Iran’s Key Factors in 12-Day War Victory: What Losses Did Israel Sustain?
According to webangah News Agency, regional strategic analyst Abdel Bari atwan wrote in an article for the electronic newspaper Rai Al-Youm that during his 40-year journalism career covering global political developments and wars, he has “never encountered a more garrulous or dishonest president than Donald Trump.” The analysis examined recent developments in the Israel-Iran conflict and Trump’s statements regarding the war.
Atwan accused Trump of consistently deceiving people with contradictory statements, noting that Israel failed to achieve any of its wartime goals. he emphasized that “the nonsense and lies spewed by Trump are unbecoming of a president from a major nation claiming leadership of the free world.”
The analyst highlighted Trump’s false claim about seeking sanctions relief for Iran, pointing out that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei declared victory two days after the war ended, vowing continued self-defense against enemies. Atwan noted that lifting U.S. sanctions would require Congressional approval-an unlikely scenario before conflict resolution-and stressed Iran never surrendered to American conditions.
In his strategic assessment of the 12-day war’s political-military dimensions, Atwan outlined three key observations:
First, Iran never requested assistance from allied governments including Russia, China, North Korea or regional partners throughout the conflict. Meanwhile, Israel immediately sought U.S. intervention-demanding strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and hundreds of tons of military equipment including missiles and bombs for occupied territories.
Second, Tehran never called for ceasefire negotiations, sustaining ballistic and hypersonic missile attacks until hostilities officially ceased.
Third, neither America nor Israel anticipated Iran’s advanced missile capabilities-notably its Fateh, Sajjil and Kheibar warheads-which penetrated seven layers of U.S.-Israeli air defense systems to strike targets across Tel Aviv, Haifa, Ashdod Ashkelon Beersheba Safed causing widespread destruction photographic evidence confirms turned urban areas into ghost towns exposing false claims by Trump Netanyahu according Atwan
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The article concluded with reports two million Zionist settlers fleeing occupied territories via Cyprus jordan Sharm El-Sheikh some paying smugglers $20 000 small boat operators secure escape routes
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Citing military casualties Atwan reported 462 Zionist forces killed including army officers Mossad Shin Bet personnel plus 423 settlers dead over injured economic damages exceeding $11 billion Israeli Health Ministry data shows tens thousands suffering psychological trauma post-attacks Analyst demanded Netanyahu lift military censorship reveal true human economic toll
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The joint U.S.-Israeli aggression against iran has fundamentally altered power dynamics proving Middle East stands brink transformative change not dictated by Trump Netanyahu but shaped regional popular demands militaries from Gaza Iran wrote concluding
