Israel ina uwezo wa kuipiga nchi yoyote ya Kiarabu, pamoja na Iran. Kitu ambacho kitakuwa kigumu ni kuipiga na kuikalia. Iran ina vifaa vingi vya zamani na vibovu ambavyo kwa vita za sasa haitaweza hata kuvitumia, kama ilivyotokea kwa Sadam Hussen. Walikuwa na mizinga na vifaru vingi lakini vyote vilishindwa kufanya kazi kutokana na high technology waliyokuwa wakitumia maadui zao.
Angalia maelezo ya watafiti wa uwezo wa majeshi hapa chini:
If war breaks out with Iran, the Islamic Republic would prefer fighting on foreign soil due to its outdated equipment. "Their most advanced aircraft is still the phantom, which Israel used in the Yom Kippur War 40 years ago," says Dr. Soli Shahvar of the Haifa University.
Iran has a population ten times larger than Israel's, from which to draw its armed forces, but much of its military hardware is of dubious condition - due to the arms embargo in place since in various forms since 1979.
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Many Iranian tanks and planes use older technology with varying levels of maintenance and modernity, says David Roberts, deputy director at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). The country's most recent major engagement was an almost decade-long war with Iraq in the 1980s, after which Iran has credibly maintained a "no first-strike doctrine" along with a code of "plausible deniability" for irregular military actions, he says.
"In a very general sense, it's no secret or cutting-edge analysis that Israel's military is the best-equipped and best-trained in the whole region," says Roberts.
Lakini inaelezwa pia kuwa vita kati ya Iran na Israel siyo rahisi kutokea kutokana na umbali uliopo kati ya Israel na Iran, na Iran inaujua ukweli huo, na hivyo haina wasiwasi. Iran ina wasiwasi na USA ambayo imeweka silaha zake nyingi zikielekea upande wa Iran, na zipo katika masafa ya kuifikia Iran bila mashaka yoyote ikiamua kushambulia itafanya hivyo kwa urahisi sana.
Katika teknolojia, ubora wa vifaa vya kivita na umakini wa wapiganaji, Israel ni kati ya mataifa yaliyo juu kabisa kuliko majeshi mengi Duniani achilia mbali Iran. Msisahau kuwa katika viwanda vya teknolojia ya juu kabisa Marekani na Ujerumani, wataalam wake wakubwa ni Waisrael. Hivyo Israel wakati wote huwa na zana za teknolojia ya kisasa kabisa kuliko karibia mataifa yote Duniani isipokuwa mataifa watengenezaji. Lakini pia Israel, baada ya kununua vifaa hivyo vya kisasa, mara nyingi huviboresha zaidi, na mara nyingi imeelezwa huwa wanavibadilisha na kuwa bora zaidi kuliko vile vya watengenezaji.
Angalia uwezo wa Israel unavyoelezewa na wataalam wa masuala ya kivita:
IDF served as Israel's armed forces in all the country's major military operationsincluding the 1948 War of Independence, 19511956 Retribution operations, 1956 Sinai War, 19641967 War over Water, 1967 Six-Day War, 19671970 War of Attrition, 1968 Battle of Karameh, 1973 Operation Spring of Youth, 1973 Yom Kippur War, 1976 Operation Entebbe, 1978 Operation Litani, 1982 Lebanon War, 19822000 South Lebanon conflict, 19871993 First Intifada, 20002005 Second Intifada, 2002 Operation Defensive Shield, 2006 Lebanon War, 20082009 Gaza War, 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense, and others. The number of wars and border conflicts in which IDF was involved in its short history, makes it one of the most battle-trained armed forces in the world.[11][12] While originally the IDF operated on three frontsagainst Lebanon and Syria in the north, Jordan and Iraq in the east, and Egypt in the southafter the 1979 EgyptianIsraeli Peace Treaty, it has concentrated its activities in southern Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories, including the First and the Second Intifada.
The Israel Defense Forces differs from most armed forces in the world in many ways. Differences include the conscription of women and its structure, which emphasizes close relations between the army, navy, and air force. Since its founding, the IDF has been specifically designed to match Israel's unique security situation. The IDF is one of Israeli society's most prominent institutions, influencing the country's economy, culture and political scene. In 1965, the Israel Defense Forces was awarded the Israel Prize for its contribution to education.[13] The IDF uses several technologies developed in Israel, many of them made specifically to match the IDF's needs, such as the Merkava main battle tank, high tech weapons systems, the Iron Dome, Trophy countermeasure, and the Galil and Tavor assault rifles. The Uzi submachine gun was invented in Israel and used by the IDF until December 2003, ending a service that began in 1954. Following 1967, the IDF has had close military relations with the United States,[14] including development cooperation, such as on the F-15I jet, THEL laser defense system, and the Arrow missile defense system.