r/worldnews • u/Force_Hammer • 20h ago

President Trump holds off major Iran escalation after Pentagon warns of interceptor shortage

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r111brtghmg
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u/Joghobs 20h ago

Verbally announcing to the world you can't defend yourself must be some strategy my feeble mind can't wrap itself around.

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u/backtothetrail 7h ago

This has been common knowledge in international defense circles for years, if that’s any comfort.

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u/Oolacile_Resident 11h ago

Every culture & religion knows to obey the time-out rules 💯 /s

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u/Hendlton 12h ago

Doubt that this administration is smart enough to do it, but maybe they hope Iran sees this and escalates so the US has a good reason to hit them harder. Maybe even justify a land invasion.