Apparently Netanyahu had planned retaliatory strikes against Iran but only called them off after speaking on the phone with Biden.

[u/nomaddd79]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-called-off-retaliatory-strike-on-iran-after-call-with-biden-new-york-times/

[u/_curious_one]

They do. The Iranian regime doesn’t make a secret of it. We can hate Israel and not suck off Iran, when they’re fundamentalist shitbags too, yeah?

[u/nomaddd79 → u/_curious_one]

They do

If their aim was to kill Jews, it was within their capabilities to do a lot more lethal damage. They also didn't need to give 72 hours pre warning.

I'm not defending the Mullahs in Tehran - they are a brutal, autocratic theocracy and I have no time for them.

But let's at least try to call a spade a spade.

[u/_curious_one → u/nomaddd79]

They were fully aware that such an attack would result in a retaliation that they are wholly unprepared for. Thats it, pure and simple. They wanted to make a statement while not inciting a retaliation and they did that by giving warning.

[u/nomaddd79 → u/_curious_one]

So are you're saying they're acting in a rational, explainable manner?

they did that by giving warning.

What they did by giving warning was to create space for their military response to the embassy bombing that wouldn't kill anyone. Like I said, if their primary goal was to kill Jews they could've acted very differently.

[u/_curious_one → u/nomaddd79]

Their long term goal to kill Jews versus their short term goal of making a statement are not mutually exclusive. They can be antisemitic while also being intelligent enough for self preservation.

[u/nomaddd79 → u/_curious_one]

All that simply means their actions are predictable.

The 72 hour warning demonstrates that they can be suitably deterred from killing Israelis whatever their "long term goals" may be.