Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds

[VCheng]

So don't frustrate yourself with It. It is too soon to assess the success or fail of the Iranian answer.

As I have cautioned all along, neither side should be claiming victory prematurely. It is still too early to say either way.

Besides, claiming victory does nothing except assuage the ego of the Cheating Cheetoman. The realities on the ground are what matter the most, always.

 

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[Ali_Baba]

The response for the American attacks was weak because there will be one more battle to come and Iran is waiting and preparing for that battle.

It will most likely happen after the world cup is done, and it will be for the Battle of the Straits of Hormuz. The USA wants to try and remove Iran's military hold on the straits and therefore remove that from the negotiations "in order to get a better deal than Obama's". You only have to look at the location of strikes to know that the Americans are trying to soften up Iran's military infrastructure along the straits.

The Americans are trying to henpeck this infrastructure under the guise of a ceasefire and "retaliatory strikes".

Look at where the Americans attacked to see their focus.



I guess it is up to Iran to determine how best to respond, it is a shame for Iran that it cannot sink USN ships as that would be the ultimate deterrence esp. if they can hit an A/C.

 

[Master Chief]

As I have cautioned all along, neither side should be claiming victory prematurely. It is still too early to say either way.

Besides, claiming victory does nothing except assuage the ego of the Cheating Cheetoman. The realities on the ground are what matter the most, always.

Interestingly enough, in this era of informational diarrhoea that we find ourselves dwelling in, perceptions may well be more determinant than realities.

The commodities market is a good illustration of this.

 

[Olympus81]

This is low key throwing punches at each other. After the Iranians took out the Apaches, the US had to retaliate.

Iran should focus on keeping the SoH and keep the pressure up. If needs up the ante to a level where oil prices creep up. That would in turn force the US to deescalate.

 

[VCheng]

perceptions may well be more determinant than realities.

More determinant of what exactly?

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

"Trump says Iran took too long to sign a deal, and now ‘must pay the price’.

This comes after Iran’s MFA said Iran will review whether negotiations with the US are still appropriate (or worth it.)

Looks like Iran already signaled they are not interested in Trump’s forced surrender deal."






After the Sunday-Monday missile exchanges between Iran and "Israel", Netanyahu had a word with Trump and gave him his matching orders. Whatever Netanyahu has on Trump must be really big. The US blockade is not squeezing Iran enough, the SoH is closed, and "Israel" was given a bloody nose by those Iranian missiles. Trump and his Zion handlers are desperate, and it looks like the war will escalate from this point.

 

[Persian Gulf]

Clear evidence that Iran’s strikes failed to establish any sense of deterrence and only invited further pressure through perceived weakness

 

[RealNapster]

The response for the American attacks was weak because there will be one more battle to come and Iran is waiting and preparing for that battle

That battle will never arrive. Because USA and Israel realized it now that they can't win in a full out war from Iran. So instead they will keep dragging Iran in these small scale attacks. Whatever little capabilities Iran try to develop in months, they will target them in a single day. What Iran need is a detailed, planned, and large scale offensive against Israel and left out American bases in Jordan, UAE and Kuwait.

 

[VCheng]

Clear evidence that Iran’s strikes failed to establish any sense of deterrence and only invited further pressure through perceived weakness

Anything the Cheetoman says is evidence only of his own delusions.

 

[Meengla]

If the US were to go "all in", it can do so conventionally. With the result being what you consider "all in" now look like a bathroom remodel.

I think you are implying carpet bombing using the heavy bombers. I don't think that will be as easy as bombing the toothless countries like Venezuela. Iran does have at least some air defenses to shoot down the jets once they come into the Iranian airspace and with jets downed, come risks, including the crew captured: A repeat of what Carter faced. Watch the Alastair Crooke video I posted yesterday: It would be Trump's biggest nightmare.
On top of the risks of the jets shooting down, there will be a huge PR issue plus Iran is almost certain to bring down the local countries' infra and that will have global consequences, including for the American economy, plus who knows what kind of missiles Iran is saving for the one last go at Israel. Add in the Yemen chokehold of the trade via the Red Sea...