Political Scientist Prof. Deniz Ülke Kaynak, evaluating the US-Israel block's attack capacity against Iran and the balance of power in the region, stated, “The attack shows how high the technical and military capacity of the US-Israel block is. There is an extremely imbalanced situation. They killed everyone in one blow.”
Prof. Kaynak commented, “No regime can resist such strong external pressure without complete internal solidarity. National solidarity is not achieved by killing tens of thousands of opponents; on the contrary, it breaks resistance.”
Üsküdar University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Prof. Deniz Ülke Kaynak evaluated the US-Israel block's attack capacity against Iran and the balance of power in the region.
They killed everyone in one blow
Prof. Deniz Ülke Kaynak stated that a country's security architecture cannot be collapsed by targeting only specific individuals, saying, “Collapsing a country's security architecture is not possible by killing individuals, especially in countries that have established a succession system prepared for the unexpected. Indeed, for Iran, this war is not a surprise, and they have preparations. However, the attack shows how high the technical and military capacity of the US-Israel block is. There is an extremely imbalanced situation. They killed everyone in one blow. It appears they have a technical intelligence capacity capable of eliminating anyone who comes until the person they desire takes the seat.”
There is a serious power asymmetry
Prof. Kaynak, pointing out a serious power asymmetry, stated, “There are human intelligence (humint) capacities provided by opposition groups, both in the diaspora and within the country, who believe they cannot change Iran's unfortunate fate without overthrowing the current regime. One thing is clear: No regime can resist such strong external pressure without complete internal solidarity. National solidarity is not achieved by killing tens of thousands of opponents; on the contrary, it breaks resistance.”
Elections are approaching in both countries, and we will see the impact of the war
Prof. Kaynak stated that Iran has the experience to foresee that it cannot win a direct war against the US-Israel block in terms of military capacity, saying, “The Iranian state is experienced enough to know that it cannot win a military war against this block. They are preparing for a ‘post-war communication war’ to gain public support, especially through social media. They are strong there for now, but changing algorithms is still at the initiative of the US/Israel side. Elections are approaching in both countries; we will see the impact of the war.”
We do not have the luxury of underestimating the power of what is happening
Prof. Kaynak also emphasized the importance of social perception, stating, “What falls to us is clear: We do not have the luxury of underestimating the power of what is happening by listening to each other's opinions in our echo chambers. This could lead us to be caught unprepared. We must develop our practice of looking without blinders.”
