After the Israeli army attacked the Iranian embassy in Syria, Iran reacted violently, vowing to punish Israel severely, claiming that it would make Israel regret it, and even threatening the United States. As a result, tensions between the United States and Israel are high, with the United States warning Iran not to attack U.S. troops, and Israel directly closing 28 embassies abroad.
Not so long ago, Iran again issued a deterrent to the United States and Israel.
According to overseas network reports, on April 8, Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian said in talks with his Syrian counterpart that Israel must be punished. At the same time, Iran's foreign minister reaffirmed that the United States was responsible for the attack on the Iranian embassy.
But the problem is that Iran's warnings have been going on for several days, but there has been no major action, which makes people wonder whether Iran is "holding back a big one" or "thundering and raining a little"?
In Iran's usual style, it is not impossible for Iran to continue to exercise restraint this time.
First, it is not in Iran's interest to go to war directly with Israel, which also needs to worry about Israel's desperate gamble and the United States being dragged into the water.
When Iran has repeatedly deterred the United States, the United States has also responded, even issuing a warning that the United States will use force.
According to a report on the 9th, U.S. State Department spokesman Miller said on the 8th that the United States has told Iran not to escalate the situation and not to use the attack on the Iranian embassy as an excuse to attack the U.S. military and U.S. facilities.
According to the official website of the White House, on April 8, White House National Security Council spokesman Kirby revealed two important information.
First, the White House reaffirmed the United States' support for Israel, pointing out that Biden has given Israel a "reassurance" and claimed that Israel can rely on the United States to meet its self-defense needs.
Second, the United States will not stand by and take appropriate military measures to protect the US military and its diplomats in Syria and Iraq.
It can be seen that the United States attaches great importance to Iran's movements, does not intend to sit idly by, and is still determined to support Israel. Since the outbreak of this round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the US military has carried out many military operations in the Middle East, and Iran needs to think clearly about whether it wants to directly clash with the US military.
Second, Iran is not yet at the point where it has to go to all-out war with the United States and Israel.
As far as Iran is concerned, the attack on the Iranian embassy is certainly embarrassing, but the situation is not necessarily worse than the death of Soleimani and the attack on Iran's hinterland. Not to mention, Iran is not without other means of retaliating against the United States and Israel, such as allowing its "proxies" to launch large-scale attacks against the United States and Israel.
In fact, pro-Iranian forces in the Middle East have already announced their move.
According to CCTV News, the Iraqi militia announced on the 9th that in the past 72 hours, the group has carried out strikes on a number of Israeli targets, including the oil port in southern Israel and Israel's Hatzerim Air Force Base.
Iran's retaliation will not stop there, and pro-Iranian forces in the Middle East may further escalate their attacks on the United States and Israel. Of course, the development of the situation has never been able to conclude in advance whether the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will get out of control and whether Iran and Israel will come to a direct war.