r/neoliberal • u/Currymvp2 unflaired • Apr 13 '24

Iran begins attack, launching dozens of drones that'll take hours to arrive News (Middle East)

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-iran-begins-attack-on-israel-launching-dozens-of-drones-thatll-take-hours-to-arrive/

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u/angry-mustache NATO Apr 13 '24

Iran started it by ordering their proxies to attack Israel.

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u/UnskilledScout Cancel All Monopolies Apr 13 '24

Iran did not order the Oct 7 attack. They were taken aback by it and had no foreknowledge of the event. This has been widely reported. In fact, there has been reports of tension between Hamas and IRGC because of the attack with Iran telling Hamas that Hezbollah will not provide a significant relief to them.

Iran only has a close leash on some Iraqi proxies and Lebanese Hezbollah. Hamas is quite independent (with the Houthis in Yemen actually being the most). The skirmishes between Hezbollah and Israel has been ongoing since literally Oct 8. What changed so suddenly with the border skirmishes with Hezbollah that justified attacking the Iranian embassy in Syria? Even then, you don't attack Iran directly, you would attack Hezbollah in Lebanon. It was tremendously escalatory for no reason.

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u/angry-mustache NATO Apr 13 '24

Hamas wasn't the only group that attacked Israel, Iran also has a leash on the Houthis.

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u/UnskilledScout Cancel All Monopolies Apr 13 '24

Hamas wasn't the only group that attacked Israel

If you mean Hezbollah, I already literally addressed that.

Iran also has a leash on the Houthis.

It is very loose. Iran has a tighter grip on Hamas than the Houthis. The main reason the Houthis attack Israel is because it makes them more popular, not because Iran said to attack them.