Does Iran Know What It’s Doing?

I wonder who’s running the show in Iran? Who's running the show in the U.S.? Iran's attack on Israel is the oddest combination of actions and comments that I think I’ve ever seen.

First, they alerted their neighbors that they were going to attack Israel. But some of those countries were probably delighted to have advance warning, such as Jordan, who fought against the Iranians when they sent their drones and missiles.

Second, after the attack, Iran made the following declaration:

Iran said that after tonight's attack, the ‘matter can be deemed concluded’ unless there is more violence.

These actions must be the Middle East version of tit-for-tat. You hit us, we hit you, now we’re even.

Unless Israel retaliates. And you can be sure they will.

And Joe Biden has been a piece of work. He insults Netanyahu repeatedly over the last few months, demands cease fires in Gaza, and goes to the beach when an attack from Iran on Israel is imminent—and he knew it. Seriously? And he’s “warned” Bibi that the U.S. will not take offensive action against Iran, thank goodness. At least he got one thing right.

It’s interesting that many countries have criticized Israel for its attack on Gaza; I don’t have the numbers on the countries that have criticized Iran for attacking Israel. But I expect many more are backing Israel in this attack. You might ask, what’s the difference between the Gaza attack and the Iranian attack? In either case, there is an existential threat from Hamas and from Iran. Ah, but in the former, Israel was the aggressor. In the latter, Iran was the aggressor.

The oppressor becomes the victim once again.

Some things never change.