This was not a simple act of unprovoked aggression. Don't forget that the air assault was a response to an Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Syria that killed a top commander and several officers of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In recent months, and in fact over several years, Israel has assassinated numerous Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists and generally wreaked havoc on Iranian assets without suffering significant consequences.
Iran's leaders, shaken by the killing of top military brass, felt they had to respond with a show of strength. Not doing so would signal impotence to Israel and Iran's Arab adversaries, as well as a restive domestic population that is increasingly eager to see the end of the theocratic regime...
No comments:
Post a Comment