Brace Yourselves For War Between Iran and Israel

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The US has evacuated hundreds of troops from key bases in Qatar and Bahrein amid growing concern in Washington over the possibility of military confrontation with Tehran and the risk of Iranian retaliatory strikes, while the US Navy continues to deploy nuclear submarines to the Persian Gulf. Meanwhile, Iran is reactivating Russian-made S-300 long-range air defense systems at sites near Tehran and Isfahan.

 

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The US is considering a limited strike on Iran, but will Iran's response also be limited?

Meanwhile, Israel is preparing large-scale pre-emptive strikes against Kataib Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Hezbollah, while the US weighs the option of targeting individual leaders as part of its campaign against Iran.

I would lean towards attacking first, without saying the other strategy is bad, because Israel will find a way to carry it out and since they may fear risking losing support in the midterm elections . Iran could do something similar to what Israel did in the Six-Day War. If they try to respond after the Iranian attack, already with a certain number of depleted forces, they would have less of an advantage, and Iran could continue attacking decisively.

However, if the Iranian defenses and underground installations are sufficiently solid and intimidating on their own (they might frighten the US, but not Israel), they could expect to withstand some punishment while simultaneously responding quickly and decisively as soon as they receive the first attacks or know they are imminent.

I think this approach could also be quite sound, since Israel would tend to underestimate Iran. The diplomatic benefits this brings are not many beyond moral appearances; this is partly why Putin attacked Ukraine first, as he knew the attack was imminent. If Iran were to attack later, it would also receive sanctions and condemnation, so this could add reasons to pursue the first option of attacking first. I prefer this one.