Netanyahu calculated that now is the best time to teach Iran a lesson. Several ministers of his far-right government demanded that Iran itself should be attacked as a countermeasure. Western leaders, particularly Biden, advised against a major counterattack, arguing that this could spark a war across the Middle East.
Netanyahu chose a middle path to keep the hardliners in his government under control. The drone attack he carried out in Ispahan, about 2,000 miles from his country’s border, did not cause any casualties or damage to speak of. But he also explained that Israel can easily violate Iranian airspace if it wants. Iran, on the other hand, said that all three attacking drones had been shot down. A day later, the Iranian foreign minister told CNN, ‘A lot has happened, no more. Our military “operation” is over.’
It is not difficult to understand that this brick-and-mortar fight is not even. This conflict proved once again that Israel is not alone, it has a Western umbrella. Not only Western countries, but several Arab countries also appeared with shields for Israel. But there is no one on Iran’s side, not even any Arab country, not even China and Russia, who pay lip service to solidarity, have not looked the other way. In other words, Iran failed not only militarily but also diplomatically.
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