The ancient Chinese lamented that war was a murder weapon, and the saints had no choice but to do it.
But in the Middle East, I always had the feeling that it was nothing more than a game of war that was brilliant and perfect.
The protagonists of the game are the two old enemies in the Middle East, Iran and Israel, and of course, the big matchmaker and the United States are indispensable.
How to play?
Three hundred rounds of battle!
Well, for the sake of simplicity, let's just talk about the last three rounds.
The first round.
Originally, both sides fought proxy wars, hand-to-hand combat, and fought happily. But suddenly, the Israeli sword went off the rails and blew up the Iranian embassy in Syria, killing at least two Iranian generals.
Israel, you don't talk about martial virtues?
Iran is angry.
Where is international law?
International law went on vacation.
Anyway, Iran knows that it was Israel, Syria knows that it was Israel, and the whole world knows that it was Israel, but Israel just doesn't deny or admit it.
The most interesting is the United States.
On the one hand, the head of the United States is shaking like a rattle, I don't know who blew it up, we are still investigating.
Investigation and investigation, investigation and investigation, investigation for two weeks, the omnipotent United States, still has not found out who blew it up.
On the other hand, the United States sent a message to Iran that it was not me who blew it up anyway, and if Iran wants to retaliate against Israel, then I'm sorry, I will intervene.
Moreover, the United States has also asked China to persuade Iran not to attack Israel. At this time, the United States thought of China......
Second round.
Israel is not easy to mess with, and Iran is not good at stubble.
You say you won't retaliate if you don't retaliate.
Iran held back for two weeks, and then "retaliated on a large scale", dispatching more than 170 suicide drones, 120 ballistic missiles, and more than 30 cruise missiles to kill Israel.
But Iran notified its neighbors a few hours in advance, and naturally, the United States and Israel.
Iranian drones are slowly advancing towards Israel, and it feels like it's going live on social media: the Iranian drone swarm is here, the Iranian drone swarm is there......
The final result, according to Iran, 50% of Iranian missiles hit their targets, causing significant damage to Israel, and Iran won a big victory.
According to Israel, 99% of Iranian missiles and drones were intercepted outside Israel, and Israel won a big victory.
Israel's biggest loss was the wounding of a seven-year-old girl.
The most interesting ones are the United States and the United Kingdom
U.S. President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and blurted out the words: "You won, accept this victory." ”
Accept the victory, the victory is yours, then stop retaliating against Iran.
The British, who are even more hilarious, follow the United States and strongly condemn Iran's attack on Israel.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron asserted: Iran attacked Israel, which is a reckless action.
The host suddenly asked him: what will Britain do if our embassies and consulates are razed to the ground?
Cameron: We're going to take strong action......
The third round.
Many friends asked: Will Israel retaliate?
My answer is clear, definitely.
Don't believe me, you can check the previous article.
The reason is also very simple, it has always been Israel that fights other countries, and how can other countries be tolerated to fight Israel. If this revenge is not revenge on non-Israel, if it does not hit Iran, where will Israel's face go.
Therefore, the world's appeals are useless, and the United States is encouraging it even more. On April 19, we heard explosions in the air in many parts of Iran and Syria.
Syria is a real bomb, but Iran is complicated.
The explosion was loud, but the result was surprising. Anyway, according to CNN, at the Iranian Isfahan military airport, one of the targets of the attack, CNN was stunned and did not see a single pit on the ground, and did not find that the building was destroyed.
According to Iranian media reports, the only damage was the broken glass of the windows of several office buildings.
Who did this to you?
I saw a lot of headlines in the Chinese media: Israel attacked Iran.
It's too straightforward, it's not subtle at all.
In fact, the Chinese know that Israel did it, the Americans know that Israel did it, and the whole world knows that Israel did it, but Israel neither recognizes nor denies it.
The most interesting, this time it's Iran.
Iran did not mention Israel, saying only that it had been harassed by drones and that air defense forces had successfully shot it down.
Since it is not clear that it is Israel, it seems that further retaliation is not necessary.
On social media, Iranians retweeted a video. In the video, a little girl throws a paper airplane outside, which is crooked and ends up hitting a building......
Many Iranians explained: this is the Israeli attack!
Iran has saved face, you bomb my embassy, I am furious, other countries dare not bomb Israel, I dare to bomb, Iran has made history, the first direct attack on Israel.
As for the fact that only one little girl was injured, Iran's explanation is: It was because I talked about martial virtues, and I was only aiming at Israeli military targets......
Israel has also saved face and dares to bomb me, so I must bomb it back, otherwise, once this case is opened, how can I still mix in the Middle East?
In any case, Iranian mainland was also attacked. Iran to put it mildly, this is harassment, and Israel is not even mentioned.
Face is important in the Middle East.
But, what is this not a war game?
We are all witnessing history, a history of high tides and sudden sharp turns.
Friends who don't think it's a big deal to see the excitement, let's disperse, let's disperse, don't worry, you can't fight. Both sides are not stupid, they are enemies who do not share the sky, which is true, but they are also old enemies with a clear heart!
Therefore, even a war game can be played with great charm and perfection, and people will be stunned when they see it.
Well, they're all thousand-year-old foxes, but they're just playing a chat.