I agree w/ all three of @hahellyer’s points here, esp. this one: “Iran hasn't achieved a weakening of the Israeli position at all; on the contrary, because Israel depends so strongly on Western support, it will now try to bolster it, with a fair amount of ability to do so.”
I agree w/ all three of @hahellyer’s points here, esp. this one: “Iran hasn't achieved a weakening of the Israeli position at all; on the contrary, because Israel depends so strongly on Western support, it will now try to bolster it, with a fair amount of ability to do so.”
@hahellyer’s take on Iran’s reputational/propaganda wins w/ observers desperate for someone to “do sth” is well-calibrated, too. Their applause for Iran is at odds w/ the facts (Iran’s salvo didn’t help Palestinians; in fact the opposite). But for Iran, that applause has value: