Iran has built a regional network for producing and transferring weapons, including drones, to allied forces and terror groups. Israel has sought to disrupt parts of that network, especially shipments moving through Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon. One reported 2022 strike near Kermanshah targeted Iranian drone infrastructure inside Iran, but its responsibility and damage estimates remain press attributions rather than official Israeli statements.
The reported Kermanshah strike
In March 2022, Israeli media reported that an attack by drones in mid-February had hit an Iranian base near Kermanshah. Reports claimed that hundreds of drones were destroyed, based on an assessment relayed by Haaretz; Iran and Israel did not confirm the strike. Satellite imagery showed damage at an IRGC site, but the number of drones destroyed and the exact target were not independently confirmed in the reporting.
Iran later fired missiles at a site in Erbil, Iraq, which it described as an Israeli intelligence base. Iranian claims linked the missile attack to the Kermanshah operation, but that connection also came through media reporting. The episode illustrates why the strike is best described as reported, rather than as an acknowledged Israeli operation.
Arms routes through Syria
Iran has used Syria as a corridor for supplying Hezbollah with weapons by air, sea, and land. Israel has acknowledged a sustained effort to prevent Iranian military entrenchment in Syria and stop advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah. The campaign, often called the campaign between wars, has included strikes on depots, convoys, and transfer routes. FDD’s account of the Syrian-Lebanese routes describes Israeli strikes on facilities and crossings used for weapons smuggling.
In November 2024, Israel struck routes used by Hezbollah’s Unit 4400 to move weapons into Lebanon. FDD describes Iran’s supply methods, including shipments by air, sea, and truck. The goal of these actions is to obstruct the transfer of increasingly advanced weapons to Hezbollah, which threatens Israeli communities. This campaign connects the drone issue to the wider Iranian strategy of arming regional proxies.