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February 13, 2020

Operation Shahid Soleimani, the Iranian revenge attack for the killing of Qassem Soleimani, was less spectacular than the Iranian attack on Saudi Arabiaโ€™s oil facilities last September and was apparently controversial even within Iranโ€™s top leadership. Still, Israel can learn lessons from it: that Iranโ€™s regime is willing to take extraordinary risks when it feels humiliated; that in certain scenarios precision missiles can be as effective as combat aircraft; that even a few precision missiles can disrupt the operation of modern air bases; and that good public diplomacy is crucial for crisis management.

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