The IDF has entered what Israeli chief of staff Eyad Zamir has called the “second phase” of the war against Iran. It has been striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets — training centers, the IRGC military university, and a missile assembly compound — in western and central Iran. More on what it has managed to […]
How the IDF Destroyed Iran’s Deterrence
An editorial in the Jerusalem Post has summed up what Israel achieved in its 12-day war against the Islamic Republic. It’s quite a record, about which more can be found here: “Iran is not finished but Israel has bought itself crucial time – editorial,” Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2025: After 627 exhausting days in Gaza, the […]
Trump has enabled the Islamic regime in Iran to have a new lease on life
In stopping the Israelis, Trump was just kicking the can down the road. As long as the Islamic regime in Iran exists, it will continue to wage jihad on Israel and the U.S. “Israel reportedly planned to strike 15 key regime targets when Trump told Netanyahu not to respond to Iran missiles this morning,” Times […]
Israel Reduces Its Dependence on American Munitions
The IDF learned a lesson during the Gaza War, when even its close ally the United States withheld — that is, slowed down delivery — of weapons, mainly heavy bombs, in an attempt to make Israel refrain from taking certain actions in the Strip, such as entering Rafah. The threat did not work; Israel did […]
Israel and Its Expanded Options in Iran
In several raids on Iran, the Israeli Air Force has destroyed both that country’s anti-aircraft defense system and its ballistic missile fuel plant. This has left Iran’s nuclear facilities, including those built underground at Natanz and Fordow, essentially defenseless should the Israelis decide to strike. And now we know that the Israelis have another way, […]
2024: The Israeli Air Force Has Its Annus Mirabilis
The Israeli Air Force has a long history of remarkable exploits, but never more so than this past year. More on its achievements can be found here: “Israel’s Unprecedented 2024 Airstrikes Against Lebanon, Iran And Syria,” by Paul Iddon, Forbes, December 13, 2024: Historically, Israel has launched some pioneering air campaigns that were unprecedented in their […]
What Israel Has Just Accomplished in Syria
While launching nearly 500 airstrikes on Syrian military assets, including missile warehouses, three military airbases housing fighter aircraft and helicopters, storehouses of chemical weapons and chemical weapons production plants, air-defense systems, weapons stockpiles, and the entire Syrian navy, the IDF has also taken over the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, and the summit of […]
Israel’s Air Force Makes 310 Strikes on Military Targets in Syria
Unsurprisingly, Israel has been quick to destroy both Assad’s chemical weapons plants and his stores of chemical weapons, relieving the world of the worry that they might be used not only against Israel and against the Syrian people, but also against Western countries, should they fall into the hands of ISIS. Even before the Biden […]
Now Is the Time to Hit Iran’s Nuclear Installations
On October 26, in the space of three hours, more than 100 Israeli Air Force planes struck targets throughout Iran — military bases mainly in Tehran, but also in Khuzestan and Ilam — hitting ballistic missile production sites and air defense systems. All four of the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems that were protecting Tehran were […]
The Israeli Pilots Who Conducted Operation ‘Days of Repentance’
They have been training for such a difficult mission all of their IAF lives: to fly 2000 kilometers to Iran, to destroy the targets they’ve been assigned to hit, and to fly 2,000 kilometers back. They knew how important their job was to the security of the Jewish state and its people. More on these […]