"Assuming the Israelis are correct and Iran's air defenses have been rendered inoperable, and the intelligence on the facilities is well established, this mission shouldn't be overly difficult or risky," Bill Roggio, a veteran military strategist who edits the Long War Journal, a publication tracking conflicts in the Middle East, told the Washington Free Beacon. A U.S.-led air campaign could set Tehran’s nuclear program back by a decade or even more, according to Roggio and other experts who spoke to the Free Beacon on Tuesday after President Donald Trump signaled he is open to joining Israel’s fight. But if the Pakistanis, if the Russians, if the Chinese, if the Turks decide that they want to help Iran reconstitute this quicker, they can.
Author: Adam Kredo
Published at: 2025-06-17 22:40:34
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