"Iran may experiment with launching operations from urban or semi-urban areas, deliberately positioning military assets near civilian populations to complicate Israeli targeting decisions and deter strikes"
Surely, this would not deter strikes from the country that has made bombing hospitals and shooting aid seekers into a national sport.
Why was the rapid pace of reconstruction a surprise? Was the operating assumption that Iran would not have the means or access to resources? An intelligence lapse, or political assumptions? Because it was evident that post war the priority would be reconstruction of both defensive and offensive capacity, so the assumption that it would take years appears at first glance faulty if not backed by concrete intel.
"Iran may experiment with launching operations from urban or semi-urban areas, deliberately positioning military assets near civilian populations to complicate Israeli targeting decisions and deter strikes"
Surely, this would not deter strikes from the country that has made bombing hospitals and shooting aid seekers into a national sport.
Hi! This is my third article on Substack about Iranian mothers and their heroic courage, could you please restack it, should you find it interesting?
https://open.substack.com/pub/mahnazhatami/p/fear-a-mother-who-dances-over-her?r=6a6pnp&utm_medium=ios
Very interesting piece.
Why was the rapid pace of reconstruction a surprise? Was the operating assumption that Iran would not have the means or access to resources? An intelligence lapse, or political assumptions? Because it was evident that post war the priority would be reconstruction of both defensive and offensive capacity, so the assumption that it would take years appears at first glance faulty if not backed by concrete intel.
Whats your take on that?