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The Israel-Iran War: Possibilities and the Dangers of Overreach
Geopolitics Decanted with Dmitri Alperovitch
28 minutes
4 months ago
The Israel-Iran War: Possibilities and the Dangers of Overreach
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Israeli Gen Amos Yadlin (Ret.), perhaps the world’s only person who has participated in the destruction of three Middle Eastern nuclear weapons programs: first, as an F-16 pilot in 1981 against Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak, as Head of Military Intelligence in 2007 against Syrian nuclear reactor Al Kibar, and in various IDF roles for the last nearly 20 years planning the current operation against Iran.
00:00 Introduction
01:29 Strategic Objectives of the Operation Against Iran
07:30 How to Deal With Fordow Enrichment Facility
08:16 Shocking Success
11:20 Danger of Euphoria
14:08 Where Are the Iranian Proxies?
15:40 Threat to the Strait of Hormuz
18:00 Khamenei’s Psychological State and Strategic Decisions
20:56 Likelihood of Regime Change
23:38 Implications for the Broader Middle East