Zionist Analyst Says Iran Defeated Israel Moment It Fired First Missile
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – In a rare admission, a Zionist analyst writing for Haaretz acknowledged that Israel has effectively lost its confrontation with the Islamic Republic of Iran following Tehran’s powerful retaliatory missile strikes.
Israeli researcher and legal analyst Itay Mack stated that Israel lost the war the moment Iran launched its first missile in response to Tel Aviv’s aggression.
In his article in Haaretz, Mack said, “Israel has failed against Iran,” stressing that the Israeli government, military, and Mossad are deceiving the public with a propaganda blitz aimed at downplaying the reality of the situation.
He wrote that while Israeli settlers flee to bomb shelters in fear, authorities are busy boasting about allegedly destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities and assassinated commanders.
However, Mack warned that once the smoke clears, the Israeli public will realize that the threat from Iran not only persists but has grown stronger due to the latest round of Israeli violence.
He emphasized that, just as Tel Aviv has repeatedly failed to achieve its goals in Gaza, it is also doomed to failure in its confrontation with Tehran.
“Victory in such a war requires clearly defined and achievable goals,” he noted, “but the war on Iran, like that on Gaza, lacks any realistic objectives.”
Mack, an expert in Israeli arms exports, aligned himself with other Israeli officials who admit that Iran’s accumulated nuclear knowledge over the years cannot be erased.
He argued that no amount of military strikes can destroy Iran’s ideology or force the Islamic Republic’s system into submission.
“Any military site that Israel destroys will soon be rebuilt,” he noted, “and any assassinated general will be quickly replaced.”
Highlighting the deep-rooted role of the Iranian people in defending the Islamic Republic establishment, Mack said Tel Aviv’s years-long threats of a full-scale war with Iran were once considered a strategic deterrent. But after Iran’s retaliatory strikes, Israel no longer has any such card to play.
He predicted that when nuclear negotiations resume, the Islamic Republic will be in an even stronger position — having proven its resilience against Israeli attacks.
“The Iranian establishment is likely to emerge more powerful and with greater deterrent capabilities,” he said.
In an interview with CNN, Trita Parsi, vice president of the Quincy Institute, also criticized Israel’s underestimation of Iran’s military resilience.
He said, “The Israelis underestimated Iran’s ability to recover after the assassination of senior commanders.”
Parsi added, “Although several top Iranian military officials were killed in Israeli attacks, the command-and-control structure was quickly restored.”
“We are now witnessing Iranian missiles successfully penetrating all layers of Israel’s air defense systems,” he said.
These remarks came as a new wave of Iranian missile strikes hit multiple locations in occupied Palestine early Monday, once again demonstrating the Islamic Republic’s growing capability to respond forcefully to aggression.
