According to Iran's Press TV, a renewed military aggression by the US and Israel against Iranian nuclear facilities could trigger a stronger Iranian retaliation and expose Israel's secret nuclear facilities to a devastating Iranian missile strike. The Iranian government's official media article points out that Iran's warnings are not merely rhetoric, but are based on military performances in two previous wars. In March 2026, following Israeli attacks on Iranian territory and nuclear facilities, Iranian ballistic missiles struck areas near Dimona and Arad, key Israeli nuclear facilities. In another demonstration of its strike capabilities, Iranian missiles struck the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa. In both operations, Israel's most advanced and expensive air defense systems failed to function. To date, Iran has not directly attacked the Dimona nuclear reactor itself. This restraint should be understood as a strategic choice, not evidence of Iran's inability to strike the facility. If the currently discussed third war does indeed revolve around the Dimona nuclear facility, Tehran will have more reason to use the precedent set by previous attacks on Iranian nuclear infrastructure as grounds for expanding the scope of potential retaliation. (On October 31, Trump said that one or two Iranian targets still need to be dealt with, including the Gorsan underground nuclear facility.)
