Iran’s options in the new war against Israel – Diepresse.com
The Iranian regime could expand the conflict to the Arabian Peninsula or hit the global economy with a lock in the Persian Gulf.
Tehran/Istanbul. Iran has two goals in the new war against Israel: First, Tehran wants to demonstrate internally and outside that the Islamic Republic cannot be intimidated by Israeli air strikes. Second, Iran wants to repel so effectively that Israel and the United States hire the fire. So far, Iran has been using its large rocket arsenal against Israel to achieve these goals. Tehran has other options, even if they are risky.
The beginning of the Israeli attacks on Friday morning caught Iran on the wrong foot. The leadership in Tehran did not expect that Israel would strike before the sixth round of the Iranian-American nuclear negotiations planned for Sunday, the « reported »New York Times“Iran, with reference to regime -based informants in Iran, needed until Friday evening to fire its ballistic rockets on Israel. Iran focused on overwhelming the Israeli air defense with the simultaneous approach of hundreds of missiles.
