Suddenly, like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms bloom. This is probably another portrayal of Israel's missile rain in the face of Iran yesterday. There are a lot of details about this counterattack, and there are a lot of content on the Internet, so I won't repeat them here. But there is one detail that is very interesting, that is, the US media reported that the interceptor missile cost at least $1 billion overnight, and you see that this modern war is not a dinner party, and the cannon is really golden. As for how much money Iran spent this time, it must not be 1 billion, because half of the more than 200 flying objects are drones, which are very cheap, and no matter how you look at it, Israel and the United States have not taken advantage of it. What is interesting is the attitude of Iran in hindsight.
On April 14, local time, the second statement issued by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said that Iran's operation against Israel had "ended". This actually sends a very important message, that is, the line of Iran's cease of attack against Israel is clear. This is in stark contrast to Israel's indefinite assault on Palestine with no option to exit. Is Iran's behavior of withdrawing after beating and withdrawing very similar to that of a certain Tokyo University? I just don't know if this is self-taught or if it is appropriate for someone to teach it face-to-face.
Now that Iran has lost the problem to the United States and Israel, the ball is at Israel's feet, and any Israeli response will be regarded as the next round of action, and international public opinion will be particularly unfavorable to Israel. At present, Israeli Defense Ministry spokesman Hagari said that a large number of Israeli warplanes are already preparing to counter Iranian attacks. Israeli media also widely reported an "unprecedented" counterattack.
But the U.S. attitude now is that Biden has said that the U.S. military will not be involved, and at the same time requires Israel to inform the U.S. government before launching an attack. Obviously, the United States does not want to be dragged into the water by Israel, and it is okay to help you intercept missiles, but it is impossible to wade into troubled waters with you. As the United States learned of Israel's attack in advance, will it tell Saudi Arabia through a third-party channel? In short, Iran's current actions are still very clever, counterattacking but controlling very rhythmically, so that Israel has a lot of resentment but nowhere to focus.
In the international situation, Israel is the only one who is as frantically shouting at the Security Council as a resentful woman, asking the Security Council to sanction Iran at one time, and saying that it will trigger a war that the whole world cannot bear. However, the Security Council has not yet condemned Iran's actions, and it is estimated that the Security Council may still be meeting to coordinate. The United States itself is also holding a multinational conference to coordinate public opinions on the current exchange of fire between Iran and Israel. In addition to closing their airspace and maintaining neutrality, Middle Eastern countries also have two special existences, that is, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The Jordanian Air Force took to the skies to intercept several dozen Iranian drones flying through airspace. Iran is now saying that if Jordan continues to do so, then it is possible to "strike Jordan directly". And Arab TV said Jordan and Saudi Arabia had joined the United States in intercepting Iranian drones and missiles.
And the latest news is that Iran says that if Israel retaliates, then it will retaliate on a larger scale. The news was reported by Iranian state television, citing the Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Bagheri, who said that the Iranian armed forces were on alert. Then it was clearly mentioned that this missile strike was aimed primarily at military targets, and did not hit residential and commercial areas. This also shows that Iran is still exercising restraint, and if Israel strikes back, it will make the Israelis bleed more. It can be seen that both sides are talking ruthlessly, both of them want to throw the blame for the further expansion of the conflict on the other side, and at the same time make the other side give up counterattack by exerting maximum pressure. Whoever succumbs first means loses first, and no one can accept it unless there is a person who accepts both sides to mediate to stop this spiral of hostility.
Generally speaking, the confrontation between Israel and Iran will not end so soon, because it is Israel's plot to expand the scale of the conflict and pull the United States into the water. Now that the United States has made it clear that it will not go into the water, then Israel can only increase its efforts, not to mention that if it is hit by a missile strike and does not retaliate, then Netanyahu will not be able to explain internally. Basically, we can expect the second round of the two sides to make a move, it depends on what means Israel uses in this round of strikes, the great changes unseen in a century, maybe we are really experiencing a critical juncture in history.