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This is a historic and, at the same time, dangerous moment for the Middle East,
But it should be kept in mind that no country's air defense is perfect, ... as Iran's powerful missiles also passed through all of Israel's multi-layered and advanced defense systems in the Operation True Promise II, and the myth of Israel's impenetrable defense practically collapsed."
It will be difficult not to deteriorate to a full-scale war because, at the end of the day, Israel will probably retaliate in a way that needs to deter Iran from continuing."
They've proven they aren't afraid of carrying out bold and very daring operations—not just in Lebanon and Gaza, but in Syria, Yemen, and in the heart of Iran, among other places,
From massive bunker buster bombs to advanced fighter aircraft such as the F-15, F-16, and F-35, to Apache helicopters and a variety of attack drones and UAVs, to submarines, warships, and world-class cyber capabilities, among other things, ... Israel could hit Iran from multiple platforms simultaneously."
The question will be whether to go wider or no,
Shine, who now serves as director of the Shiite Axis research program at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, said Iran is ready to defend its security, and in recent months, it has put its defense capabilities into action, ... and Israel will not have an easy time getting past Iran's defenses."
This escalation ladder that everyone has been so obsessed with, so far, it really hasn't materialized,
That's what they've seeded for many years now,
When Iran is finally free—and that moment will come a lot sooner than people think—everything will be different,
Netanyahu said at the time Iran is neither Iraq nor Afghanistan,
So far, the first pillar has served to constrain Iran from taking overt belligerent action against Israel out of fear that an Israeli retaliation on its territory would damage its nuclear programme, setting it back by years and at great cost,
The risk of a buildup of Arab fighters drawn from across the so-called axis of resistance [countries and groups that view the US and Israel as enemy] coalescing on Syria's porous border to support Hezbollah has been brewing for some time,
If Israel's limited raids into southern Lebanon would lead to a prolonged entanglement and combat with Hezbollah on the ground, this might trigger [these] Iran-linked fighters to try to infiltrate into Lebanon,
Israel is anything but interested in deescalating the situation at the moment,
Fighters from Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan have previously declared their solidarity with Hezbollah and a commitment to fight if called upon,
Burcu Ozcelik, a senior research fellow for Middle East Security at the London-based Royal United Services Institute, or RUSI, told DW A latent military nuclear capability and the deployment of a network of aligned militia, or the ‘Ring of Fire', which includes Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza, armed groups in Syria and Iraq, and the Ansar Allah, or Houthi movement, in Yemen,
she said in a recent analysis on the think tank's website They said if you attack our refineries, we will set fire to your refineries as well as refineries and oil fields throughout the region, including in Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain,
Iran is a dangerous, destabilizing force in the Middle East and today's attack on Israel only further demonstrates that fact."
Vice President Kamala Harris made a speech in Washington, D.C., in which she called the attack ... She added I think [Araghchi is] talking to the U.S. between the lines, so the U.S. will prevent an Israeli attack,