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[Random_Dragon]

Meanwhile back into the WWIII thread...I don't actually know where we put this now, but Iran's getting hit by missiles evidently.

[hector13]

Oh good, because Iran said if Israel retaliated, their own response would be severe and immediate.

[Folly]

Israel have confirmed that this is their retaliation against Iran.

[EuchreJack]

It's possible that Iran might not acknowledge the attack, diffusing the situation.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-mideast-tensions-4-19-2024-a7ccbae2e2844bab089e8e4377a24ddb

[Random_Dragon]

The real bonus to this dick-measuring contest by very insecure children in charge of entire countries is:
1. IDF evidently barged into Iraqi airspace to launch the attack.
2. Iran is probably going to eventually figure out that just throwing shit at Israel isn't very effective.
3. Iraq is in the way if Iran ever figures that the Iron Dome is for shooting down things in the air, not a land invasion.

I'm wondering how Iraq would respond if this idiocy escalates to the point of Iran giving them the Belgium treatment and outright attempting to mass a direct invasion through the general Iraq+Syria+Jordan area.

[EuchreJack]

Clearly, Iraq will do whatever the US tells them to do.

In fact, US forces in Iraq shot down some of the drones. Officially the ones targeting Israel, unofficially the ones targeting Iran.

[hector13]

Pretty sure Iran’s modus operandi in the region is funding proxy networks to do the things they can’t do. Israeli intelligence already showed they aren’t as fantastic as everyone thinks they are.

Utterly moronic decision from Netanyahu.

[Random_Dragon]

Question is will that lasts if the two parties between Iraq have a prolonged slugfest in Iraq's backyard before they get sick of it.

But yeah, this feels relevant once more...

[MorleyDev]

2. Iran is probably going to eventually figure out that just throwing shit at Israel isn't very effective.

Throwing things at the Iron Dome et al isn't actually about trying to get past it, it's basically an attack on the Israeli wallets. Iron Dome is very expensive to run in comparison to the cost of the drones and missiles it shoots down. Can cost up to 5x as much to stop a drone than to send one. Anything it misses is at best a bonus to the attacker.

In the case of Iran's last attack, they were likely counting on it deflecting everything to limit the possible escalation in response whilst still costing the Israeli government millions (some estimates put the cost of that one night of attacks as high as $1.1 billion dollars).