Very notable: Gantz and Eisenkot, who are centrist, favored an immediate counterattack by #Israel on #Iran 's regime, Barak Ravid reports.
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💥Biden told Netanyahu Israel demonstrated an extraordinary ability to defend itself & defeated an unprecedented attacks, and should consider it a victory. The US opposes any Israeli retaliation against Iran and will not take any part in it.

“The Jordanian king shot down Iranian missiles on his citizens for the sake of protecting Israel.” Via Hiba Yazbek هبة يزبك.

Last night's events in the Middle East show the value of allies and of long term investment in defence. Iran's capabilities - to attack with a wide variety of precision long range weapons - are considerable. European countries could not have mounted a similar defence

Ok, prediction: an all-out war in the ME is not at hand. The calibrated, signalled nature of Iran's overnight attack, deliberately giving Israel & its allies every chance to suppress it, suggests desire to retaliate without going to brink. Risky brinksmanship yes, gloves off no.

🚨NBC News: There is concern among US officials that Israel could do something quickly without thinking through the fallout.

Biden is concerned Netanyahu 'is trying to drag the U.S. more deeply into a broader conflict'

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I believe #Iran 's retaliation was a calibrated show of force based on the Iranian understanding of #Israel |i defensive capabilities. In other words, it probably believes it has escalated (by directly and overtly targeting its adversary's territory) to de-escalate. 3/

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says 99% of the 300 or so projectiles fired by Iran at Israel overnight were intercepted by air defenses.

He says Iran launched 170 drones at Israel, and not one entered Israeli airspace. They were all downed outside of the country's borders…

Scoop: Biden told Netanyahu the U.S. won't support an Israeli counterattack on Iran. My story on Axios
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The American century is over but everyone is an American in the post-American century so it is impossible to say who won and who lost.

This is actually a very easy, under-utilised line to take

Israel Hayom: The Biden-Netanyahu conversation ended: the American president asked the prime minister not to respond to the Iranian attack.

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“Israel has already informed the Americans and governments in the region that its response is inevitable. Its military options include launching drones at Iran, and long-range airstrikes on Iran, possibly on military bases or nuclear installations” economist.com/middle-east-an…

Gazans in the courtyard of al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah cheer as Iranian missiles fly overhead toward Israel.

The ecological analogy is a shifting baseline syndrome for international stability

Iranian ballistic missile hits near Israel’s Ramon Airport.

The 2nd Trump admin will not be able to manage the opposing forces it’s currently trying to harness

Crowd: Genocide Joe.
Trump: They’re not wrong.

Trump opens his rally in Schnecksville, PA by saying “America prays for Israel” following Iran’s attack

He argues that the US, under Biden, has shown “great weakness”

At one point, Trump’s suporters in the crowd began chanting “Genocide Joe”

Iranian ballistic missile hits on Israel tonight.