Reporter Observation | Iran Claims to Use Drones and Missiles to Strike U.S. and Israeli Targets

As of the evening of the 7th local time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced the launch of the 27th round of military operations "Real Commitment 4," using drones and missiles to strike U.S. and Israeli targets in multiple operations.

Reporter Li Jiannan: I am currently in Tehran, the capital of Iran, and it is around 6 PM local time on the 7th. On the 7th, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used drones and Fattah hypersonic missiles to strike military targets and military support centers of the United States and Israel. On the same day, the Iranian military reported the results of the past 24 hours, stating that the integrated network of the Iranian military's joint air defense command shot down 13 advanced drones from the U.S. and Israel, bringing the total number of drones shot down by the Iranian military and Revolutionary Guard air defense systems since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran to 82.

On the afternoon of the 7th, the naval forces of the Revolutionary Guard announced that they used drones to attack a tanker flying the flag of the Marshall Islands located in the central region of the Persian Gulf. The Iranian side stated that this tanker is an asset of the United States, and all Israeli and U.S. assets in the region are considered legitimate targets for the Iranian armed forces.

On the evening of the 7th, the Revolutionary Guard issued a statement saying that missiles were launched that night to strike the Haifa oil refinery located in northern Israel, and the missiles hit the facility. This operation was a response to the previous attacks by U.S. and Israeli forces on the Tehran oil refinery.

On the evening of the 7th, multiple explosions occurred in the northeastern and southern parts of Tehran, as well as in the nearby city of Karaj. The Israel Defense Forces announced that the Air Force had launched airstrikes against military targets within Tehran for the second time that day. The Israeli military also stated that in recent days, hundreds of fighter jets had been deployed to attack Iran's two most important ballistic missile production bases, significantly damaging Iran's missile production capabilities.

According to observations from the correspondent stationed in Jerusalem, the Israeli military's early warning information has become less timely in the face of Iran's ongoing missile attacks.

Reporter Liang Hui: As the conflict enters its eighth day, Iran's missile attacks on Israel have maintained the intensity of the previous day. We have noticed that in recent days, the interval between early warnings and air defense alerts from the Israeli rear command during Iranian missile attacks has become shorter. Several times, the early warning information was sent out one or two minutes before the air defense alert sounded immediately, rather than the previous minimum of five minutes. This means that the time available for local residents to enter shelters has decreased. The Israeli military has not explained the reasons for this, but stated that the detection of missiles and rockets is affected by various factors and cannot guarantee that there will always be enough time for local residents. The Israeli military also admitted that sometimes there may be no early warning, and the air defense alert may sound directly.