Originally Posted by
Omegstrat6
Don't know whether it was Green Lit for them to save face or not, but despite the sheer number of drones/missiles launched there is definitely something a bit "off" about the attack.
I don't think anyone would argue that, despite Iran's numerical advantage, Israel does not have a far greater technological one thanks to US aid and support. Given the known successes of Ukraine in shooting down the vast majority of Russian drones/ missiles and the highly unlikely scenario that Iran was not aware of Israel's much touted "defensive dome", something does not seem straight forward about Iran's attack. Certainly, if it was a serious attempt then it failed but given that Khamenei has always seemed wary of drawing Israel -and certainly the US- into a direct conflict there is a logical possibility that this was an attack meant more to be a "show of face" than to cause any real damage which would, in turn, have provoked a severe retaliation. Conspiracy theory? Maybe, but the stakes are high and political manoeuvring ofen nefarious. Just hope Netanyahu heeds the calls for resraint.