Blind man’s bluff
A number of war games meant to simulate a military confrontation with Iran have made one thing clear: We don’t have the slightest clue how the Islamic Republic would respond to an attack on its nuclear facilities.
A number of war games meant to simulate a military confrontation with Iran have made one thing clear: We don't have the slightest clue how the Islamic Republic would respond to an attack on its nuclear facilities.
Bilal Y. Saab is a senior fellow and director of the Defense and Security Program at the Middle East Institute and a former senior advisor in the U.S. Defense Department focusing on security cooperation in the broader Middle East. He is the author of Rebuilding Arab Defense: US Security Cooperation in the Middle East.
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