The United States has resumed airstrikes inside Iran in retaliation for Tehran’s attempted surprise ballistic-missile attack on American forces. The renewed strikes marked the first US attacks inside Iran since President Donald Trump paused the bombing campaign to allow diplomacy another chance.
Background
Iran’s missile launch shattered the brief pause and returned the conflict to direct exchanges between Washington and Tehran. Trump had signaled the retaliation earlier, saying the United States would hit Iran ‘very hard.’ The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran at US forces in the region, but all were intercepted, and no casualties or damage were immediately reported.
Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of the Iran program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said the surprise nature of Iran’s attack reflected a significant shift in Tehran’s strategy. ‘What makes this attack different is that it’s basically a surprise attack,’ Taleblu told Fox News Digital. ‘This is the Islamic Republic matching its deeds with its words,’ he said. ‘That means a more risk-tolerant, more confident, perhaps less capable, but more dangerous Iran in the Middle East.’
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