Iran now understands that Israel is good to its word.
There should never been any doubt Israel was going to launch a counterstrike against Iran. The Biden administration and its inside-the-beltway policy wonks could pound the table, demanding caution and “take the win” until they were blue in their faces; Israel had to respond in a compelling way to Iran’s 310-drone and missile attack on April 13. It was a deterrence imperative – and if Iran’s official response is any indication, it worked.
After Iran attacked Israel with a massive airstrike, the reply had to send a clear, unambiguous message. What we know is that most reports describe the Israeli counterstrike as a single missile that hit a military target in Iran. The message conveyed by Israel’s aerial attack memo was crystal clear: You sent over 300 missiles…
