On March 13, at least 12 missiles attacked the Iraqi city of Erbil, in the vicinity of the U.S. consulate. Considering that it is missiles, not artillery shells, and that they have the ability to guide, there is good reason to believe that the specific target of the attack is the United States.
As another "victim," Iraq said the owner of the missile was Iran. This claim has also been endorsed by U.S. defense officials. However, what is rare is that in the face of such a great shame, the Biden administration has remained silent so far.
What is the deep inside story that makes the president of the United States unable to open his mouth?
1. Anniversary
If it is really Iran's doing, then one has to think that this is not Iran's anniversary "gift".
In January 2020, the assassination of Sulaimani, commander of the IrIGO's Quds Force, marked the culmination of the dispute between the United States and Iran in the first half of the year.
Subsequently, Iranian and pro-Iranian armed groups continued to fire rockets at the US military base several times, causing hundreds of US military officers and soldiers on the base to have concussion symptoms.
In 2021, the 25th day after Biden officially became president of the United States, Iran launched another attack. Erbil International Airport was attacked by a massive rocket attack without warning, causing 8 casualties, including U.S. troops and contractors.
This year, in 2022, rockets were upgraded to missiles, and targets were replaced by consulates with a more pronounced "U.S." logo. If we follow this line, Iran does have the greatest suspicion.
Seeing this, some people may ask: Iraq for us, we know a Baghdad, the knowledgeable also know Saddam's hometown of Tik Creek, what is this Erbil ghost? Why attack here twice.
Erbil is an important town in northern Iraq, the capital of the Kurdish Autonomous Province, and the political, economic and cultural center of the region. As Turkey's sworn enemy, the Kurds are not welcome to Iran, so the attack here is more against the Iraqi government, but against the Kurds, and the United States, with whom they have very good relations.
The missile attack also reflects Iran's political wisdom, first of all, none of the missiles directly hit the US consulate under precise operation. Secondly, the consulate building is newly built and has not yet been occupied.
So you say that Iran is deliberately provoking, it is indeed a provocation; you say that Iran is only a deterrent warning, and it is indeed a deterrent warning. But if Iran does not directly attack U.S. targets, it is not an active engagement.
Moreover, until now, the Iranian government has not claimed responsibility for this matter, which makes the United States a bit dumb.
Second, the United States is dumb
But unlike the rest of the planet, the United States is unlike any other country on the planet, and it is impossible to make them suffer dumb losses. To use the "famous saying" of Eagle Sauce: Falling behind is not necessarily beaten, it is because I don't want to hit you today.
Other countries are still being looked for, why has Iran not been countered this time?
First, there is the Russian factor. The situation in Russia will not be covered too much here. The United States has not only united allies to sanction and weaken the Russian economy, but also ensured that there will be a war in europe, so that a large amount of money can be returned to the United States to save its life.
As a hardcore friend of Russia, Iran has more than a dozen missiles that have the meaning of decomposing pressure. If the United States withdraws at this time to teach Iran a lesson, it will be suspected of being deceived. It is also necessary to wait for the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
It is not without reason that Iran has attacked the Syrian capital Damascus a few days ago, killing two members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. The attack was justified by revenge.
Second, the United States should not make too many enemies at present. For the sake of the oil situation, U.S. officials have gone to Venezuela, and the U.S. media has directly designated Venezuela as a "capitalist free" country based on economic data alone.
Why did this ridiculous trick come from the United States? It can be seen that the whole United States is helping the United States weaken the beams that were formed before.
Sanctions against Russia have led to a global oil surge. Trump once said in his slander of his opponents: No one knows the oil economy better than I do, and when I was in power, you could buy 1 gallon for $2. If Biden were to take power, you would spend $7, $8, or even $9 to buy 1 gallon.
Unexpectedly, the bull trump bragged about, Biden really achieved. Oil prices in the United States are now approaching $7.
Sanctions were imposed on Russia, and the United States needed to find an alternative role to balance the price of oil, which led to Venezuela. However, Venezuela's oil production is low, the quality is not good, and it is simply unable to fill the gap after Russia's withdrawal in a short period of time.
The only countries left are Libya and Iran, Libya needless to say, after the war, it is in ruins, and the infrastructure has not yet been fully restored. As for Iran...
In the face of money, where are the enemies?
Some say that the United States is also a big oil exporter, and they have the ability to fill it themselves.
The United States is indeed a big oil exporter, but there is no way to let oil prices soar threefold. The United States is shale oil, and high costs are accompanied by high pollution. The United States exports shale oil to refine it abroad and then import it back home.
This operation is still less expensive than setting up refineries in the United States. It can be seen that the hat of the big oil exporter in the United States is more touted, and the bitterness in it is only known to themselves.
Third, finally
In the face of the attack, U.S. officials claimed that there were no casualties, and there was no follow-up after that. It can be seen from this that the United States is calming down the attitude of the people this time.
Maybe the situation in the Middle East will escalate, but not now.