Khamenei reached the "something-must-be-done" point that all leaders who need to appear to be doing something but lack the courage to do anything reach. Everyone now knows that Tehran is capable of launching a tsunami of death by air against Israel and
Israel has broken the tacit agreement that allowed both sides to plausibly deny attacks against each other, putting the "Supreme Leader" in a delicate position.The post Iran and Israel: Is
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Soleimani would do everything to avoid a direct clash with either Israel or the US forces in the region. If he ["Supreme Guide" Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] does nothing, he could anger his core supporters. If he orders attacks on Israeli and/or Jewish
Perhaps a more interesting sign has come with the purges carried among security forces with some of the more hardline officers moved aside or sent into early retirement. If there is indeed a change of course, the most important part of the scheme is the