Israel has closed 28 embassies abroad in response to possible retaliation from Iran, which has threatened to take reciprocal action against Iran. Relations between Israel and Iran have been very tense since April 1, as the Iranian embassy in Syria was hit by an airstrike, which Israel has not yet acknowledged, although Iran blames Israel for the airstrikes. At the same time, Israel has publicly denied Iran's claim that the embassy and consular building is owned by the Iranian military, when in fact the United States and Israel have maintained a consistent position and do not believe that the consular building was destroyed.
Although Israel has denied attacking the Iranian embassy, it is still actively preparing for possible Iranian retaliation, so while closing the embassies of 28 countries abroad, it is also actively preparing in Israel, including activating GPS jamming devices, and canceling all the leave of the Israel Defense Forces. Since April 1, although Iran has not launched retaliatory actions, Iraqi Shiite forces have launched several strikes against Israeli-controlled areas, during which they have used suicide drone platforms, and the Israeli Navy has used the shipboard Iron Dome system to intercept incoming targets, and Israel claims that the drone attacks have caused no Israeli casualties.
At a time when Israel and Iran are at loggerheads, Israel has already released harsh words, quite a rhythm to reciprocal countermeasures against Iran, and Israeli media have disclosed that the Israeli army is likely to use electromagnetic pulse bombs to destroy Iran's power grid system. At present, the electromagnetic pulse bomb is divided into two different configurations, mainly the nuclear weapon-driven electromagnetic pulse bomb and the non-nuclear weapon-driven model, it is easy to create an electromagnetic pulse through a nuclear explosion, but if nuclear weapons are used, there will be a great risk, because there is a problem of environmental pollution, and at the same time there is a huge pressure from international public opinion. The technical difficulty of non-nuclear impulse bombs is very high, and only a few countries have the relevant development capabilities.
It is unclear which series of EMP bombs Israel possesses, and Israel has not yet admitted to possessing nuclear weapons, although it is widely believed that Israel already has nuclear warheads, so it is likely that it already has nuclear weapons-powered EMP bombs. If Israel were to use an electromagnetic pulse bomb against Iran, it would have a huge impact, as it would be the first time since World War II that nuclear weapons were used. Although nuclear weapons-powered electromagnetic pulse bombs are less polluting than conventional atomic and hydrogen bombs, they can still damage ecosystems and lead to a series of consequences if used.
In fact, no country has ever used an EMP bomb, but in principle, it has a huge impact not only on the power grid, but also on many electronic devices. If you want to paralyze the power grid, you can actually use graphite bombs to carry out it, the so-called graphite bombs are actually through carbon fiber, so that they can destroy the power system by short circuits, so it is very likely that Israel will hit Iran's power supply system through graphite bombs, thereby paralyzing Iran's counterattack capability. In any case, if Israel launches an attack on Iran itself, Iran is bound to retaliate further, so the Middle East is now facing a new crisis.