US May Resume Strikes on Iran Post-Midterms, Israel Urged to Seek Decisive Victory
Translated & summarized from Makor Rishon by baba
The U.S. may resume strikes on Iran after its midterm elections, with both U.S. and Israeli militaries preparing for potential joint action. Former Pentagon official Dana Stroul and CFR analyses suggest current strategies have failed to yield diplomatic results. The article urges Israel to push for a decisive victory plan against Iran, arguing that prolonged conflict is unsustainable for Israel. Israel's Chief of Staff is tasked with developing this decisive strategy for presentation to the government and U.S. officials.
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- U.S. and Israeli militaries are preparing for potential joint strikes on Iran after U.S. midterm elections.
- Former Pentagon official Dana Stroul stated that military actions and sanctions have not significantly returned Iran to negotiations.
- The article advocates for Israel to pursue a decisive strategy against Iran, not attrition.
- Israel cannot afford a prolonged conflict and must propose a joint decisive plan to the U.S.
- Israel's Chief of Staff must develop a strategy for Iran's decisive defeat.
Reports from Washington suggest a potential resumption of strikes against Iran following the U.S. midterm elections on November 3. While the White House has stated no attacks will occur before the elections, U.S. and Israeli militaries are reportedly preparing for a possible joint wave of strikes. One objective could be to cripple Iran's economy and pressure it back to negotiations. However, former Pentagon official Dana Stroul noted that neither the Trump administration nor the current one has demonstrated how further military action or sanctions would achieve a significant diplomatic breakthrough, a sentiment echoed by an analysis from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Israel, having initiated military action with the U.S. on February 28, faces a decision on its level of participation in any future operations. The article argues that Israel should advocate for a decisive strategy rather than one focused on attrition, which has proven ineffective. This approach aligns with the "Colby Doctrine," a U.S. national defense strategy emphasizing denying adversaries strategic gains, though its application against Iran has not yet yielded a political victory.
The piece posits that Israel, unlike the U.S., cannot afford a prolonged conflict due to its smaller size and hostile environment. It calls for Israel to develop and propose a joint decisive plan to the U.S., aiming to neutralize Iran's ability to dictate war's end terms and establish a stable resolution. This strategy would differ from operations against Hamas and Hezbollah, requiring a method to cripple Iran's war-fighting capacity without a large-scale ground invasion.
The proposed decisive plan should be swift, aiming to avoid the attrition that Iran might inflict. The article stresses that while the U.S. can tolerate extended conflict, Israel cannot. The Chief of Staff's first mission, under the Prime Minister and Cabinet's guidance, should be to formulate an alternative strategy for Iran's decisive defeat and present it for approval, subsequently coordinating with the U.S. military.
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