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Escalation spiral: on the Israel-Iran conflict

Global powers must persuade Israel to end its reckless war

Israel’s unprovoked aggression against Iran has not only plunged (To jump or dive quickly and energetically; to fall or drop straight down at high speed) West Asia into its gravest regional crisis since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war but also pushed the Jewish nation into an unprecedented (अभूतपूर्व) security calamity. If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expected the June 13 attack on Iran, hitting its nuclear facilities and assassinating (हत्या करना) its top generals and nuclear scientists, to cripple Tehran — like how Israel destroyed the Egyptian air force on June 5, 1967 during the Six-Day War — he appears to have made a mistake. Iran, in a swift and forceful response, rained ballistic missiles on Israeli cities. Until Monday morning, it had fired over 370 missiles, hitting an oil refinery in Haifa, a top research institute in Rehovot near Tel Aviv and even residential areas. At least 24 Israelis have been killed and over 500 wounded. While Israel has established air supremacy in Iran, it has not managed to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme, which is dispersed and buried across the country. Israel keeps targeting Iran’s military and intelligence leadership, with the aim of weakening the government. On Sunday, Mr. Netanyahu said regime change in Iran could be one of the outcomes of Israel’s attack. But every time Israel hits Iran, Tehran fires dozens of ballistic missiles back. While Israel is trying to take escalation (वृद्धि, बढ़ोतरी) dominance, Iran is trying to establish deterrence (निवारण, प्रतिरोध) through offence. The result is an escalation spiral.

Mr. Netanyahu should have carefully considered the consequences and avoided launching this reckless (लापरवाह, बेपरवाह), illegal war. The Israeli attack came just days before the United States and Iran were to hold the sixth round of nuclear talks. The war has practically killed the possibility of a diplomatic solution to the nuclear crisis. This also raises questions about Israel’s endgame (अंतिम चरण). If Israel is not able to completely dismantle (विखंडन करना, अलग करना) Iran’s nuclear programme, it may, as Mr. Netanyahu has suggested, push for a state collapse or regime change in Tehran. Nobody knows what comes next. U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he is still open to a deal with Iran. But Mr. Trump wants Tehran to completely abandon its nuclear enrichment (संवर्धन, समृद्धि) programme, which Iranian leaders are not ready to do — not yet. This deadlock only makes the conflict more dangerous. If the war drags on, the risk of U.S. involvement increases. And If Iran retaliates (बदला लेना, प्रतिशोध करना) by bombing American bases in the Persian Gulf, shutting down the Strait of Hormuz or targeting tankers in the Gulf of Oman, it could trigger (To cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist) a security and economic catastrophe. This is another reason why a ceasefire between Iran and Israel is urgently needed. Global powers, particularly the U.S., Israel’s chief patron, and Russia, an Iranian ally, must play a more proactive (अग्रसक्रिय) role in mediation and peacemaking. If Mr. Trump is really a man of peace, as he claims to be, this is his moment to take the lead in restoring order in West Asia.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Escalation (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - वृद्धि, बढ़ोतरी
English Meaning - An increase in the intensity or seriousness of something; an intensification.

2.Reckless (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - लापरवाह, बेपरवाह
English Meaning - Heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions; rash or impetuous.

3.Unprecedented (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अभूतपूर्व
English Meaning - Never done or known before; unparalleled.

4.Assassinate (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - हत्या करना
English Meaning - To murder (an important person) for political or religious reasons.

5.Deterrence (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - निवारण, प्रतिरोध
English Meaning - The action or process of discouraging someone from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

6.Endgame (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - अंतिम चरण
English Meaning - The final stage of a game (such as chess), in which few pieces are left; the final stage of a process or activity, typically one that is unfavorable or involves difficult choices.

7.Dismantle (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - विखंडन करना, अलग करना
English Meaning - To take (a machine or structure) to pieces; to completely break down.

8.Enrichment (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - संवर्धन, समृद्धि
English Meaning - The action of improving or enhancing the quality or value of something.

9.Retaliate (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - बदला लेना, प्रतिशोध करना
English Meaning - To make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack.

10.Proactive (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अग्रसक्रिय
English Meaning - (Of a person or action) creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.

11.Plunge (Verb)

English Meaning - To jump or dive quickly and energetically; to fall or drop straight down at high speed.

12.Trigger (Verb)

English Meaning - To cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist.