Israel’s air strength is giving it a free hand over Iran

By Matthew Powell, Teaching Fellow in Strategic and Air Power Studies, University of Portsmouth

Israel’s initial attack on Iranian nuclear and military facilities, alongside its assassination of top military officials and nuclear scientists, on June 13 has been followed by days of escalating strikes. Iran threatened “severe punishment” and quickly launched what were, in relative terms, smaller-scale missile attacks against Israeli territory.

Israel’s military then expanded its assault on Iran, with the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, saying…

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