How two operations shattered Tehran’s decades-long Ring of Fire strategy.
Israel’s Operation Rising Lion and the U.S.’s Operation Midnight Hammer delivered decisive blows to Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missile capabilities, and proxy war network. Precision airstrikes eliminated nuclear sites, missile launchers, and key Iranian leadership, dismantling the country’s ability to sustain its long-held “Ring of Fire” strategy through groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis. The fall of the Assad regime further severed Iran’s strategic reach, marking a humiliating end to its asymmetric warfare doctrine. The events highlight the inherent fragility of proxy warfare, where proxies’ demands for direct intervention and diverging interests can ultimately undermine the benefactor’s goals.
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