The Untold Story: Israel's Defense Strategy Against Iran

The untold story of the Iran war: How Israel did the unthinkable Meticulous planning, and a masterful campaign aided by the U.S., fooled Tehran into thinking it was safe. The strikes, which began on Friday, June 13, targeted key nuclear and military facilities, signaling a decisive shift in Israel's defensive strategy . The operations were the culmination of meticulous planning and coordination between Israel's political and military echelons. ‘The stars aligned’: Why Israel set out for a war against Iran , and what it achieved IDF saw the regime’s growing nuclear threat, alongside the collapse of proxy groups, and was at peak. Israel ' s three-front war against Iran and its proxies: defeating Hamas, deterring Hezbollah, and dissuading Iran. The strategy to secure Israel. There's a specific kind of math that could determine just how much longer the war can go — how many long-range missiles Iran has versus how many missile interceptors Israel has to shoot them down. The scale and success of Israel ’ s total impunity over Iran ’ s air defense network that paved the way for the recent U.S. Surgical strikes against Iran’s nuclear program offer lessons for defense planners in this era of great power competition. Israel ’ s sophisticated air defense system has in the past fended off attacks from Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Iran. Still, Iranian missiles have tested the multilayered network, and. Israel’s attack on Iran has exposed critical weaknesses in Tehran’s broader military strategy . While Iran still has untapped shorter-range capabilities it could deploy in its immediate neighbourhood, its depleted medium-range missile arsenal and weakened regional allies leave it with limited options for retaliation against Israel . Going forward, Israel now faces critical decisions regarding three main components of Iran’s hostile strategy: Its nuclear program , its plans to resurrect the proxy network, and its missile program.