Great news! A deal between adversaries in the Middle East has been apparently reached. Bad news: It’s between Joe Biden and the Israeli unity government.
For the last couple of days, Biden has tried to convince the Israelis not to attack Iran after the mullahs sent hundreds of missiles and drones to attack Israel directly for the first time. Today, NBC News reports that the war cabinet may take Biden’s advice, choosing instead to focus on Iranian proxies and IRGC outposts in Syria. At least, that’s what the Israelis are now telling US officials, although their info may be a little out of date:
U.S. officials expect a possible Israeli response to Iran’s attack over the weekend to be limited in scope and most likely involve strikes against Iranian military forces and Iranian-backed proxies outside Iran, four U.S. officials told NBC News.
The U.S. assessment is based on…
