-Iran has retaliated against US-backed Israeli strikes on Iran;
-Waves of 100s of missiles have struck targets across Israel;
-Iran is calibrating its retaliation to raise the cost of continued Israeli aggression;
-Iran seeks to avoid wider war and will only escalate if it is imposed upon it;
-Iranian leaders are taking a number of factors into consideration regarding policies before and after US-Israeli aggression and are focused primarily on a strategy of survival, not revenge;
References:
ABC News - Trump tells ABC Israel strikes on Iran 'excellent' and warns 'more to come' (Jun. 14, 2025):
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-tells-abc-israel-strikes-iran-excellent-warns/story?id=122807155#:~:text=A%20U.S,missiles%20targeting%20Israel.
Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? (2009):
https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdf
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