Koshkin detailed to Sputnik the difficulties Iran faced during the initial enemy attacks, including:
difficulties on the first day stemming from the presence of scores of civilian aircraft over the region, which made a ‘fire at everything that moves’ strategy “extremely dangerous” and effectively impossible
the surprise nature of the aggression, and need to react not only to enemy strikes, but the potential use of agents, bribery or blackmail
Signs That the Situation Has Improved Dramatically
“We see that Iran’s air defenses continue to carry out their missions,” buoyed by the armed forces’ consolidation over the enemy’s brazen murder of Khamenei, Koshkin said.
“They are ready to fight and to demonstrate capabilities that should make Israel and the US shudder.”
The biggest sign that something has gone wrong for Pentagon planners relates to Washington’s moving of the timeline, from ‘3-4 days’, to ‘weeks’. This indicates that Iran’s air defenses are intact, and successfully countering US-Israeli attacks, Koshkin believes.