Hmm...I'm not sure how Iran views it though, we need confidential military information. I feel like Iran is now realizing it most likely won't come down to a deal and this is why they have to put their military face back on and they have been making warnings recently.
I also need to know what efforts are being made to smuggle effective technology to Hezbollah in the recent months and what efforts would be made in the next 6 months.
I don't believe Israel will go alone my friend, if you believe it's a either done deal or war scenario than I'm sorry to tell you they will succeed in getting the USA to attack Iran. Unless, your only hope is American population. If they can got the administration to stay out of the Syrian conflict I don't see why we can't do it with Iran but for some odd reason polls indicate Americans would support a attack. Which to be honest doesn't sound right, but you also have had propaganda day in and day out for 10 years now by Jewish directed media so people will always support war against those 3 entities.
As for deterrence capability, unfortunately they will probably attack Gaza as usual attack an isolated impoverished strip of land and murder more Palestinian civilians. If you remember the last offensive, in the first 3 days there were about 24 casualties, of those 8 were resistance fighters. The resistance fighters have succeeded in their strategy and Israel was having trouble finding resistance fighters so of course the next 5 days they started increasing the intensity against civilians and close to 80-100 civilians were killed. Resistance fighters numbered no more than 40.
I think it is early to predict a war scenario, but for Lebanon they will target civilians because they will not be able to break Hezbollah apart. Hezbollah along with Hamas have underground complexes and Hezbollah has many bunkers and openings which are very well concealed and Israel will have a very difficult time preventing rocket fire so this is why they are threatening to carpet bomb civilians and in return if they take it too far Hezbollah should target Dimona and tel aviv. Hezbollah won't go down my worry is civilians because Israel can't win wars such as these and now Hezbollah has tunnels wide enough to fit jeeps carrying rocket launchers and they have like openings where they will do the job and return safely and reload.
I know israel can't win the at but they can destroy civilian infrastructure and murder and maim civilians.
However, I don't know if they are capable of an attack on Iran but probably they are, I'm just not sure how Iran would deal with it. Any ideas?
And why did this thought come to your head of a looming war? Did you read an article or something?
I didnt read an article, but it was rather a prediction from my end. Sooner or later there will be another round between israel and Hezbollah, which I think will be a much bigger war. Of that Im positive. Because Israel has to get its deterrence back which was lost in 2006, when it was dealt a severe blow. Actually not only in 2006 but also in 2000 when israel withdrew in shame after 18 years occupation of souther Lebanon. It has been defeated twice now, in the sense that in both instances it did not achieve any of its strategic and political objectives (security zone etc).
Hezbollah views israel as a paper tiger that is not to be feared. This is like a dagger to Israel's strategic doctrine, which is a doctrine that says that the wider Middle East must fear israel and its military power.
So ultimately I think there will be another round. Its inevitable Im afraid.
You need to understand that Zionism is extremely short sighted and can not what analyze and think about what consequences their actions will have beyond the short term.
A perfect example of that is the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In the short term it has benefits for Israel, but down the line they are risking their international standing and legitimacy.
This is the nature of the Zionist ideology (and state) which cant see what happens beyond the short-medium term. It is intrinsically incapable of thinking of longer term consequences.
The best time to start some kind of conflict would be now, to derail any final deal. A comprehensive settlement pretty much eliminates the military option on Iran, and makes it less likely that Obama will pursue a regional strategy to contain or isolate Iran. Which would change the strategic landscape of the Middle East, something Israel can not fathom or tolerate.
I believe the Obama administration wants the final deal badly, but is hindered by powerful political forces (AIPAC, neocons, right wing republicans).
The US public still view Iran in a very negative light. The embassy take over and some Iranian covert actions (Beirut bombing 1982 etc) has left deep scars. Plus all the virulent propaganda by the pro-Zionist media in US.
Iranians on the other hand are pretty pro-American (the people) despite previous and current US policies towards Iran.
There are more advanced weapons going to Hezbollah from Syria, but they are transported in parts to avoid detection.
Hezbollah Upgrades Missile Threat to Israel - WSJ.com
Iraq alone has many times the population of Israel. Think of the nightmare of fighting insurgency from all over the Muslim world.
