As of the latest updates I can find, it sounds like the attack was in fact very limited. Assuming the unnamed sources are correct and this was the Israeli response that American and Israeli officials talked about, perhaps this will end the regional escalations. Of course we'll have to see how this develops, but maybe the posturing will be over for now given that both Israel and Iran limited themselves to largely symbolic attacks in turn.
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Why the f did they even fire at Iran. It's like they're asking for the war to spread everywhere
Attack Iran and people stop noticing the genocide so much.
I think it’s sort of a way to save face. “Look, we responded!” When it was honestly a pretty low-level response. Almost like a half assed way of honoring the US request that they not respond
The same reason why Iran sent drones and missiles while warning Israel that they were going to do that beforehand. Symbolic act without causing an actual escalation.
Because if you don't do anything after such a massive attack, what kind of message are you sending out into the world?
So.... Just for shits and giggles, What kind of message are you sending out to the world if you let a terrorist nation break all international norms by committing a direct act of war by blowing up your embassy and doing nothing?
For starters, they didn't blow up the embassy. Please try again.
Well, they know what Iran's air defenses look like now, and they're not very good.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In particular, IRNA said air defenses fired at a major airbase in Isfahan, which long has been home to Iran’s fleet of American-made F-14 Tomcats — purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Dubai-based carriers Emirates and FlyDubai began diverting around western Iran about 4:30 a.m. local time.
Loudspeakers informed customers of the incident at Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, online videos purported to show.
Iranian state television began a scrolling, on-screen alert acknowledging a “loud noise” near Isfahan, without immediately elaborating.
Hossein Dalirian, a spokesman for Iran’s civilian space program, said on the X social media platform that several small “quadcopter” drones had been shot down.
Meanwhile in Iraq, where a number of Iranian-backed militias are based, residents of Baghdad reported hearing sounds of explosions, but the source of the noise was not immediately clear.
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