JRPGfan said:
To be fair.... they sent ballistic missils at them first. |
Israel hit Iranian 'soil' first by bombing the Iranian consulate in Damascus killing 7
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/1/several-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-iranian-consulate-in-damascus-reports
That was a clear act of war for which Iran said they had to retaliate, backed by article 51 in the UN Charter.
Iran gave 2 weeks warning, notified the surrounding countries the attack was coming. They all closed their air space for commercial flights right before the attack started. Israel was fully prepared as well. Iran started with slow moving drones, then missiles aimed at military targets. They have been talking with the US through Swiss channels, it all seemed very well coordinated. Iran knew full well that most of the projectiles would be shot down, launching them all the way from Iran, taking several hours to arrive.
It was a well coordinated show of force, aimed at not causing any casualties to not further escalate the war. It was a balancing act, appeasing the home base, showing Israel they crossed a red line, while also giving an off-ramp to de escalate.
Israel gave no notice for the attack in Damascus, nor for any of the prior assassinations and attacks.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/15/bombs-and-viruses-the-shadowy-history-of-israels-attacks-on-iranian-soil
This counter attack was the costs of acting like Israel does towards another nation.
To prevent this happening again, Israel needs to 'take the win' as Biden stated, and refrain from escalating further with another military response. Take the win as in, Israel has demonstrated its defense system to make their citizens feel more confident, managed to draw attention away from Gaza and cemented more support from US, UK, France and Jordan. Saudi Arabia and UAE helped as well.
https://www.firstpost.com/vantage/did-saudi-arabia-uae-help-israel-defend-against-irans-attack-vd31503/
This counter attack and response were planned to the fine details. It was a show, a solution to the dilemma Iran faced due to the hypocrisy of the UNSC. For once I applaud the US and Iran for coming to this 'solution'.
https://time.com/6966758/how-the-u-s-rallied-to-defend-israel-from-irans-massive-attack/
Iran stated they were done with the matter before even knowing the outcome. It was a one off, choreographed event.
Of course those in power will still use this as much as they can to their advantage. More sanctions for Iran, more diversion from Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Yemen, look away from the genocide to the threat of Iran. Israel still kills dozens of people a day in Gaza, a couple a day in the West Bank, keeps rounding up more people to get tortured in Israeli jails without any legal representation, keeps protecting Settlers while they attack people and infrastructure, keeps bombing Gaza and Lebanon daily, keeps blowing up houses and infrastructure in Gaza, keeps destructing property and infrastructure in the West Bank in nightly raids, keeps assassinating people in other countries, has not significantly increased aid entering Gaza despite claiming so, starvation is ongoing, famine has already set in in parts of Gaza.
The cost of acting like this should be the focus. The counter attack from Iran is a small part of that cost.
