I dont think religion plays a big role when deciding things like that in Iran, many reformists in Iran are weirdly pro-western and since 2015 deal went kaput they have been trying to get back on that horse.
2025 Israel - Iranian conflict
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The western nations are nominally Christian and therefore "people of the book", entitled to dhimmi status in Islamic jurisprudence. Whereas Buddhists, Hindus and atheists are treated as something you scrape off your shoe.
plawolf
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I wouldn’t read too much into a single data point. Especially since that single missile did some unusual manoeuvres, so it’s more like a test than a proper attack. If Iran continues to send single digit or even zero missiles in the coming days, then they are in grave trouble.
That looks like a satelitte launch, if it is a missile it is likely a very long range missile. It may be an old video from somewhere else.
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plawolf
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More likely Trump wants to jump in immediately, but was convinced to wait until core US assets are on station before taking the leap.
I would expect more fighters to be moved to the ME and for the carriers to get in theatre as a minimum prerequisite for US to formally enter the war or else they risk a very underwhelming start and potentially even allowing Iran to get some hits in before they have the critical mass of forces needed to achieve overwhelming dominance.
He'll make final decision in the next episode. Or maybe next season.
They need to build up way more than this. Look at Operation Desert Shield which took 4 months.
They were rotating forces out of Diego as recently as 1 month ago so they did not have a sufficient medium term buildup.
The other part is geography. The Persian gulf is a death trap so the navy should be at standoff distance in the Arabian Sea. That would substantially limit sortie generation relative to Desert Storm where they parked carriers in the gulf itself.
Is the comments that he is making. Like the neurons in his brain are not firing properly under pressure. His is probably thinking he is some strategic genius.
Did Iran ask for help from China or even Russia?
If they can't even be bothered to ask for help then the only conclusion is they do not see the value in doing so. Oh well.