After hearing about the threat Iran poses as a possible nuclear power since 2005, the US finally acted on it.
Operation Midnight Hammer clearly did a lot of damage to the Iranian nuclear nuclear program. President Trump says it is completely destroyed whilst Iran claims their nuclear program will go on. The truth is somewhere in between. Clearly, the FOURTEEN GBU-57 bombs did a LOT of damage so I am leaning a bit more towards Trump's claim.
The strategic legerdemain and deception was masterful and the Israeli air force's destruction of Iranian anti-aircraft assets combined to help pull off a flawless misson, How Iran will react is still up in the air. They have lauched some more missiles at Israel, but it seems more for show than anything else. It might be winding down or ramping up, it is hard to say.
Wars have a way going places no one expects.
I am worried that the hubris of Operation Midnight Hammer might lead to a lowering of the guard and Iran's extensive terror network might lead to attacks here in the US. Iran might go after the Strait of Hormuz and wreak havoc on the world oil supply. If they are smart, they will back off of this because there is a possibility of an angry populace demanding a change in leadership.
But this is the Middle East, so rationality might no be the way to approach this.
It is interesting that Iranian proxies, especially Hezbollah, have been quite since Israel and Iran began flinging missiles at each other. China and Russia have called for peace and the Arab world has said little, neither supporting or condemning either side.
With Biden's open border polices over the last four year, who knows what crept over the line from Mexico. Nonetheless, it seems that the world has seen a determined and resolute US President act on a threat and they see this not the previous administration.
Now, we have to keep this from escalating.
