- December 12, 2024
- 11:36 pm
- Middle East
The Israeli military is considering the possibility of carrying out air strikes on targets in Iran, given changes in the region. With the weakening of Iran's proxy groups in the Middle East and the decline of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, opportunities for such actions are emerging, IDF officials say.
Information about this was published by the Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel. It is alleged that the Israeli Air Force is actively preparing for possible attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Analysts say Tehran's isolation could push it to accelerate its development of nuclear weapons to compensate for the loss of influence due to the weakness of allies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Iran constantly denies the desire to create nuclear weapons, but US and IAEA intelligence data indicate their military nuclear program before 2003 and its further development.
Israel insists Iran has never completely abandoned weapons development, and many nuclear facilities are located in secure underground complexes.
Recent events in Syria create new opportunities for Israeli aviation. This week, the IAF announced it had achieved complete air superiority over Syrian airspace.
As a result of the latest strikes, 86% of the former Syrian regime's air defense systems were destroyed, including 80% of the SA-22 (Pantsir-S1) and 90% of the SA-17 (Buk) systems, allowing the Israelis to operate relatively freely both in Syria and possible attacks on Iran.
Israel continues to prepare for possible operations against Iran. The IDF has repeatedly stressed that it will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons that threaten Israel's security. The Israeli military has already attacked Iranian military targets in response to rocket attacks by Iranian proxies.
New capabilities in Syria after the destruction of air defense systems provide Israeli aircraft with a safer environment for future attacks on Iran.
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