First of all, according to Israel's "Jerusalem Post" and other media reports, on the 19th, that is, in the early hours of this morning, explosions were heard in Iran's Isfahan Province, southern Syria's Suweida Province, and Iraq's Baghdad Province.
ABC said there were U.S. officials who confirmed to them that there were indeed Israeli missiles that hit a location in Iran. As for Syria and Iraq, the U.S. official could not confirm whether they had also been attacked.
First of all, if the news is true, it means that Israel's retaliatory actions against Iran have really landed. In this way, it is inevitable that Iran will not be able to delay for more than ten days as before, and then retaliate "lightly", and forget that no one is dead. If it is really dealt with in this way, Iran will become the laughing stock of the international community, and in the "Arc of Resistance" camp, its prestige will also plummet, and it will no longer be able to lead other members, and there will be no way to explain to Iran itself.
Therefore, Iran will inevitably bomb Israel back, and it will have to redouble its retaliation. Iran's president, foreign minister, and military spokesman have said before that if Israel dares to retaliate, Iran will launch a larger retaliatory action "within seconds". Iran and Israel may be about to fight.
To make matters worse, there are explosions in Syria and Iraq, and if Israel is also responsible, it means that the scope of the conflict will be further expanded, and a new Middle East war may break out.
Second, why would Israel do this?
The Israeli army bombed the Iranian embassy, killing senior Iranian military officials and killing several people. Iran attacked Israeli air bases, and Israel itself said "minor damage." Judging from the scene alone, Israel has the upper hand. How did you gain the upper hand, and you still didn't give up?
Moreover, Israel has previously said that it will attack Rafah and completely eliminate the remaining armed forces of Hamas. But the international community has expressed strong opposition, including Israel's Western allies and, most importantly, even the United States. Israel had to temporarily back down and withdraw almost all of its troops from Gaza, allowing the refugees in Rafah to leave safely.
After Iran's retaliation, Israel has always said that it will fight back, and even threatened to strike Iran's nuclear facilities. According to Israel's "Jerusalem Post," citing the "New Arab," the United States yesterday agreed to let the Israeli army carry out ground operations in Rafah in exchange for Israel's promise that it would not counterattack Iran on a large scale. In other words, Israel has succeeded in "encircling Wei to save Zhao", so why should it do anything to Iran?
In fact, when you look at the Israeli army's actions in Gaza, do you think Netanyahu is very extreme, but in fact, within Israel, the extreme right often feels that he has not done enough, and he has to be more extreme.
In addition, the bombing of the Iranian embassy was intended to drag the United States into the water and divert domestic attacks on the Netanyahu government and unfavorable international public opinion against Israel. Now, the United States has not ended, how can Israel stop.
Israel's "intensified" behavior will undoubtedly make them offend the United States and become a "lonely person." Israel's fate was already predictable.