Iran may be downplaying what was likely to have been a significant but limited Israeli attack, but that seems to be secondary to the larger forces at play.
The latest flare-up brought the stakes into sharp focus, but it also exposed the limits of a direct confrontation between Iran and Israel.
As part of Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel, its weapons navigated over at least two neighboring countries that house US bases.
What happens between Iran and Israel rarely stays between Iran and Israel.
US forces had shot down more than 70 of Iran’s weapons as they headed to Israel.
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