After six days of silence, Israel finally took action and attacked Iran proper, and explosions were heard in many places. At the same time, global crude oil and gold rose sharply, and a large-scale conflict has begun?
On April 13, Iran launched a barrage of missiles and drones to strike Israel for the first time. Iran's action was in retaliation for Israel's bombing of its own embassy. In this regard, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wartime cabinet member Gantz, and Israeli army chief of staff Al-Halevi all stated that they would "respond" to the Iranian attack. However, U.S. President Joe Biden called Neanyahu overnight, demanding that Israel refrain from any attack on Iran's mainland and that the U.S. side would not participate. At the same time, according to the global network, the United States agreed to attack the Israeli army in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, in exchange for Israel not attacking Iran. However, after six days of silence, Israel moved anyway. According to a report by Huanqiu.com, on April 19, Israel dispatched a large number of warplanes to carry out air strikes on Iranian soil, and explosions were heard in many places.
Judging from the circumstances of the attack, Israel completely disobeyed the "exhortations" of the United States and insisted on making the matter bigger. Isfahan province is the focus of this Israeli attack on Iran, which is home to Iran's Farhan nuclear facility. At the same time, Syria and Iraq have also become targets of Israeli attacks, and explosions have been heard in the territory. Compared with Iran's "restrained" attacks, Israel's "retaliation" is to inflict substantial harm on its opponents. In response to this situation, Iran has so far only stated that the nuclear facilities in the province of Fahan are in a safe state and that the sound of the explosion was generated by the interception of drones by air defense systems.
For Israel, an attack on Iran itself is inevitable. In fact, Israel has always wanted to drag the United States into the water to alleviate the dire situation it faces. Judging from Israel's situation, they have dispatched 300,000 troops, equipped with various advanced weapons, and have air superiority, but they have not achieved results in attacking the Gaza Strip for half a year, so that their deterrence in the Middle East has been wiped out. Iran's missile attack on the Israeli mainland gave 72 hours' notice to neighboring countries and the United States and the West, giving Israel enough time to prepare. The United States also went straight to the game, intercepting some Iranian missiles and drones. But even so, Israel's air defense network was penetrated by Iranian missiles, and at least two military bases were damaged by the attack. Therefore, Israel needs the United States to go straight to the battlefield and deal with Iran with itself.
However, Israel's actions this time have been significantly more restrained than in the past. Instead of using F-35 fighters and bombing Iran's nuclear facilities directly, Israel dispatched drones. An attack of this intensity was naturally easily intercepted by Iranian air defense systems. Judging from this situation, Israel has rarely exercised restraint in the face of Iran, and although it wants to make a big deal out of it, it does not want the situation to get completely out of control. After all, the battle for Gaza is not over, and Allah in Lebanon is also continuing to exert pressure in the north, and if Israel has a complete showdown with Iran at this time, I am afraid they will not be able to wait for the United States to end directly. However, Israel has already attacked Iran itself, and the conflict between the two countries has officially begun, and it will not end there.
After Israel's raid on Iran, international crude oil and gold prices rose sharply, of which spot gold reached $2,400 per ounce, a one-day increase of 1.11%, and Brent crude oil stood above the $90 per barrel mark, up 3.42% during the day. The sudden surge in oil and gold shows that the international community is very worried about the escalation of the situation in the Middle East.
So, who will have the last laugh in the conflict between Israel and Iran? Judging from the current situation, even if the United States does not end the conflict directly, they will increase their aid to Israel and provide a large number of advanced weapons. For example, the B52 bombers of the US military have already arrived in Israel. However, Iran also has helpers. On April 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with Iranian President Raisi and made it clear that Russia and Iran would further promote cooperation in various fields, including the military field. The situation in the Middle East may become a watershed moment and accelerate the formation of a new pattern in the world in the future!