yes he decided to adopt a strategy of strategic patience and absorb those costs (you know the rationale)
The marketing name ploys are just that, ploys.
Yes, he went to the opposite side of the spectrum that Khomeini did.
Khomeini could have accepted the ceasefire in ‘83 (?) instead ruled against his advisors and wanted Karbala and what happened? Hundreds of thousands died and hundreds of billions dollars in damages before drinking the “chalice of poison” (another marketing term by IRI).
Now Khamenei did the opposite to the extreme, rather than embrace conflict at all costs he avoided it at all costs under his “strategic patience” doctrine.
Moral of the story: be balanced never extreme on either side
but this time he swore revenge publicly and specifically and he cannot back down from that. you know that is the case
He said that about Solemani
He said that about April 2024
Did everyone forget his and IRGC promise to attack everyone involved with that strike? They continue promoting propaganda videos against Trump and Pompeo and others when we all knew Iran would never attack a US official (former or current) as that is a great way to get a healthy dose of “freedom” delivered to your nuclear facilities.
But everyone forgot those empty threats.
This country lost its way when Israel covertly bombed Natanz, not once (centrifuge workshop) but twice (main hall). I don’t care if it was clandestine or not.
What country in the world would allow another country to covertly or overtly blow up its nuclear facilities? You think if Iran covertly kinetically attacked Dimona that Israel would say “gee you did covertly so I guess I have to take it” ???
Come on now.
