(From the series “Lessons of Unpredictable Wars”)

Part 1

The War of the Dragon

The 12-day war between Israel and Iran was conceived and started as a hybrid war in the form of a special operation by Israel and the United States to destroy Iran’s nuclear program and military and political leadership, and the main result of the war was to be the overthrow of the anti-Israeli and anti-Western regime in Teheran. This war was stopped as soon as it became clear that the goals could not be achieved. Israel was not ready to wage a short but intense modern war, and Israel’s losses were becoming unacceptable. The United States was unable to provide the necessary support to Israel’s air defence to protect Israeli military facilities and cities from Iranian missile attacks.

A truce was concluded, and each side declared its “relative victory.”
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