Iran, proxies in the Middle East could attack Israel within the next 24 hours — Fox News. . US assets deployed to Mideast will help Israel but will unlikely alter Iran’s mind on retaliation, experts say
The US has urged regional allies to pressure Iran and deter a potential escalation.Iran may be reconsidering attacking Israel in retaliation for the alleged assassination of a high-ranking Hamas leader, but experts question the impact U.S. assets in the region played in the change of heart.
After months of seeing the U.S. Navy patrol the region without answering Iranian escalations, Tehran is unlikely to be responding to fear of American reprisals, Richard Goldberg, a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital.
“Khamenei sees a glorified military parade more than a credible military threat, and that will continue to be true until he’s proven wrong,” Goldberg said. “It’s not sustainable over the long run to be held hostage to the Islamic Republic of Iran and its terror proxies.”
