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Like George W Bush did in Iraq, if Israel breaks Iran it will end up owning the chaos that could ensue. Israel's aerial campaign against Iran has been one of great sophistication. But its allies ...
Israelis are good at tactics, poor at strategic vision, it has been observed. Their campaign against Iran may be a case in point. Short termism is understandable in a region that is so unpredictable. Why make elaborate plans if they are generally undone by unexpected events? It is a mindset that is familiar to anyone who has lived or worked there.And it informs policy-making. The Israeli ...
Another possible outcome could be regime collapse followed by Iran's descent into chaos. With a population of about 90 million people, events in the country would have a massive impact across the ...
Israel's position on this is that it has no choice, that it believes in the last few months Iran was accelerating towards building a nuclear weapon, and that talks aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear ...
Iran has previously agreed to cap its enrichment at 3.67% under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a nuclear deal between Iran, the US and other global powers agreed to in 2015 (and abandoned ...
Iranians could rise up; nuclear negotiations could resume; President Trump could even change his mind. But not for the first time, Israel is engulfed in a conflict with no clear exit strategy.
Long-standing U.S.-Israel security cooperation, and U.S. support for Israel in air defense and other areas, also may convince Iran that the United States is already at war with it.
TEL AVIV -- Israel and Iran are now locked in an existential battle that neither can afford to lose. There is no quick or easy way out and the outcome could fundamentally alter the make-up of the ...
Tensions between Israel and Iran reached new heights in mid-April. The two arch-enemies exchanged blows, pushing the already volatile region closer to a broader conflict. The killing of a senior Iranian officer in Damascus on 1 April led to a massive Iranian airborne attack on Israel 12 days later, culminating on 19 April with an Israeli strike ...
Israel’s elimination of Iran’s military brass may be a setback, “but it is not a strategy for ending Iran’s program,” Wendy Sherman, who led the U.S. team that negotiated the nuclear ...