Iran is expressing an attitude that it will not expand the war, while Israel is desperately trying to pull the United States into the water.
At 2 a.m. local time on April 14, Iran launched a drone and cruise missile attack on Israel, the first direct attack on Israeli soil in Iran's history. Iran issued a statement saying that in response to Israel's crimes, including the attack on the consular office of the Iranian embassy in Syria and the death of several military personnel, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Forces used dozens of drones and missiles to carry out strikes against certain Israeli targets.
According to a report provided by the US Central Command, more than 500 Iranian drones have been detected by radar, not counting cruise missiles that penetrate at low altitudes.
But Israel quickly intercepted the vast majority of its incoming targets. Because Israel is one of the countries in the world with the fastest development of missile defense technology and the earliest deployment of missile defense systems, the Israeli side claims that Iran has launched a total of more than 200 missiles, of which "the vast majority" were intercepted or shot down outside Israel. This means that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has further expanded.
After Iran launched an attack on Israel, the voices of Western countries also showed surprising unanimity, they were all condemning Iran without exception, but Israel was silent about the attack, not condemning Israel, but condemning Iran, how hypocritical Western countries are, and does anyone still believe their words.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement on April 13 local time, strongly condemning the serious escalation of the situation represented by Iran's large-scale attack on Israel that night, and calling for an immediate cessation of these hostilities. Guterres' speech is to pull the strings. Biden's current attitude is still pro-Israel. The statement also said that the United States will convene a meeting of the leaders of the G7 on the 14th to coordinate the diplomatic response to Iran's attack on Israel.
It is also necessary for Iran to retaliate against Israel, first, to be beaten up in Israel, and second, if you bomb our embassy, Iran must show something. And Biden is now doing nothing other than continuing to make statements in support of Israel, because as long as Iran does not strike US military bases and does not show nuclear weapons, then there is no reason for the United States to intervene directly, or at all. Israel, on the other hand, wants the United States to do it. This will undoubtedly be a relief for the Netanyahu government.
On the whole, Iran's retaliation this time continues its previous rhythm, the effect is not large, the symbolism is greater than the practical significance, but Israel is likely not to give up and will launch a new round of counterattack against Iran. If this happens, Israel and Iran are likely to be stuck in an endless loop!
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