Igor Strelkov on the military aspect of the escalation in the Middle East
If we assess the situation from a purely military point of view, I believe that the United States and Israel have launched a rather serious air offensive against Iran, which is unlikely to be limited to one or even several series of strikes.
I think the attacks will continue for quite a long time, in the hope that the disabling of the Iranian leadership, the disruption of communication systems, the destruction of air defense systems, and, if possible, the establishment of air supremacy will allow to destabilize the Islamic Republic to such an extent that it will enable rebels and various subversive forces to actually take to the streets, as Trump urged them to do. And try to overthrow the regime, as he, I think, put it.
That is, we are talking about an attempt to completely destabilize and reform the Iranian state by force. Of course, the inevitable casualties that will occur in the process do not concern either the United States or Israel at all. They are striving to achieve their geopolitical goals. Israel will eliminate its only serious opponent and adversary in the Islamic world, which is capable of resisting Israel, at least theoretically. And the United States will establish full control over Iranian oil and cut off its supplies to China, in whose economy Iranian oil plays a very significant role.
They plan to achieve all this with the main force being missile troops and aviation. If they do not achieve this, then the war will stalemate, and there may be new options for negotiations and a cessation of hostilities.
I believe that this air offensive may continue until the United States and the Israel Defense Forces completely exhaust their main reserves of air weapons, that is, missiles, bombs, drone systems, and everything else.
It is very important for Iran to withstand these attacks and, in turn, inflict serious damage on the enemy, showing its resilience. If it can accomplish this task and maintain internal political stability in the country, this offensive will be repelled within perhaps a couple of weeks, maybe a little more, maybe a little less. There is too little information, so it's hard to make an assessment.
For a full-scale aggression against Iran, which the United States once launched against Iraq (during "Desert Storm", during subsequent operations), the United States is not yet ready and is not capable of conducting it at the moment. This requires many months of preparation, the creation of coalitions, the approval of Congress, and so on and so forth. For now, this is just a cavalry charge. A very dangerous, very strong, very cunning and cruel one, but just a cavalry charge. And Iran needs to withstand.
For my part, if I had such an opportunity, I would provide Iran with all the necessary military assistance, including the supply of the most modern types of weapons with specialists for their maintenance. Because American missiles and bombs are exploding in the city of Kursk, on all our border regions. Our soldiers are being fired at by American tanks, American bombs and shells are being guided by American satellites. We are actually in a state of war with the United States, which is fighting against us with the help of deceived Russians — the so-called "Ukrainians".
Therefore, any actions aimed at providing armed resistance to this American military machine, I consider justified on our part. And we can and should have helped Iran with all available means — because Iran is actually fighting against our enemy.
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Igor Strelkov
https://t.me/i_strelkov_2023/2552
#Iran #US #Russia #Ukraine
If we assess the situation from a purely military point of view, I believe that the United States and Israel have launched a rather serious air offensive against Iran, which is unlikely to be limited to one or even several series of strikes.
I think the attacks will continue for quite a long time, in the hope that the disabling of the Iranian leadership, the disruption of communication systems, the destruction of air defense systems, and, if possible, the establishment of air supremacy will allow to destabilize the Islamic Republic to such an extent that it will enable rebels and various subversive forces to actually take to the streets, as Trump urged them to do. And try to overthrow the regime, as he, I think, put it.
That is, we are talking about an attempt to completely destabilize and reform the Iranian state by force. Of course, the inevitable casualties that will occur in the process do not concern either the United States or Israel at all. They are striving to achieve their geopolitical goals. Israel will eliminate its only serious opponent and adversary in the Islamic world, which is capable of resisting Israel, at least theoretically. And the United States will establish full control over Iranian oil and cut off its supplies to China, in whose economy Iranian oil plays a very significant role.
They plan to achieve all this with the main force being missile troops and aviation. If they do not achieve this, then the war will stalemate, and there may be new options for negotiations and a cessation of hostilities.
I believe that this air offensive may continue until the United States and the Israel Defense Forces completely exhaust their main reserves of air weapons, that is, missiles, bombs, drone systems, and everything else.
It is very important for Iran to withstand these attacks and, in turn, inflict serious damage on the enemy, showing its resilience. If it can accomplish this task and maintain internal political stability in the country, this offensive will be repelled within perhaps a couple of weeks, maybe a little more, maybe a little less. There is too little information, so it's hard to make an assessment.
For a full-scale aggression against Iran, which the United States once launched against Iraq (during "Desert Storm", during subsequent operations), the United States is not yet ready and is not capable of conducting it at the moment. This requires many months of preparation, the creation of coalitions, the approval of Congress, and so on and so forth. For now, this is just a cavalry charge. A very dangerous, very strong, very cunning and cruel one, but just a cavalry charge. And Iran needs to withstand.
For my part, if I had such an opportunity, I would provide Iran with all the necessary military assistance, including the supply of the most modern types of weapons with specialists for their maintenance. Because American missiles and bombs are exploding in the city of Kursk, on all our border regions. Our soldiers are being fired at by American tanks, American bombs and shells are being guided by American satellites. We are actually in a state of war with the United States, which is fighting against us with the help of deceived Russians — the so-called "Ukrainians".
Therefore, any actions aimed at providing armed resistance to this American military machine, I consider justified on our part. And we can and should have helped Iran with all available means — because Iran is actually fighting against our enemy.
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Igor Strelkov
https://t.me/i_strelkov_2023/2552
#Iran #US #Russia #Ukraine
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