Former navy chief warns of massive hidden damage from Iranian attacks

Rear Adm. (res.) Eliezer "Chayni" Marom, former commander of the Israeli Navy and a senior researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center, said Friday on 103FM that Iran remains a major threat and that any new nuclear deal should come only with tight U.S. oversight.

Marom said Iran changed its strategy on April 14, 2024, deciding to attack Israel directly from its own territory instead of relying on proxy forces. He called that shift “very extreme and sharp” and said it led to everything that followed.

He warned that if Israel had not carried out Operation "With Allie," Iran would have reached a nuclear device within roughly two months. He also said Tehran is running an “insane” ballistic missile production line and that even relatively small salvos have shown their impact.

According to Marom, the damage inside Israel is far greater than the public sees. “A large part of the damage we do not see because of censorship,” he said, adding that “the State of Israel could not live in this situation.”