WANA (Oct 15) – The Grayzone, a U.S.-based news website, recently reported that on June 13, Iran carried out a precision missile strike against Israel’s “Site 81,” a joint U.S.–Israeli command and control center located beneath a residential tower in a densely populated neighborhood of Tel Aviv.

 

According to the report, the incident has drawn international attention to Iran’s intelligence and missile capabilities, which many observers say have reached a new level of sophistication.

International commentators have stated that the targeting of the so-called Site 81 facility demonstrates Iran’s extensive intelligence reach and military power.

 

Online users have also condemned the construction of such a sensitive military installation beneath a residential building, calling it another example of Israel’s use of “human shields” for military purposes — a move they described as a new scandal for the Tel Aviv regime.

 

The report further notes that the complex built above Site 81 housed several high-tech companies connected to Israel’s intelligence operations, including AI21 Labs, a leading artificial intelligence firm.

According to The Grayzone, evidence suggests that Tel Aviv had effectively created “a covert military compound embedded within a civilian structure,” complete with residential towers and children’s playgrounds.

 

Commentators have contrasted this revelation with Israel’s repeated strikes during its two-year conflict in Gaza, where schools, mosques, and hospitals were bombed under the pretext of targeting Hamas tunnels — attacks that resulted in heavy civilian casualties.

 

Here is a series of reactions from international users who criticized Israel’s strategy and highlighted what they described as the growing military and intelligence reach of Iran: