webangah News Agency: After 12 days of intense conflict, a ceasefire was established between Iran and the Zionist regime. However, a central question remains in security and geopolitical analyses: why did the U.S. directly intervene in this aggressive war?
The White House’s decision for military involvement can be examined not only from the perspective of supporting its conventional ally, Israel, but also due to Tel Aviv’s deep structural weaknesses, fears of being dragged into a prolonged war of attrition, and anxieties over regional power tilting decisively toward Iran.
The fall of the myth: Israel’s invincibility shattered
For decades, Israel cultivated an image of impenetrable security-built on smart deterrence, unmatched intelligence capabilities, and advanced defense systems like Iron Dome (David’s Sling) and Arrow. Yet during its 12-day war with Iran, this myth collapsed-not just in propaganda terms but on the actual battlefield.
Iran launched direct multi-layered strikes against strategic israeli targets using suicide drones from multiple fronts (north/south), cruise/ballistic missiles-even attacks via surface vessels in Persian Gulf waters-effectively paralyzing Israeli defenses. For example:
- Airstrikes: Iranian missiles hit critical infrastructure (power grids/fuel depots/military bases) across Tel Aviv suburbs Haifa Ashkelon Dimona early Day 3 causing widespread blackouts psychological shockwaves among occupied territories’ public/Western backers.
- Crippling damage: Despite underreporting casualties by Zionist authorities Health Ministry confirmed >28 deaths +1K+ injuries +tens thousands displaced. Preliminary Finance Ministry estimates peg direct infrastructure losses at ~$7B.
- Tactical failures: Mossad/intelligence agencies faced unprecedented scrutiny as Iranian strikes exceeded all projections regarding scale precision coordination exposing Tel Aviv’s strategic blindness operational paralysis.
- Socio-political aftershocks:
- “Security Cabinet” emergency meeting implicitly admitting defensive failures (first time ever).
- “They lied we’re not safe” protests erupted nationwide.
‘Strategic loneliness’: How Washington became Israel’s lifeline
- The illusion crumbles:
- A decades-long narrative about self-sufficient security collapsed when IDF requested urgent Pentagon aid after:
– Key Negev bases struck
– Haifa power plant drone-hit caused operational paralysis
– iron Dome interceptor stockpile depletion
- The CENTCOM bailout:(Day4)
– Haaretz leaked emergency Carmel Base meeting where Israel begged for:
Dozens Tamir missile units
C-RAM systems
* advanced US spy satellite data (>70% intercept operations relied on American intel per independent sources).
– Ramstein AFB airlifts delivered next-gen weapons within hours marking historic admission that “independent defense” was always fiction.
Politically repeated official statements about “steadfast US support” couldn’t mask reality captured perfectly by Le Monde caricature showing an Israeli soldier hiding behind American shield.
>> Core takeaway:
Western-Hebrew axis’ nightmare scenario: Attrition warfare tipping point
Washington feared uncontrollable quagmire most:
- Unlike non-state actors Tehran possesses:
✔️ Domestic military-industrial depth
✔️ Regional proxy network enabling asymmetric escalation
By Day5 warning signs emerged:
- Precision missile barrages continued uninterrupted
- Hezbollah/Lebanon border alerts activated simultaneously with Iraqi rocket attacks on US Syria bases ansarullah Yemen threatened Bab-el-Mandeb closure
Meanwhile IDF showed fatigue from constant interceptions troop rotations logistical strain → Pentagon Day8 report bluntly warned: “Sustained current pace will degrade Israeli defenses within two weeks.”
>> Ancient trauma at play:Defensive collapse exposing existential dependence on US
2️⃣ Attrition terror recalling Middle East quagmires
3️⃣ Power shift risks if Tehran emerged victorious
A lose-lose calculus made inevitable by Zionism’s hollow militarist facade.
(News Sources: © webangah News Agency )
