In 2023-2024 pro-Iranian militias in Syria and Iraq launched some 180 rocket and drone attacks against American bases causing dozens of casualties while the Houthis in Yemen essentially blocked international shipping through the crucial Mandeb straits.
In spite of this flagrant aggression, the Biden administration refused to approve the firing of a single bullet at Iran.
Instead, Washington officials constantly broadcast fear of a war with Iran—a war which Iran, lacking an air force, had no ability to wage—and of becoming entangled in a regional conflict.
Not surprisingly, the Ayatollahs concluded that they and their proxies could continue to attack the U.S. and its allies with impunity.
In such circumstances it was extremely difficult to contemplate an Israeli military initiative against Iran and its nuclear facilities. Even the two retaliatory strikes undertaken by the Air Force in 2024 were limited in scope due to intense American pressure.
All that is now about to change. The red light that Trump is projecting to Iran is a green light for Israel.
Now, before Iran, with the help of Russia and China, restores its air defenses, Israel must act.
While there may be reluctance to take on Iran while Israel is once again taking on Hamas, the IDF has proven its ability to fight simultaneously on multiple fronts at the same time -- Maybe so but Day 533 No wins
In response to the next Houthi rocket or drone fired at the Negev or Tel Aviv, Israel must quote President Trump and deliver dire consequences to Iran.
President Trump has once again demanded Iran cease its support and wrote the Houthis “will be completely annihilated.”
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