What does Iran think will happen if they attack Israel? What will really happen to Iran if they attack Israel?

Answer 1

If Iran does attack Israel then any subsequent war with israel would most likely be fought in the air.

Because where would Iran and Israel have a battelfield to fight their war?

Anyway the americans would retaliate aswell because they have invaded the two neighbouring countries beside Iran they would have a good place to launch attacks from air and ground.

But for the sake of this post lets assume this would be between Iran and Israel, leave the americans out of this ok Malka?

Well Israel has far supperior Air technology to Iran, the war would be fought in the air because there is no battlefield to speak of where Israel and IRanian forces can face off. The distance between the two countries would be too great for such a war.

Well Israel would most likely bomb Iran with their jets,
I dont think Iran has the capability at the moment to conduct such attacks on Israel atleast not in large scale.

so the Iranian response would be limited unless a country liek Syria provided Iran as a launching pad to Israel.

But back to what i was saying Israel would most likely respond by bombing Iranian cities, military bases and infrastructure.

Israel would not be able to bomb to deep into Iran i would think because of the distance between Iran and Israel.

Answer 2

For all the rhetoric about Israel, the Iranians know better than to try. They can't compete with Israel in terms of conventional weaponry and Israel also has nuclear weapons that they've never publicly admitted to(exact number unknown). If Israel's existence was ever seriously threatened I'm sure they wouldn't hesitate to use them on Iran and I'm sure the Iranians know this.

That doesn't mean however that the Iranians won't continue to engage in terrorism. In all likelihood, if the Iranians were to acquire nuclear weapons, they wouldn't use them but would instead feel like they had a free hand to engage in terrorism because no one would want to take the chance of retaliating against a nuclear power.

Answer 3

Iran would seek to exist, at least the Iran that Iranians an the rest of the world know.

Answer 4

President Ahmadinejad, or however you spell it, wants to create havoc in the world so that his "messiah", the Mahdi will come. That's what he and many Shiite Muslims believe.
If they attack Israel, there will be another World War.

Answer 5

this question is moot... Iran will NOT attack Israel... but that doesn't mean Israel or AmeriKa won't attack Iran

Answer 6

Man alive...this is going to sound 3rd grade of me, but I have to say it....WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST BEHAVE, GET ALONG, AND PLAY NICE???

I'm so sick and tired of which country has their panties in a wad for the week and over what issue. Everyone needs a massive time out!!!!

Answer 7

Israel would drop nuclear bombs on their heads, and blow the **** out of them. Good riddance too.

Answer 8

Ultra National couldn't have said it any better.

Answer 9

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Training
1) Israel has fought at least 5-6 wars over since its independence in 1948 (a roughly 60-year period). Iran has fought 1 war in the last 100 years, the Iran-Iraq war of 1979-1988, which was disastrous. What’s more, Israeli troops of all military disciplines see action almost every day in counter-terror operations. So Israel clearly has the advantage of experience in war. Israeli Special Forces, namely the Sayeret divisions are considered as having the best training in combat and recon in the world, and US Navy SEALS have taken training tactics from the Sayeret Commandos. In Israel the elite Sayeret Matkal is known simply as “The Unit”.
2) Israel is known world wide as being the best army (in terms of training and doctrine), as well as being the undisputed best air force and army in the Middle East, best trained air force in the world, and the possessing the most skilled pilots on Earth. Israeli pilots have set the highest record in shoot down-kills and the Israelis are considered to be experts in dogfight maneuvers, having largely developed this area of aerial warfare in the post WWII time period. The Israelis have developed countless dog fighting maneuvers and tactics that are copied in air forces worldwide, giving them the nickname “Masters of the Skies”, as well as being highly skilled at carrying out precise and complicated sorties. The Israeli navy, though formerly lagging behind the air force and army, has been beefed up in the past 15 years, and has become the #1 force in the Middle East as well.
3) What is Iran’s military doctrine known for?

Weapons- while training is a big factor, technology is too…
The IDF possesses top-of-the-line weapons and computer systems. Israel develops its own highly sophisticated military equipment, as well as buying US made weapons and modifying these weapons in labs. Iran gets weapons from China and Russia; and the domestic technology of Iran is only at the beginning stage and is not very promising at present time.

Israel’s stuff

a) Tanks- Israel's military technology is very famous for its guns, armored fighting vehicles (tanks, tank-converted APCs, etc.) The Merkava Mark IV tank is considered the world’s 2nd most sophisticated and powerful armored vehicle, after the US-made M1 Abrams tank.

b) Rocketry Tech- Israel is the only country in the world with an operational anti-ballistic missile defense system, the Chetz (arrow). Israeli technology is particularly known for its excellent rockets and missiles. In 2005, the Israelis unleased a fearsome new A2A (air-to-air) missle called the Python- 5. This missle is said to outperform the US-made AMRAAM A2A missle, and is a BVR (beyond-visual range) fire-and forget weapon, meaning that the Israeli pilot can launch a Python- 5 missle, stop tracking the bandit (enemy aircraft) he has locked on to, and switch to another lock on to another bandit on his HMD (helmet-mounted display).
It was the Israelis who first invented a air-to-sea missle. Other than the United States, Israel is the country best known for developing state-of-the art UAV’s (unmanned aerial vehicles), some such as the IMI (Israeli military industries) Harpy, is used by US recon forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. Israel has invented the world’s most powerful UAV, with a wingspan of 52 ft, a service ceiling of nearly 50,000 ft, and able to stay airborne for close to 14 hours.
What’s more, Israel’s Jericho-3 class of ballistic missles give Israel nuclear strike capability over all Africa, all Europe, and a majority of the Asian continent, a range of over 11,000 Km. Israel has the US made F-16 and F-15, specifically in a F15I and F-16I layout ( I is for Israel), meaning that it is specially made for Israel, then the aircraft undergoes further testing and modification in Israeli military labs upon delivery.

c) Water craft- A field that Israel is not particularly known for, but nevertheless, produces the results needed. Israel has at least 3 submarines that can carry a nuclear payload, this is what Iran fears, these subs just popping out offshore in the Persian Gulf and launching their payload. Israel is the only country to operational combat USV (unmanned surface vehicle) the Protector, which is stealthy, fast and highly maneuverable. The design allows it to be reconfigured to meet changing mission requirements, such as force protection, anti-terror, surveillance and reconnaissance, mine and electronic warfare.

d) Small arms- A field which the Israelis are perhaps most famous for. Israel has developed some of the world’s most effective and popular guns, such as the UZI submachine gun, etc. A new addition to IMI’s cool toys that will probably be unveiled in a conflict with Iran will be the IMI Tavor TAR 21. The Tavor is in a bullpup configuration (having the “magazine”, or clip, behind the “action”, or trigger). This allows the soldier to lower his silhouette, since the weapon is shorter, however, the weapon still has a effective range of over 300 m, with the weapon’s barrel set far into the gun, providing long rifle accuracy. The weapon can also be quickly re-configured to both righties and lefties and is waterproof and lightweight. It also includes an advanced red-dot reflex sight and can be mounted with different scopes, night vision systems, suppressors (they are not called silencers!) and other electronic devices, etc, and the M203 grenade launcher. Several variants of this weapon have already been produced, such as the Micro- Tavor, intended for tank crews and special forces units. What will finally see large-scale action will be Israel’s relatively new SAW (squad automatic weapon), the fearsome light machine gun, the IMI Negev, a rugged and rapid firing weapon intended for cover of large areas, and is especially useful for its ability to secure areas with realtive ease, due to its firepower. If it comes to special forces, Israel will also deploy is domestically produced futuristic weapon, the Corner Shot Rifle, or “SWAT weapon”.

Iran’s stuff


a) Tanks- Iran has developed an MBT (main battle tank), the Zulfiqar. Not much is known about this vehicle, other than it is based heavily upon older American tanks. Iran still heavily relies upon old US tanks such as the M-60 Patton (1965) and the Soviet T-72 (1971). While there usually isn’t anything wrong with using older vehicles, Iran’s Israeli counterparts have fitted their tanks with advanced radar and anti-rocket systems. So this area can be a major drawback for Iran.
b) Rocketry Tech- Iran uses a lot of Russian and Chinese technology here, most notably in air-to-air missiles. However, Iran has developed its own a ballistic missile, the Fajr -3, with a range of 3,000 Km, while paling in comparison to Israel’s 11,000 Km range Jericho-3, it still can reach Israel. Iran has a variety of UAV’s mostly of Chinese or Russian origin, but a few domestically produced, though tests have not shown much success in this area.
Iran has recently developed its own aircraft, the Azaraksh, and two others. Only the Azaraksh is expected to be mass-produced, and all 3 planes are modeled on older American aircraft, such as the F-14 Tomcat and F-5. Most advanced of the Iranian fighter craft will be the Russian made Mikoyan Gurevich (MIG) 29. The MIG-29 Fulcrum is considered a sophisticated plane that can compete with an F-15, if not an F-16. Regardless, these aircraft will almost certainly fall prey to Israel’s pilots whose planes are outfitted with advanced locally produced electronic equipment, and will fare very badly against Israeli fighter craft advanced ECM (electronic counter measures) designed to disrupt radio signals. Iran also heavily relies upon old French Mirages and US F-4’s from the 1960.
c) Water Craft- a highlight of this would be Iran’s recently developed Hoot torpedo, a weapon that travels several times faster than a conventional torpedo. Iran also has some interesting classes of destroyer vessels that have not seen any action so far, so not much is known about that either.
d) Small Arms- the most publicized weapon for Iran in this field will have to be the Khaybar KH 2002- a weapon similar to the Israeli Tavor, and is also in bullpup layout. The KH-2002 features a unique four-position fire selector lever. Unlike the Israeli Tavor, which is mostly a lightweight composite of plastics, the Khaybar is a “heavy” weapon, which is a flaw. Most everything else is Russian from here, such as the Dragunov SVD sniper rifle, Ak-47, RPG-7. Iran is known to possess Steyr HS .50, an antimaterial sniper rifle, several of these weapons were found in Iraq recently.


Other Facts:

Israel (Total military size on world scale: 33rd )
Active Troops: 168,000
Total: 584,000



Iran (Total military size on world scale: 1st )
Active Troops: 545,000
Total: up to 12.3 million troops

So Iran has way more troops than Israel. It’s been like that in all of Israel’s wars. This is an area where Iran definitely has the advantage. This comes at a disadvantage as well. Do you really think Iran can field almost 12.3 million men in that region? They cannot field their entire active army of half a million either. It’s a small-scale region, so numbers don’t really play a part here. We’ve established Israel has advanced technology, weapons, ad most importantly of all, excellent military training. Iran is not known for its experience or skill in battle, and is only emerging in the technology sector of weapons. I wouldn’t sell Iran short, but I say in a conventional armed conflict, Israel will be the victor.