Israel-Iran War Can Alter Middle East Power Balance More Than Gulf War
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People gather on a hill to watch smoke rising in the distance from an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, … More Iran, on June 14, 2025. Iran’s foreign minister said the country would respond “decisively and proportionally” to a wave of attacks that Israel launched beginning in the early hours of June 13. The attacks targeted multiple military, scientific and residential locations, as well as senior government officials. (Photo by Khoshiran / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by KHOSHIRAN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Less than three days since its launch, Israel’s extensive Operation Rising Lion air campaign has already proven strategically devastating for Iran. Even if the incumbent regime in Tehran vanished tomorrow, it would take years for Iran to restore military capabilities that the Israeli Air Force decimated overnight with seeming impunity. Thus, in many ways, it’s conceivable that Rising Lion will alter the military balance of power in the Middle East more so than the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The Israeli Air Force launched its devastating attacks early Friday, with waves of over 200 fourth- and fifth-generation fighter jets hitting targets across the country. They assassinated Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists in targeted strikes and heavily bombed Iran’s main nuclear facilities and military bases. Iran immediately appeared powerless to do anything about it. By Saturday, the Israeli military announced it had established complete freedom of operation in the airspace around Iran’s enormous metropolis, Tehran, over 1,000 miles from Tel Aviv, potentially putting Iran’s leadership right in Israel’s crosshairs. While the operation, which could continue for days or even weeks, has just started, and the smoke has yet to clear, it’s already plausible that this is the most significant strategic shift in the regional balance of power since 1991. Television viewers…
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