Now, the escalation continues. Higher oil prices and jittery markets likely. https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...d-us-bases-in-qatar/articleshow/122030608.cms
Obvious attempt at saving face to the domestic audience in Iran. The regime already lost and all their choices are bad. Whether Trump understands this or not is another question.
Really? Trucks seen outside Fordo just a few day before US strikes. Fordo was emptied, looks like the US spent 100s of millions attacking empty sites. The attack was leaked well in advance.
Live to fight another day is their game now I guess. They just want this to end so they can be better prepared (maybe) a couple of years from now. When I say "they" it's a simplification, there are factions that wouldn't mind launching totally suicidal attacks (that is also a reason to why the regime needs to save face with those people). Israel controlling Iran's airspace and bombing any target desired is untenable.
And satellites followed where they were hidden whether day or nite. We got to see how much they have.
Wishful thinking, each truck can make a 100 stops each at a different drop off point. Satellites has have no idea which one was the real drop off point And more than half the trucks in that image might be decoys themselves.