The Trump administration’s arguments for the war in Iran are all over
the place, as are its goals. But that cannot obscure that the aerial
campaign has been about as
successful as these things can be.
Whether brilliant tactics can rescue a mess of a strategy remains to be seen.
The Economist has no illusions about the depravity of Iran’s theocracy. Nonetheless, we
question the wisdom
of America’s and Israel’s war on it. So far, “Operation Epic Fury” has been a
stunning aerial success.
Iran’s supreme leader was killed on day one. But President Donald Trump has offered
no coherent plan
for what happens next, nor even a clear set of war aims. Is he
aiming for regime change? Or merely the neutering of Iran’s
nuclear-weapons programme? Will the war last for days, weeks or months?
He may get lucky. Dictatorships often look impregnable just
before they collapse. Maybe, just maybe, American air power will create
an opportunity for Iranians to overthrow their hated rulers. But it
seems more likely that one thuggish theocrat will be replaced by
another. Meanwhile, Iran is hurling missiles at its neighbours and
disrupting the world’s energy supply.
Chaos is
spreading across the Middle East;
civil war could yet erupt in Iran. Our columnists look at
how China sees the war,
how Israel does,
and how
Europe’s muddled response
hides a bright side. Our cover leader argues that Mr Trump should find a way to cut it short.
Finally, a programming note: this week’s edition of The Insider, on
Anthropic’s battle with the Pentagon,
will air 24 hours later than planned. You will now be able to
watch it from 6pm London time (1pm in New York) on Friday March 6th.
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Video Podcast: Should airlines say goodbye to Dubai?
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On this
week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and guest host Bethany Alvaro
examine the Iran conflict’s impact on aviation and ask whether
Australian airlines and travellers have put too many of their eggs in
the Gulf’s basket.
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The Low-cost
Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS drone, is a one-way attack drone
reverse-engineered after the Iranian Shahed-136. Read More |
(The Guardian)
The Arctic Metagaz had been carrying 61,000 tons of liquefied natural
gas when it exploded; Ukrainian drones reported to have hit southern
Russia. Read More |
(Air & Space
Forces Magazine) More than a third of the Air Force’s remaining E-3
AWACS fleet is deployed for the Iran war, demonstrating the Air Force’s
unique airborne battle management contributions to the joint force at a
time when the Pentagon remains cool to buying the E-7 successor to that
aircraft. Read More |
“With Spain,
France and Holland, we will send naval assets to protect Cyprus in the
next few days,” Guido Crosetto told Italy’s parliament in a statement. Read More |
The meeting will focus on rapidly replenishing the U.S. stockpile of munitions and weapons expended in the Iran war. Read More |
(Military Times)
First flown in 1952, the Boeing B-52 has seen service in Vietnam,
Desert Storm, the Global War on Terror — and now Iran. Read More
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(Military Times)
The U.S. military recently deployed Lockheed Martin’s long-range
Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, for the first time in combat against
Iranian targets, U.S. Central Command announced. Read More |
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