Iran understands its geographic advantages. The U.S. and Israel may have air superiority, but that…
انتشار: 2026/08/14 17:04 UTCدریافت: 2026/08/19 08:15 UTCآخرین مشاهده: 2026/08/19 08:15 UTC
Iran understands its geographic advantages. The U.S. and Israel may have air superiority, but that superiority must be spread out over an area roughly three times the size of Ukraine. Put simply, the U.S. and Israel are overwhelmed by the number of potential targets and the long air-leg logistics.Similarly, U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf states are easy targets for Iranian air forces because of their proximity and the flat landscape. It is impossible to accumulate hardware and manpower there without being detected or becoming vulnerable to massive Iranian missile and drone strikes.Iran is also aware of its current strategic advantages and so wants to exercise them to their full capacity. This knowledge forces Tehran to treat the situation as existential. The current imperative is that even if Iran were weakened by air strikes, it could still rely on its economically active borderlands in the east and north, as well as on pragmatic relations with Muslim countries. -Andrew Davidson and Ridvan Bari Urcosta

