WANA (Jul 19) – Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz sparked widespread ridicule on social media after claiming during a Friday gathering with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that Israel had “destroyed Iran’s missile production capabilities” in recent clashes.

 

Non-Iranian users were quick to challenge Katz’s remarks, pointing to reports that the Israeli government had requested U.S. mediation for a ceasefire with Iran, contradicting the narrative of decisive Israeli success.

 

Foreign commentators shared footage and images on platform X (formerly Twitter), highlighting the sustained missile barrages launched by Iran up until the final moments before the ceasefire took effect.

 

These posts aimed to disprove Katz’s assertion by showing that Iran remained fully capable of striking Israeli targets throughout the conflict.

 

Many of the posts combined sharp sarcasm with factual references. Some noted that if Iran’s missile infrastructure had truly been “destroyed,” there would have been no need for Israel to seek an urgent ceasefire.

 

Others questioned how a country whose missile capabilities were supposedly neutralized could fire dozens of projectiles in the hours leading to the truce.

 

A few examples of the users’ comments in this regard are as follows: