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Israel and the U.S. and Israel have been pushing for conflict with Iran for almost a decade and while I’m no fan of the Iranian regime, they have shown extreme restraint considering the saber rattling the west and Israel have done. The militia groups are a direct result of U.S. Israeli aggression toward Palestinians, Lebanese, and Iran directly.
Edit: Minor to opening sentence.
What can they really do after all, Israel hast the biggest military behind it
That's a weird statement for a country that's been actively supporting multiple militias in the region for decades.
An unconventional response? Like, giving a load of idiots by the world's most used shopping lane weapons to blow up shipping whenever they want?
Absolutely they've been doing this for ages. Fuck them and fuck netanyahu
In what world would a country in a similar situation not support groups that try to counter an invading force? What about the assassinations inside Iran? The terrorist attacks orchestrated by the west? The sabotage of their nuclear facilities? How is it that those things can go on for decades, and then when Iran finally reacts, people go "oh look what these maniacs did, how dare they!"
Do you not care that Iran was on the receiving end of these things, or were you simply not aware?
Iran has been notoriously docile because it knows the US had been looking for an excuse to attack it. Just like Wesley Clarke stated.
Calling it unilateral restraint is absurd though. It's like bragging about cutting out Coke from your diet while drinking a Pepsi.
I don't know if it is that off-base to be honest, restraint does not mean that they practiced pacifism, just that the response was disproportionately small.
Just the kind of thing psychopathic old men that think they're chosen by god would say.
It's hard to admit, but I find myself really hoping their read on the situation is right and that the US won't ~~absolutely steamroller them~~ get involved in this on Israel's behalf. Fuck, I just want to not be involved in a mideast war at some point during my life. Stability isn't worth much when its foundation is laid on the bones of children.
In point of fact, an intervention in support of Israel would be destabilizing. Israel is warmongering like a motherfucker right now. They were before, too, but they especially are now.
Bibi doesn't want to go to prison.
Instability is founded on the bones of children as well. There's no 'clean hands' option.
The issue is that backing Israel at this point is a contribution to instability.
Netanyahu desperately wants to drag the US into a war on Israel's behalf. It would shore up his crumbling position at home and complete reframe the narrative in the West away from the genocide in Gaza, recasting Isreal as an embattled ally once more.