Maloof joined Sputnik’s Fault Lines on Monday. Speaking to the show’s hosts, Maloof said that the Israelis attack on a diplomatic compound has set a precedent for how other countries may approach foreign affairs.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched over 300 drones and missiles at Israel in its first-ever direct attack on Israeli territory, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said. The attack was a response to Israel’s airstrike on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital in early April. According to the IDF, Israel had intercepted 99% of the aerial targets fired by Iran, including all drones.It was later reported that at least nine Iranian missiles hit two of Israel’s air bases during the attack, damaging infrastructure. Five ballistic missiles hit Israel’s Nevatim air base, damaging a C-130 military transport aircraft, a runway and storage facilities, while four more missiles hit an Israeli air base in the Negev desert, though no significant damage was reported.Michael Maloof, a former senior security policy analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, an author and political commentator, joined Sputnik’s Fault Lines on Monday. Speaking to the show’s hosts, Maloof said that the Israelis attack on a diplomatic compound has set a precedent for how other countries may approach foreign affairs.“The fact that the Israelis attacked a diplomatic compound, there is an international convention on consulates to protect them.
