{"id":84195,"date":"2026-04-01T19:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/israels-perpetual-war-with-iran-may-be-hard-to-win-with-military-might-alone\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T19:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:23:00","slug":"israels-perpetual-war-with-iran-may-be-hard-to-win-with-military-might-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=84195","title":{"rendered":"Israel&#8217;s perpetual war with Iran may be hard to win with military might alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-1a18e57c-0 HooNV\">Israel&#8217;s security has been a political mantra for Benjamin Netanyahu during his decades in office.  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