Israel is bracing for Iran to retaliate after it bombed a government guesthouse in Tehran in order to kill a former Hamas leader. The State Department is preemptively saying that the U.S. will support Israel after it gets hit in retaliation, in whatever form that comes in. Meaning the U.S. is prepared to support Israel in a war with Iran.
But why does Israel have a right to defend itself and Iran does not? Iran was hit inside its own sovereign borders. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says that that question is “unhelpful.” When asked by a reporter what any other nation would do if another state carried out assassinations within its borders, Miller said this: “So I take the point of your question, Said. It is not in any way, however useful at all, for anyone in the region, for Iran to consider taking such steps because of the risk, as I said, that this could potentially get out of control.”
Potentially get out of control? We’re here! This is out of control! Who has any measure of control to stop Israel from retaliating from retaliations caused by retaliations? Or Iran from doing the same? Who would believe that anyone has any measure of control over this never ending violence?
Hezbollah has targeted Israel, including civilians areas, according to Al Jazeera. Israel has also launched drone raids into the West Bank, killing at least 12 Palestinians. They claim they were “targeting a money exchange shop and claiming it was linked to financing the Hamas movement that governs Gaza.”
