personnel carriers, main battle tanks, and troop concentrations, all reportedly vulnerable to this type of precision-guided strike capability.
There is a certain irony embedded in this trajectory: a system originally developed by Israel, allegedly captured, studied, replicated, and improved, only to reappear years later as a weapon used against it.
Now, more recent reports suggest something even more concerning from a strategic standpoint; that Iran may have recovered hundreds of unexploded munitions from various strike zones inside Iranian territory. If accurate, this would provide an additional pool of material for analysis, reverse engineering, and further development.
For military analysts, this raises a familiar and uncomfortable question:
How often does advanced weaponry, once deployed, eventually find its way back; adapted, improved, and turned against its original source?
Signed, sealed and returned to sender๐ with a chef's kiss.
What happened next is where the story takes a strategic turn.
Hezbollah reportedly transferred this technology to Iran, specifically to the Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), an entity well known for its expertise in reverse engineering. Iran has long demonstrated a capacity to study, replicate, and often enhance foreign military systems. Give them a system, and they don't just copy it..nah..they refine it.
The result of that effort was a missile known as "Almas".
Almas is widely considered an upgraded counterpart: extended range, improved targeting, and enhanced operational flexibility. While the original Spike system operated at a range of around 4 kilometers, reports suggest that Almas variants can reach distances of 10 kilometers and possibly even up to 20.
Production followed. Distribution followed. And eventually, deployment.
The outcome, according to various field reports, is that this system has become a serious tactical threat on the battlefield. Armored personnel carriers, main battle tanks, and troop concentrations, all reportedly vulnerable to this type of precision-guided strike capability.
There is a certain irony embedded in this trajectory: a system originally developed by Israel, allegedly captured, studied, replicated, and improved, only to reappear years later as a weapon used against it.
Now, more recent reports suggest something even more concerning from a strategic standpoint; that Iran may have recovered hundreds of unexploded munitions from various strike zones inside Iranian territory. If accurate, this would provide an additional pool of material for analysis, reverse engineering, and further development.
For military analysts, this raises a familiar and uncomfortable question:
How often does advanced weaponry, once deployed, eventually find its way back; adapted, improved, and turned against its original source?
Signed, sealed and returned to sender๐ with a chef's kiss.
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BREAKING | Israel attacks a vehicle in Khaldeh, south of Beirut, with at least 3 missiles, resulting in multiple casualties.
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๐ฎ๐ทโ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ Iranโs FM Araghchi: โI came to be among them and participate in this field action, to draw energy from it, and to enjoy this unity and popular cohesion.โ
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Apparently Salamis lines are set on fire by Hezbollah
Salamis Lines, a Cypriot company, provides regular sea freight services connecting the port of Haifa with ports in Cyprus and Greece.
note: confirmation is pending.
Apparently Salamis lines are set on fire by Hezbollah
Salamis Lines, a Cypriot company, provides regular sea freight services connecting the port of Haifa with ports in Cyprus and Greece.
note: confirmation is pending.
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๐ฑ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ Strikes from warships targeted the vicinity of the wing in Beirut.
note: confirmation is pending
note: confirmation is pending
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BREAKING: ๐ฎ๐ท Iranian planes destroyed following US-Israeli strikes.
Note: Iran should fly them out to Russia of a friendly countries
Note: Iran should fly them out to Russia of a friendly countries
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โก๏ธ Iranian missile hitting a base in Saudi Arabia.
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๐ฎ๐ท๐ถ๐ฆโก๏ธ- BREAKING: UKMTO reports that an oil tanker has been struck by a projectile 17 nautical miles north off the coast of Doha, Qatar, causing damage to the hull above the waterline.
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๐ฎ๐ฑ Zionist media: Iranian missiles hit the headquarters of the largest telecommunications company in Bahrain, "Batelco", which is owned by Israel and where Amazon's servers are also located.
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Dubai
A Russian resident of Dubai is lamenting about how things have changed...life will never be the same again ๐คก
I've visited 51 countries and lived in America, Germany, Thailand and Moscow but Dubai was the Best Ever...
How tragic...my heart aches ๐คญ
A Russian resident of Dubai is lamenting about how things have changed...life will never be the same again ๐คก
I've visited 51 countries and lived in America, Germany, Thailand and Moscow but Dubai was the Best Ever...
How tragic...my heart aches ๐คญ
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Scenes from Beirut following an Israeli strike....2 people reported killed and a number injured
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๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ซ๐ท Yediot Ahronot:
Israel cancelled the visit of French Defense Minister after Paris refused to allow US planes carrying arms to Tel Aviv to fly through its airspace.
Israel cancelled the visit of French Defense Minister after Paris refused to allow US planes carrying arms to Tel Aviv to fly through its airspace.
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๐ฎ๐ทโก๐ฎ๐ฑ Cluster munitions were used in the attack and there are multiple impacts!
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