The attack launched by Israel on Iran under the name of Operation Rising Lion is unprecedentedly intense. In response, Iran is raining missiles and drones on all Israeli cities. A news report on it.
Israel is a country smaller than New Jersey in the United States. But Iran is a country many times larger than Israel. Iran is also a larger country than Israel in terms of population. Israel’s population is one crore. In particular, Israel has 1.7 lakh military personnel. But Iran has 6 lakh military personnel. This is six times more than Israel. It is noteworthy that Iran’s military budget in the last 2022 and 2023 was about 62,000 crore rupees. . Israel’s military budget is about 1.6 lakh crore rupees. This is twice as much as Iran’s. Israel spends more than Iran on its defense budget.
Israel has 340 military aircraft ready for combat, including the F-15, a state-of-the-art fighter jet capable of long-range strikes, the F-35, a fifth-generation stealth fighter that can fly without being detected by enemy radar, and high-speed attack helicopters.
Iran is said to have about 320 F4, F5 and F14 fighter jets. It is not clear how many of these older aircraft are actually capable of flying, military experts have said.
Geographically, Israel is located 2,100 kilometers from Iran. This means that the two countries can only attack each other through missiles.
That is why the missile program is so important to Iran. It began to pay more attention to the research and production of its missiles and drones during the war with Iraq from 1980 to 1988.
Iran is said to have the largest and most diverse missile arsenal in the Middle East, with thousands of ballistic and cruise missiles in its arsenal.
As of 2022, Iran was estimated to have more than 3,000 ballistic missiles. These missiles are capable of reaching Israel and southeastern Europe. Over the past 15 years, Iran has made significant investments in improving the accuracy and range of these missiles.
These Iranian missiles pose a major threat to the United States, Israel, and its allies. Although Iran has not yet developed a missile that can reach the United States, Iran is actively developing long-range missile technologies.
Iran has a large number of missiles with long-range capabilities. For example, the Khorramshahr-4 Khorramshahr missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers, the Soumar cruise missile with a nuclear warhead, the Hoveizeh missile with a range of 1,350 kilometers, and the Paveh missile with a range of 1,650 kilometers are important.
Iran also has medium-range ballistic missiles. Iran has liquid-fueled missiles such as the Shahab-3 with a range of 1,300 kilometers, the Qader with a range of 1,600 kilometers, and the Emad with a range of 1,800 kilometers. The Khaibar Shekhan, a sophisticated missile with advanced guidance systems powered by solid fuel, is capable of hitting targets up to 1,450 kilometers. Similarly, the Hajj Qassem missile can hit targets up to 1,400 kilometers.
Moreover, the solid-fueled Sajjal missile with a range of up to 2,000 kilometers is a significant achievement in Iran’s domestic capabilities. The short-range ballistic missile series, which has a range of 500 to 1,000 kilometers, includes the Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Fateh-110, Fateh-313, Rad-500, Zolfaghar, and Tesful. Many of these missiles have demonstrated high accuracy.
Iran, which has been rapidly developing missiles, has been supplying missile forces to terrorist groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Hamas in Gaza since 2017.
The UN Security Council passed a resolution urging Iran to stop developing missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The resolution expired in 2023. After that, Iran began to rapidly produce missiles carrying nuclear weapons.
Iran’s most advanced missiles have very advanced anti-missile shields and penetrating capabilities. While Iran focuses on missiles, Israel is paying more attention to its air defense system. In particular, its ‘Iron Dome’ and ‘Aero’ systems are the backbone of Israel’s defense system.
Already, all the missiles and drones launched by Iran have been intercepted and destroyed by Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ and ‘Aero’ systems. Therefore, Israel’s air defense system is very strong.
Against this background, Israel wants to end Iran’s nuclear program through Operation Rising Lion.
Israel has decided that this is the right time for it.
Terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Houthi, and Hamas, which were operating in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza under the support of Iran, have been completely defeated. Iran’s air defense systems have been destroyed in a subsequent missile attack carried out by Israel last October. Israel has launched an operation called Operation Rising Lion, thinking that it would be right to strike a weakened Iran now.
After World War II, America’s dream of dominating Asia ended with the Vietnam War. The subsequent regime change in Iran made Asia inaccessible to America. The attempt to establish hegemonic politics through Afghanistan also ended in failure.
Russia, China, India, North Korea, Vietnam, and Iran have stood as the border states of Asia and have prevented America’s dominance in Asia. That is why America has been trying to defeat Iran for the last 50 years. The US’s first goal is regime change in Iran. Only then can the US enter Central Asia.
Now, through Operation Rising Lion, Israel believes that it can end the rule of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini. Through this, Israel also believes that it can establish a friendly regime in Iran that does not pose a threat to them.
Iran firmly believes that the US is behind this Israeli plan. Due to this, Iran has intensified its attacks on Israel. With the Russia-Ukraine war already going on for more than 3 years, international countries are worried about where a full-scale Israel-Iran war will end.
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