US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a visit to Israel Jonathan Ernst/Portal November 3, 2023
The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, stated this Friday (3) in Tel Aviv that Israel has the “right” and “duty” to “defend itself” to ensure that the Hamas attack of October 7 “never happen again.”
“We remain convinced that Israel has not only the right but also the duty to defend itself and do everything in its power to ensure that October 7 never happens again,” the US secretary of state said.
After the meeting between Blinken and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, several Israeli media outlets, after hearing from official sources, stated that there was no change in the decision not to allow the import of fuel into the Gaza Strip.
Israel is resisting growing pressure to let in fuel, claiming the terror group Hamas has been stealing supplies from the Gaza Strip for its own use.
Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv this Friday for a short official visit, the third he has paid to Israel since the war against the Islamic group Hamas broke out on October 7, a spokesman for the Ministry of Relations confirmed to EFE. Israeli foreigners.
Before starting his trip, Blinken wrote on the social network
Helicopter missiles, hundreds of tanks and deadly suicide drones: Iran is demonstrating its military might to the world
O Iran conducted “massive military training.” last weekend, demonstrating firepower on land and in the air capable of jeopardizing United States plans for the Middle East
Iran is a backer of Hamas terrorists, an extremist group that invaded Israel in early October, sparking an unprecedented war
Military training demonstrated the use of helicopters to transport war vehicles and fire missiles
In addition, hundreds of tanks capable of penetrating enemy territory were on display
General Kioumars Heidari of the Iranian army warned that he had his “finger on the trigger” to respond to any threat as quickly as possible
The twoday military exercise called Eghtedar 1402 demonstrated Iran’s responsiveness
The force commander said 200 helicopters with night vision goggles were ready to hit targets
“The essay is a message of peace and friendship, especially to neighboring countries, and projects the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran onto its enemies,” General Heidari said
Iran reported that it successfully tested an airlaunched missile installed on a standard helicopter. According to the Ayatollahs, the shot hit a target 30 km away
The rocket has a GPS guidance system and the pilot has full control of the device after launch. The missile, called Heidar, is 3 meters long, weighs 40 kg, carries about 2 kg of bombs and can hit a target 200 km away.
The Heidar can destroy armored vehicles and concrete trenches
Tehran’s wellknown drones were also used in military training. On the second day of testing, unmanned Ababil4 vehicles dropped Qaem5 bombs directly on targets
After a 60 km flight, the drones hit enemy positions about 7 km away
They carry Qaem5 bombs, a type of light explosive that can be easily embedded
These bombs have thermal and laser sensors that can destroy targets up to 7 km away.
The Iranians also presented the Shafaq (Dawn), Almas (Diamond) and Dehlaviyeh missiles to the world
The Dehlaviyeh twoarm laserguided rocket launcher was recently installed on the Army Ground Force’s armored personnel carriers
During training, soldiers lined up for a religious ceremony
Iranian experts have increased the range of the ground and air versions of the Dehlaviyeh missile from 5.5 km to 8 km
The Almas missile, coupled with an automatic fire control system, can hit various targets at a range of 8 km. The air version of Almas is mounted on Bell Cobra 209 helicopters and combat drones
Finally, the air version of the Shafaq missile, which can carry a 50 kg warhead, can destroy targets within a radius of 20 km
At a time when violence was escalating in the Middle East, transport aircraft were also part of the Iranian exhibition