Commentary: The Middle East is on the precipice. Israeli restraint would help
by Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune
Apr 16, 2024
3 minutes
Of all the retaliatory options against Israel that Iran had on its table, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei chose the most bombastic: a direct missile and drone strike launched from Iranian soil. The attack, coming about two weeks after Israel bombed an Iranian diplomatic facility in Damascus, Syria, killing one of its top generals, was simply too much for the Iranians to take on the chin.
The question was never whether Iran would respond but rather how. The fact the Iranians felt the need to send toward Israel, a salvo that included ballistic and cruise
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