They act tough, have their proxies do the fighting, and when Israel hits them directly in the mouth they “look at their options”. Now they have to do something or appear weak.
Israel has been conducting a surgical removal of the Iranian military leadership who have been helping the proxies kill Israelis. More than a dozen taken out since October 7. Did Iran somehow falsely believe Israel wouldn’t defend itself?
Dangerous times in the Middle East.
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Indeed, the strike seemed to be as legit as they come.
But assertions and escalations tend to get out of hand very quickly.
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