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Israel’s military force working against Iran
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The military power of Israel makes them unbeatable. Also, Israel has advanced intelligence, and the ability to maintain peace across its region. But when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 all of this sense of security was threatened. At the initial stage, many started to think that if Israel had lost its power to prevent such threats. But the recent response of Israel on attack suggests that the strength of this region might still be intact. 

For instance, after Iran launched missiles at Israel, the Israeli military responded by flying a great distance to destroy an important radar in Iran, returning safely. When a Houthi drone targeted Tel Aviv, Israel struck back by hitting a key port in Yemen. Then, after a Hezbollah missile killed 12 children, Israel quickly retaliated by eliminating top enemy leaders. All of these actions clearly highlight that Israel still has the ability and power to tackle the situation. Also they know how to defend themselves and deter its enemies effectively. 

This power of Israel clearly expresses that they can strike Iran, Lebanon or any other area where they want. There is not any difficulty for them to attack these places. Furthermore, distance doesn’t matter, and air defenses don’t seem to stop them. Additionally the risk of worsening the situation and getting criticism internationally also does not change Israel’s  action. 

Israeli intelligence seems to know exactly where to strike, taking out key leaders, threatening military sites, and even harming entire national economies, all while keeping civilian casualties very low.

After Israel’s recent attack in Tehran, Iran promised to get revenge, which likely means they plan to target Israeli civilians. In response, countries like the US, UK, Egypt, Jordan, and some Gulf states have formed a group led by America’s CentCom. They’re working together to stop attacks from Iran and its allies in places like Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, and Gaza.

It is very surprising to know that Iran’s new president does not have enough power to make important decisions. Recently, Masoud Pezeshkian, asked the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, not to attack Israel. This request clearly highlights that the president has to get permission from the Ayatollah on important decisions. It proves that the real power of this nation lies with the  religious leaders, not the president or the people.

More surprising is why he made this request. He did not discuss the pressure from the other countries or efforts by the United State president to bring stability across the world. He actually was worried about the response of Israel to this attack. 

Pezeshkian warned that if Israel retaliated, it could seriously damage Iran’s economy and infrastructure, and might even cause the country to collapse. This shows just how afraid Iran’s leadership is of the potential consequences of an attack on Israel.

The White House actions on Israel’s retaliatory strikes are totally not justified. These actions are unfair. President Biden’s claim that Israel is the one making things worse, along with his reported threat to pull away from Israel if they strike again, seems misleading. These actions do not give comfort to Iran’s president. 

Israel also got criticism from White House due to their action. But those very actions might be the reason there hasn’t been more violence. In a simple way, Israel is showing its strength to keep things from escalating further. Their aim is to stop the situation becoming worse and out of control. 

It is also not clear that Iran’s leader will pay attention to the advice from his president. 

It’s doubtful that Iran’s leader will listen to advice from his president. Many people across the wor;d argue that if Iran takes the foolish decision and starts the war then Israel might get an opportunity to take strong action against Iran. The situation could permit Israel to end Iran’s government. Also Israel ends the nuclear program of Iran. It also leads to cut off its support for terrorism in the Middle East or many other regions. 

In simpler terms, a war could give Israel the chance to make significant and lasting changes that would greatly reduce threats in the region.

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