"Iran is working very hard to prove it's still in game:" Former IDF officer

Tel Aviv [Israel], April 2 (ANI): Iran has launched multiple missile attacks on central Israel, with at least four to five barrages reported this morning, according to Maj. (Retd) Dan Feferman, former IDF Intelligence Officer and Editor of Middle East 24. Feferman stated that Iran is attempting to demonstrate its capabilities and exert pressure on Israel, the United States, and Gulf Arab countries. “Just this morning, we had four, maybe five different launches of barrages at central Israel alone… Iran is working very hard to prove that it’s still in the game, that it can continue to fire, it can continue to exert pressure on Israel, on the United States and on the Gulf Arab countries,” he said while speaking to ANI. Regarding US President Donald

Trump’s statement on the West Asia conflict, Feferman suggested that the US and Israel have achieved their objectives and are seeking a way out. “From a military standpoint, the second that it became clear that the American/ Israeli strikes are not going to topple the Iranian regime, this went to a war of degradation of military capabilities… The US and Israel have more or less achieved what they feel they can achieve, and they are looking for an offering,” he said. Feferman dismissed claims that the US and Israel miscalculated Iran’s capabilities, stating that Iran has spent decades building its missile capacity. “I don’t think it was a miscalculation. Iran is a large country. It’s spent decades building up the exact capacity to fire missiles at its neighbours and well beyond. This is exactly the reason why the United States and Israel decided to launch this round of strikes when they did, because primarily Iran’s ballistic missile capacity was growing to a point where it was producing 100 and then 200 ballistic missiles a month. It could saturate missile defences,” he said. Feferman emphasised that Iran’s regime has consistently promoted war, revolution, terror, and radicalisation since its inception in 1979. “This is a regime that, since its birth in 1979, has done nothing but actively promote war, revolution, terror and radicalisation against the region, the United States, Israel and Western civilisation. If given the opportunity, it will use its military and other means to promote terrorism and extremist radicalisation,” he added. The West Asia conflict has intensified following the launch of US and Israeli strikes on February 28. This move triggered a significant regional escalation, with Iran retaliating through drone and missile strikes targeting Israel and Gulf nations hosting American military assets. (ANI)