Iran and US both want to deescalate, not Israel.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and other Related Conflicts in the Middle East (read the rules in the first post)
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That sort of generalization is simplistic and flawed.
The effectiveness of any sort of strike system whether it's ballistic missiles or manned strike aircraft entirely depends on the advancement of your munitions, your supporting ISR, EW, BDA, and the advancement and scale of defenses that the adversary can put up.
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Even if their inherent desire is to capitalize on the opportunity to cut the head off the snake, per se, their leadership must've realized by now that the economic and societal implications of an all-out war with Iran + Hezbollah + Hamas might not justify the ends.
We will see how Israel responds.
The difference is having powerful Air defense. If you have good air defense, then Planes with JDAM will be shot down before they even get to strike. If Hezbollah had Air defense then Israel wouldn't be able to do air strikes with impunity. This is the key difference between powerful countries versus insurgency groups. Houthis, Hamas or Hezbollah none of them have air defense network. Iran on the other hand does have air defense, although its kinda weak and not as good as whatever Russia, China or even Israel has.
Against powerful Air defense, missiles are the only safe and effective option.
This shows that Iran still lack the ISR capability of Russia and China. In Ukraine, Russia has managed to strike individual buildings and vehicles and even trains with Iskander and Kinzhal.