The Hoveyzeh ........ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoveyzeh_(cruise_missile)
That pretty much nails Iran as the country that launched the attack if the Saudi claims are accurate.I can't find a source on those claims but I did find a Reuters piece where Kuwait had made it public they detected drones off thier coastline and were investigating it and supporting SA. Not sure the Cruise Missile thing makes the situation any worse. It makes plausible deniability for the Iranians impossible.
So, you've got an Iranian regime set on forcing those countries aligned against it - led by the US - to back off on the sanctions or face that regime ready to engage in an ever escalating hot war in the ME. Sounds a bit last ditch to me. Potentially the last gasps of an Islamic state in deep doo-doo. Don't take their bate and call their bluff.
I could see doing nothing about this as a reasonable alternative to retaliation. Let the Mullah's stew in the global isolation they have created for themselves and the suffering their regime has brought on the people it governs by their bad behavior and belligerence both before and after the strike on SA.
I think allies in the ME, to include Israel, are capable of taking care of themselves while bringing more pain on Iran should Iran choose to continue to escalate beyond it's boarders. IOW, it's a fight that involves the countries of the ME. I feel pretty good about the US's capacity to prevent terrorist attacks at home should Iran chose that route. Regardless, the risk will increase substantially.
That pretty much nails Iran as the country that launched the attack if the Saudi claims are accurate.I can't find a source on those claims but I did find a Reuters piece where Kuwait had made it public they detected drones off thier coastline and were investigating it and supporting SA. Not sure the Cruise Missile thing makes the situation any worse. It makes plausible deniability for the Iranians impossible.
So, you've got an Iranian regime set on forcing those countries aligned against it - led by the US - to back off on the sanctions or face that regime ready to engage in an ever escalating hot war in the ME. Sounds a bit last ditch to me. Potentially the last gasps of an Islamic state in deep doo-doo. Don't take their bate and call their bluff.
I could see doing nothing about this as a reasonable alternative to retaliation. Let the Mullah's stew in the global isolation they have created for themselves and the suffering their regime has brought on the people it governs by their bad behavior and belligerence both before and after the strike on SA.
I think allies in the ME, to include Israel, are capable of taking care of themselves while bringing more pain on Iran should Iran choose to continue to escalate beyond it's boarders. IOW, it's a fight that involves the countries of the ME. I feel pretty good about the US's capacity to prevent terrorist attacks at home should Iran chose that route. Regardless, the risk will increase substantially.
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