Middle East War — military notes |
In Operation ‘True Promise (va’de-ye sādeq)-I, Iran retaliated against Israel proper on April 14, 2025, firing missile/drone barrage from Iran proper. Now, since February 28, 2026, 'True Promise-4' is underway in response to the joint US-Israeli attack. The euphoria of quick victory over Tehran after the killing of Khamenei on the first day of Operation 'Epic Fury' through popular uprising is over. And the war — on both sides — is continuing.
One has always wondered about the competence of the US/Western General Staff in advising their political masters about the nature of military operations. Long ago, I quizzed an American General about their faulty expectation of Iraqi people garlanding the invading US/Allied troops after the fall of Saddam Hussain in February 1991. The war in Afghanistan similarly lacked direction and was criticised as the 'war in search of a strategy' and a 'strategic failure'. The ignominious US/NATO withdrawal in August 2021 from the 'graveyard of the empires' still haunts the West Plus. And in the Russo-Ukraine War, there was euphoria about the Ukrainian Counter Offensive in November 2022, turning the tables on Russia. There would be petrified silence when challenged as to how a numerically inferior side (Ukraine) could attack to dislodge a stronger side (Russia), that was on the defensive. Principles of war remain inviolable.
In June last year, the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran likewise aimed at obliterating Iran's nuclear programme, defanging its missile systems and ensuring regime change. In 12 days, having faced devastating missile strikes from Iran, the Coalition announced a ceasefire. One is again amazed at the US Central Command as to how........