Iranian attacks: between retaliation and theatre [COMMENTARZ]

The attack on targets in Syria and Iraq occurred at night from Monday to Tuesday, and the attack on Pakistan's territory respective hours later. Although the second from the very beginning raised the top doubts, they must surely all be linked to the ongoing war in Gaza and aimed at sending a dissuasive signal to Israel and the US. As of 7 October last year, Iran has avoided direct engagement in the confrontation with Israel and the US, doing its part in this area with the Osia Resistance, i.e. its appetizers, i.e. outside Hamas and muslim Jihad in the Gaza Strip, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, any of the components of Hashad Shaabi (muqawama) in Iraq and Yemeni Huti (another component, Assad, is of a state nature, so it is not activated for direct action). This approach was very convenient for Iran due to the fact that it did not exposure it to attack on its territory. In a sense, for the same reason, this was besides convenient for the US, although not necessarily for Israel. However, a series of attacks by Israel on crucial Iranian targets, in peculiar the killing of crucial General Sepah Razi Musawi in Syria at the end of December, followed by a link between Iran and Hezbollah and Hamas Saleha al-Aruri in early January, forced Iran to respond straight in the name of logic quid pro quo.