"If you punch me, I will kick you" is a true portrayal of the current situation in the Middle East. After Israel retaliated against Iran, the pro-Iranian forces chose to retaliate.
According to the Times of Israel, on April 23, multiple rockets flew from Gaza towards Israel, but all of them were intercepted without causing any casualties. Subsequently, Israel attacked the rocket firing positions.
Hamas said on the 23rd that 200 days have passed and Palestinian resistance is still as strong as a mountain. As long as Israel continues to invade Palestinian land, they will continue to fight Israel.
Of course, in the absolute power gap, Israel occupies the initiative and advantage. On the 23rd, Israel launched air strikes on Hamas's rocket firing positions, outposts, and military installations. The Israeli Ministry of Defense confirmed that the Israeli attack on Lebanon had killed Sanjed, commander of Allah's elite Radwan Brigade.
In addition, Israel "beheaded" another commander of Allah, namely Hussein. Israel believes that Sanjed and Hussein planned a military operation against Israel.
Prior to this, Iran had withdrawn its senior commanders in Syria and had its mid-level commanders change locations for fear of Israel's "beheading" of Iranian officers.
In fact, whether it is Hamas, Allah, or Iran, the reason why it has continued to usher in bad news is related to the cooperation of spies with Israel. The Mossad has always been pervasive, and its infiltration into Iran is particularly deep.
If it weren't for knowing Zahedi's whereabouts in advance, how could Israel have been able to hit the ground running?
Whether it is Fakhrizadeh or Soleimani, the death of these Iranian heavyweights is related to being betrayed by their own people.
The situation in the Middle East is such that Israel retaliates against pro-Iranian forces, and Hamas, Allah, and the Houthis retaliate against Israel, all without declaring war. Relatively speaking, because of the backward weapons and equipment, the retaliation of the pro-Iranian forces is somewhat "thunderous and rainy", and it is difficult to behead Israeli officers.
What really worries Iran is that the US military will join the Israeli camp. After the bombing of U.S. military bases in the Middle East, the Pentagon said Iranian-backed forces tried to attack U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria on April 22.
According to the Pentagon's statement, pro-Iranian forces did not succeed.
In general, the fact that the United States targets Iran directly means that the United States will not remain silent. Otherwise, the United States will choose to swallow its anger and pretend not to know about it.
Iran's choice is to warn Israel while avoiding tearing its face with the United States.
Iranian President Raisi said on the 23rd that if Iran is attacked again, it is difficult to say whether Israel will still exist. Iran's deputy commander, Sayari, warned Israel that if Israel crossed the "red line" and invaded Iran's borders, Iran would make Israel regret it.
Of course, it comes down to saying and doing. With Iran in crisis and the United States backing up Israel, Tehran is unlikely to act rashly.
Perhaps in order to allow the United States to ease sanctions, or it may be to release smoke bombs, Iran also gave the United States a "big gift".
Iranian media revealed that Iran is in contact with the United States on the matter of negotiations on the "resumption of the JCPOA". Iran's foreign ministry said it was open to a diplomatic solution to the Middle East conflict.
In fact, before the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict last year, Iran reached an agreement with the United States. The United States promised that the $6 billion Iranian deposits in South Korea would no longer be frozen, and Iran promised to release several American citizens. In addition, the White House and Iran are interested in restarting negotiations on the JCPOA.
After Biden entered the White House, the White House and Tehran held many negotiations, but the negotiations ended in vain due to the continuous differences and Israel's constant obstruction. At that time, in order to prevent the reconciliation between the United States and Iran, Israel resorted to all means, including attacking Iranian oil tankers.
It is to be expected that if the United States resumes negotiations with Iran, Israel will not stop there.
In fact, both the United States and Iran are looking forward to an agreement with each other. What Tehran wants is for the United States to lift severe sanctions on the premise of ensuring Iran's security. In this way, Iran will be able to export large quantities of oil to the EU, Japan and South Korea, and the Iranian economy will be able to recover.
What the United States wants is for Iran to strictly abide by the new JCPOA, after which the United States can focus on dealing with real adversaries.
The biggest obstacle to the US-Iran reconciliation happens to be Israel, a good friend of the United States.