4 hours into this war quick conclusions are premature. Israel and Iran have been preparing for decades for this moment and we’ll find out in the next few days who prepared better. The 2 most important preparations by Israel were last year. Taking out Hizbullah missile arsenal & >
destroying Iran’s missile defense network in September/October. This left Iran without its main deterrent (Hizbullah) against an Israeli strike and vulnerable to waves of fighter-jets. We’re about to see if and how Iran dealt with those major blows. Israel used the same pattern >
of the strikes on Hizbullah, prioritizing decapitation and missile bases. This will hamper an Iranian retaliation but impossible to say to what degree. The main questions at this point are what capabilities Iran has right now and will Hizbullah use whatever missiles it still has.
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