After a long time in the making, Iran finally retaliated for the attack on the embassy, and a fierce battle raged in the middle of the night. As for this retaliation, there are several main concerns.
First, Iran seems to have specially communicated with Russia.
According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on the 14th, on the 13th, the Iranian Foreign Minister and the Russian Foreign Minister had a phone call, and the two sides discussed the situation in the Middle East and other issues. At the same time, the two sides agreed to maintain a high degree of coordination on international and regional hotspot issues and seek to strengthen political, diplomatic and foreign trade cooperation.
This seems to mean that Russia is also supporting Iran in disguise to launch retaliation, and Russia and Iran are seeking to strengthen cooperation at this time, which is almost Russia's strong support for Iran.
Second, it is not only Iran that is doing it, but Iran and its "proxies" are acting collectively.
According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on the 14th, on the evening of the 13th, Iran launched dozens of rockets and drones at Israel, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities with huge explosions. At the same time, pro-Iranian forces are also launching operations. Yemeni government officials said that Yemen's Houthis were also involved in Iran's attack on Israel on the night of the 13th, and Lebanese Allah announced dozens of missiles fired at the Golan Heights.
Seeing the sudden escalation of the situation, many countries in the Middle East have closed their airspace, and the Netherlands has even announced the temporary closure of its embassies in Iran and Iraq.
Third, the results of Iran's attacks seem to be quite limited, and Iran itself seems to want to "stop the point."
According to Xinhua News Agency, the Israeli military said on the 14th that so far, Iran's retaliation has caused minor losses to Israel, but one civilian has been injured. There are two main reasons for the effect of this strike:
1. In response to Iranian retaliation, Israel is seriously preparing for it. When Iran was preparing to retaliate, Israel was ready to fight, even temporarily calling up reservists to join its air defense forces. The Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army said that Israel is ready to deal with any situation;
2. Iran itself seems to want to "punish Israel with a small punishment and a big warning". According to Xinhua News Agency, on the 13th, Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations said that Iran's retaliation against Israel can be considered over. It seems that Iran is still unwilling to go to all-out war with Israel, and is afraid of being dragged into the water by the United States.
Fourth, the U.S. military really took action.
Before Iran retaliated, the United States repeatedly reassured Israel, promising that the United States would protect Israel's security, claiming that Israel could rely on the United States. According to Xinhua News Agency, citing Israeli media reports on the 14th, the U.S. military intercepted Iran's drones and missiles dozens of times over Jordan and Iraq, and the White House issued a statement on the 13th, saying that the U.S. military helped Israel shoot down almost all drones and missiles from Iran.
Once again, the United States has shown that it will not stand idly by as long as Israel is threatened, but if the United States takes "defensive action", will it really risk war with Iran if the situation escalates?
Fifth, Iran has not forgotten to warn other countries.
According to reference news reports, Iran's Fars News Agency quoted Iranian military sources on the 14th that Iran is paying close attention to Jordan, and if Jordan supports Israel, it will be Iran's next target.
Iran is targeting Jordan because it needs to pass over Jordan to launch missiles from its own territory into Israel. According to reference sources, citing Reuters, the Jordanian Air Force intercepted dozens of Iranian drones. In Iran's view, Jordan's actions are an obstacle to Iran. The current Iranian attack on Israel may not be enough to save Iran's face, but Iran has much less hesitation about attacking Jordan than Israel, and at least, the United States will not support Jordan as much as it supports Israel.
Sixth, Israel still has no intention of giving up.
Iran has repeatedly urged Israel to cease fire, launched retaliatory actions in Iran, and Iran has also asked the G7 to urge Israel to end its operation in Gaza, and the attacks on Israel by Iran and pro-Iranian forces also have the meaning of pressuring Israel. However, according to CCTV News, in response to the attack on Iran, the defense minister warned on the 14th that "the confrontation is not over". This has led to speculation that Israel may not only continue its operation in Gaza, but also retaliate against Iran.