The six missiles Iran launched at the US airbase in Qatar were apparently meant to “return the damage” caused by the six US bombs dropped on Iranian nuclear site at Fordow, former US Department of Defense analyst Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik.
It was a brilliant bit of theater, just like their mass drone response to Israel’s last provocation.
In both cases now, Iran has managed to make Israel, and now the US, look both antagonistic and foolish. Their precisely measured responses really highlight the fact that they didn’t provoke either of these fights, that they have no intention of engaging in pointless bloodshed, but that, if pressed, they can and will respond in kind.
It makes them look like the only adults in the room.
The response against Israel was more successful, but from what I can see the US base attack seemed less “we can hit you when we choose to” and more “this is all we can muster right now”.
It was a brilliant bit of theater, just like their mass drone response to Israel’s last provocation.
In both cases now, Iran has managed to make Israel, and now the US, look both antagonistic and foolish. Their precisely measured responses really highlight the fact that they didn’t provoke either of these fights, that they have no intention of engaging in pointless bloodshed, but that, if pressed, they can and will respond in kind.
It makes them look like the only adults in the room.
I don’t know.
The response against Israel was more successful, but from what I can see the US base attack seemed less “we can hit you when we choose to” and more “this is all we can muster right now”.
Didn’t scream “restrained strength” to me.