2024-04-20 08:05:15
Israel demonstrated its military superiority over its rival Iran in its precise strikes that hit military and nuclear targets in the center of the country, facing few major challenges from Iranian defenses and giving the world a new glimpse of the capabilities of the two armies.
The international community has expressedIsrael Iran hopes this will end AirstrikesA dangerous series of attacks and counterattacks lasted 19 days on Friday, a very public test between two staunch rivals who had not yet reached the point of direct confrontation.
The evolution towards open combat began on April 1 Israel By killing two Iranian generals in a building Iranian Consulate In Syria.
This led Iran to launch a retaliatory attack on Saturday, in which it used more than 300 missiles and drones that the United States, Israel and its regional and international partners helped bring down without significant damage to the country. . Israel.
And then she came Israeli strike Clear Friday.
The performance of the Israeli army
As all sides assessed the situation, regional security experts expected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government and its allies to emerge from the raid strengthened by the IDF’s stellar performance.
But in response to international calls, Israel and Iran appeared to refrain from using their full military might during more than two weeks of hostilities, aiming to send messages rather than escalate into a full-blown war. large scale.
Importantly, experts also warned that Iran did not bring its greatest military advantage against Israel – Hezbollah and other Iran-aligned militant groups in the region – to the battle.
Hezbollah in particular is capable of straining Israel’s ability to defend itself, particularly in any multi-front conflict.
“The big lesson is that unless Iran uses all of its capabilities immediately, it will be a David and not a Goliath in this equation,” says Charles Lister, a senior fellow and longtime fellow at the Middle East Institute of Washington.
Aside from these Iranian-affiliated militias, “the Israelis have every advantage on all military fronts,” according to Lister.
In Friday’s attack, Iranian state television said Iranian air defense batteries opened fire in several provinces after reports of drone attacks.
Iranian army commander General Abdul Rahim Mousavi said the crews targeted several flying objects.
Lister said it appears to be a single mission carried out by a limited number of Israeli aircraft, noting that after crossing Syrian airspace, these aircraft launched two or three air-to-air missiles. Blue Sparrow soil on Iran, most likely from a confrontation site in Iran. the airspace of Iraq, neighboring Iran.
Iran said its air defenses fired on a key air base near Isfahan, which is home to sites linked to Iran’s nuclear program, including the underground Natanz enrichment site, which has been repeatedly targeted by alleged Israeli sabotage attacks.
Israel did not claim responsibility for the April 1 or Friday attacks.
The effectiveness of the Iranian strike
The Washington-based Jewish Institute for National Security of America, which promotes US-Israeli relations, was quick to point out that Friday’s small strike underscored Israel’s capacity to inflict much more damage. “if he decides to launch a more significant strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. “
On the other hand, it seems that Iranian bombing As of early this week, it had exhausted most of its 150 long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching Israel, more than 1,000 miles away, according to retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of the Armed Forces Central Command. American.
McKenzie noted that given the great distance and ease with which the United States and others can track missile deployments with aerial space sensors and regional radars, “it is difficult for Iran to launch a surprise strike against Israel.
The Israelis, for their part, “have now demonstrated Israel’s ability to strike Iran from its own territory with missiles, and perhaps even drones,” said Alex Vatanka, director of the Iran Middle East program. Institute.
Vatanka said Iran’s performance on Friday may have raised doubts about its ability to defend itself against such an attack. He noted that Iran is about 80 times larger than Israel and therefore has a much larger area to defend.
“Furthermore, Israel has demonstrated its ability to mobilize the support of powerful regional and international countries, Arab and Western, to defend itself against Iran. The United States also led the charge in helping Israel shoot down the April 13 Iranian missile and drone attack. »
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