With Iran undefeated and protestors cowed, Israel forced to lower expectations

Israeli and American war plans were not fully baked, aspirations of toppling the regime was overly ambitious - and the war assumed a recurring and familiar pattern ■ It seems the military is confused over which front currently takes priority ■ The IDF chief has a problematic message to deliver

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With Iran undefeated and protestors cowed, Israel forced to lower expectations

06:01 AM • March 13 2026 IST

The original plan for Iran, Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed this week, was to attack it this coming June. After 12 days of war against Iran last June, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted of his success in removing two immediate existential threats: Israel's annihilation by nuclear weapons and its annihilation by "20,000 ballistic missiles." We achieved a historic victory that will hold for generations, Netanyahu explained back then. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Iran's nuclear project had been obliterated.

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