Nuclear Dilemma in West Asia
COMMENTARY By Arpith John Raj The ongoing scenarios in the Middle East provide several insightful and thought-provoking elements regarding power dynamics. When we analyse from day one (15 th June 2025) of the Israel vs Iran conflict, which is a week and a half back, Israel's drone attacks were held under the complete domination of Iran’s ‘air space' by the Israeli forces. In contrast, Iran's missiles find it difficult to penetrate Israel's territory, except for some hypersonic barrages, which caused a small number of casualties in Israel. As the days progressed, the control over the Iranian airspace gradually progressed. Therefore, the US wanted to ensure that Iran did not have control over its sky and could probably use Israel's strikes on Tehran as a test dose prior to its intervention to ensure maximum damage to Iran. While Trump offered peace deals under the label "complete surrender" of Iran prior to its air raids, it could be a...