A building in the premises of Wehzman Institute of Science has been damaged after an Iranian missile strike on Sunday, Rihovot, on 19 June 2025 in Israel. Photo Credit: Reuters
When Israel started its war against Iran on 13 JuneIt went to the race for a murder in Tehran. Israeli attacks killed the commander of Iran’s armed forces, commanders of aristocratic revolutionary guards, other top generals and at least half a dozen nuclear scientists. Even though Israel’s declared objective was to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program, the objective of the strike was to reduce the Iranian state. In later days, Israel continued targeted killings. But if Israel thought that such killings would blunt Iran’s ability to bring back the ability, it was wrong.
Iran recovered rapidly from the shock of June 13 and murdered the commanders with new people. Tehran launched his retaliation on the same day, firing hundreds of ballistic missiles in Israel and killed in several places, including an oil refinery in Heifa, The Premier Wezman Institute of Sciences of Cyves of Cyves of Cyves of Cyves and Soroca Hospital in Beerseba.
Three days of the war, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) claimed that they have a complete air superiority on Tehran’s sky. The IDF also said that they had destroyed at least the “one-third” of Iran’s missile launcher, while the defense authorities told the local media that tireless airstrikes reduced Tehran’s reversal capacity. But Iran continued to fire dozens of ballistic missiles every day, overshadowing Israel’s defense systems. On June 18, an anonymous American official told Wall Street Journal Israel was running low on its advanced arrow missile interceptors. The official said that the US was also burning through its interception to protect Israel. And on the morning of June 19, Iran started another huge strike, hitting several places including Soroka Hospital.
War of Hawaii War?
As both sides continue to trade fire, there are questions where the struggle is. Iran has suffered heavy losses. But the government is demonstrating flexibility despite failures. Several voices within Iran which were important for the pastor, including the government and the Nobel Prize winner Nerges Mohammadi, came out against the War of Israel. Israel has operations independence in the sky of Iran, but Iran, which is 75 times larger than Israel in terms of landslides, has thousands of ballistic missiles. Israel wants to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, but it lacks that type of bunker Buster bomb, which also needs to try to destroy Iran’s most determined atomic features. If an aerial war continues, the Israeli missile defense system may come under more pressure.
According to US media, Israeli officials are pressurizing the US to join the war. US President Donald Trump has already demanded “unconditional surrender” from Iran. White House officials say Mr. Trump has not taken the final call, while voices are dissatisfied against the American involvement in the war against the US, even Mr. Trump’s Writing Maga Base. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei refused to “surrender”, and warned of “results” if the US joined the war.
This means, Mr. Trump’s next decision will decide the curriculum of war.
An alternative to Sri Netanyahu before Mr. Trump, who started the war, and ended it. Iran has said that if Israeli stops attacks, it will stop firing missiles. But if Shri Netanyahu now stops the attack, the Iranian government and its nuclear programs are still standing, it will be considered a defeat. But if he attacks Iran and keeps back Iran, he will be under more pressure at home. Therefore, the focus turns into America
If the US joins the war, it will be a major setback to Iran, which until now avoids targeting American bases in the region. Even Shia militia was stopped in Iraq. But if the US starts attacking Iran with Israel, Tehran is likely to dramatically increase his reactions.
Iran’s option
Iran has warned that it will target American bases in the region. There are some 40,000 soldiers deployed in West Asia in the US. Iran’s first goal may be an American base in Iraq – a country where Iran has also created a strong network of Shia Milicia (Hashad Al Shabi). If the US uses its bases in the Gulf to attack Iran, Tehran may target the bases that are located in the Persian Gulf, which triggers an all-out cross-gun struggle.
Another option, according to Behanam Saeedi, a member of the Iranian Parliament National Security Committee Presidium, is to close the strainer of a narrow waterclass Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman which opens in the Arabian Sea. Broadly 20% of all oil trading passes through the hormuz of hormuz. If Iran’s Navy closes or mines the Strait, it will greatly affect global oil trade which will increase prices. Hohis, rebel in Yemen, who control most parts of the country, including the capital Sanaa, can target oil tankers in the Red Sea and a Mande, another narrow straight that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, which opens in the Arabian Sea.
A third option for Iran is to leave the Nuclear Non -Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and cut cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA assesses that Iran enrich uranium up to 60%, which is a technical step away from the weapon-grade level of 90%. But the agency has not given any evidence to suggest that Iran is building a bomb. US intelligence agencies evaluated in March 2025 that Iran did not have an active nuclear weapon program. But if Iran leaves the NPT and its obligations, it is free to pursue an armed program in principle. For example, North Korea left NPT in 2003 and tested an atomic bomb in 2006.
But a dilemma is Iran’s face that all available options – killing American bases, closing the straight of the hormuz or taking back from the NPT – will only carry forward the war. Iran will have to face a heavy military reaction from the US so far, there are no off-ramps.
Published – June 19, 2025 08:23 pm IST
