West Asia Conflict Escalates: Retd Air Marshal Kapoor Says Tensions Built for 6 Months

• Retired Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor states West Asia conflict, involving Israel and US strikes on Iran, was building for six months, not abrupt.
• Kapoor highlights Iranian public discontent and protests in January over high inflation, indicating a desire for regime change.
• He suggests the US aims to reinstate the son of the former Shah of Iran, leveraging degraded Iranian air defense and public unhappiness.
• Strikes by Israel, coordinated with the US, targeted Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure, leading to retaliatory threats.
• The conflict has severely disrupted global aviation, causing airspace closures, flight cancellations, and stranded passengers across the Middle East and India.