If Iran and Israel go toe to toe without the US (and all the other countries defending their air space for them) getting involved Israel will lose spectacularly.
Well, ironically, as long as nukes aren't involved. Then Iran will lose (but so will Israel in the postwar period).
Nukes aren't an I-Win button. The second Israel chucks nukes it'll be wiped off the map. Chucking them at Iran when Iran can't even invade them would be akin to shooting yourself in the head to avoid admitting defeat in a fistfight.
Besides there's no guarantee that their nukes even work. If they exist at all.
The entirety of the Middle East. If Israel ever crosses that line there is no way in hell the corrupt Arab governments will be able to remain passive without getting killed by their people. And I highly doubt even Trump will be able to convince Americans to go die for Israel at that point.
Egypt alone probably has enough chemical weapons to sterilize Israel multiple times over. And remember Iran has a lot of missile bases all over the country. All in underground bunkers. Just because Israel nukes Teheran doesn't mean Irans missiles will stop flying before their stockpiles run out.
Agreed. Egypt is not to be underestimated. Israelis brag about winning the 6 Day war, but they never mention that they eventually had to hand back the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt.
Good points. I wasn't aware that Egypt had WMDs but that would certainly be checkmate. Iranian bunkers would be heavily attrited by multi-kiloton explosions, though.
American direct action would certainly be out of the question at that point, but I'm not totally sure if American aid would be cut off. With ammunition deliveries from the US, I think Israel would be able to fight another Six Day War scenario by virtue of air dominance.
If the link to America is damaged, though, Israel would certainly fold.
Well, ironically, as long as nukes aren't involved. Then Iran will lose (but so will Israel in the postwar period).
Nukes aren't an I-Win button. The second Israel chucks nukes it'll be wiped off the map. Chucking them at Iran when Iran can't even invade them would be akin to shooting yourself in the head to avoid admitting defeat in a fistfight.
Besides there's no guarantee that their nukes even work. If they exist at all.
Yeah, that would happen, although I wonder who the annihilation would come from exactly.
The entirety of the Middle East. If Israel ever crosses that line there is no way in hell the corrupt Arab governments will be able to remain passive without getting killed by their people. And I highly doubt even Trump will be able to convince Americans to go die for Israel at that point.
Egypt alone probably has enough chemical weapons to sterilize Israel multiple times over. And remember Iran has a lot of missile bases all over the country. All in underground bunkers. Just because Israel nukes Teheran doesn't mean Irans missiles will stop flying before their stockpiles run out.
Agreed. Egypt is not to be underestimated. Israelis brag about winning the 6 Day war, but they never mention that they eventually had to hand back the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt.
Good points. I wasn't aware that Egypt had WMDs but that would certainly be checkmate. Iranian bunkers would be heavily attrited by multi-kiloton explosions, though.
American direct action would certainly be out of the question at that point, but I'm not totally sure if American aid would be cut off. With ammunition deliveries from the US, I think Israel would be able to fight another Six Day War scenario by virtue of air dominance.
If the link to America is damaged, though, Israel would certainly fold.