Taking the U.S.-Israel Alliance’s Strength Global

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Yaakov Katz and Gil Troy correctly note in their op-ed “Khamenei Cemented the U.S.-Israel Alliance” (March 12) that in trying to break the U.S.-Israel alliance, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei succeeded in creating the most powerful military alliance in the region. This is an alliance built on two key elements: the sharing of advanced technologies and relevant combat experience.

Part of the reason America and Israel were able to quickly establish air superiority over Iran is that pilots from both countries are flying the same advanced, U.S.-developed fighter jets, differentiated only by whether the fuselage is adorned with the Stars and Stripes or the Star of David.

Richard Goldberg is a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where Daniel Flesch is an adjunct fellow.