169: The explosion at Natanz sets Iranian nukes back by years. Ronan Bergman @ronenbergman
Image: A painting on the wall of the Chel-Sooton Palace in Isfahan of Shah Abbas at war. Ronan Bergman, in re: Whoever blew up Natanz had exquisite intelligence and operational abilities. Truly not clear who did it. Whoever may have done it, the fact is that the regime was unable to prevent it. Dr. Ronen Bergman is senior correspondent for military and intelligence affairs for Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel’s largest circulated daily newspaper, and a Contributing Writer for The New York Times. Dr. Bergman is author of, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations, named one of the ten best books of the year by the New York times. . ● https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-cant-be-stopped-in-nuke-bid-but-can-be-deterred-says-former-mossad-chief/ ● https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/1594213363-iran-vows-to-bolster-syria-s-air-defenses-official ● https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/world/middleeast/iran-Natanz-nuclear-damage.html ● https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-launches-reconnaissance-satellite-into-space/