What’s the point of Israel’s counterattack against Iran？ Focus on the strategic value of Isfahan

What’s the point of Israel’s counterattack against Iran?

Explosions were heard in Iran, Syria and Iraq in the early morning of the 19th. The American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on the same day that an American official confirmed that an Israeli missile hit a target in Iran, but it was impossible to confirm whether Syria and Iraq were also attacked. Israel began to fight back against Iran.

According to the Iranian Farce News Agency on the 19th, there were explosions near Isfahan Airport and Shekari Air Force Base in Iran, which were characterized as minor attacks. It only caused the glass of the nearby office building to be broken, but did not cause any serious damage, and the local operation was normal. Iran air claimed that it had successfully shot down several flying objects.

Iranian media speculated that the explosion may be caused by small flying objects, which is related to the interception of suspicious flying objects by air defense systems, rather than missile attacks. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said on social media that the explosion was not an external or Israeli missile attack, and it was suspected that domestic reactionaries cooperated with Israel to carry out sabotage activities.

Isfahan, as the location of Iran’s heavy water, nuclear facilities and UAV arsenal, has long been regarded as the destruction target of Israel and its associated spies or intelligence personnel.

Israel’s missile attack targeted Shiite armed forces in Iran and abroad, especially Isfahan in central Iran. Important Iranian nuclear facilities, such as uranium enrichment institutions, are concentrated here. If the attack leads to heavy losses and even nuclear leakage, the consequences will be serious.

Whether Israel’s retaliation against Iran is "revenge on face" or "revenge on lining" is of great significance. The former only gave a symbolic breath in response to the bombing of the embassy; The latter aims at substantially attacking nuclear facilities and even seeking to destroy them.

At present, Israel has not targeted Iran’s coastal areas and Bushehr nuclear power plant, indicating that it still maintains a limited attack posture, aiming at weakening Iran’s military capabilities rather than all-round confrontation. However, if the attack causes great losses to Iran, Iran is bound to take a military counterattack. Iranian officials have made it clear that once the nuclear facilities are attacked, they will definitely fight back. Israel began to fight back against Iran.

Israel adheres to the principle of "vengeful retribution" and believes that not fighting back will lead to more bullying by the international community. If Israel continues to strike and Iran is forced to fight back, the military conflict between the two sides will further escalate and may even trigger a new round of Middle East war. Although the United States does not want to see such a situation, the development of the situation is often out of the control of a single country.