Iranian missile attacks on two joint U.S.-Iraqi military bases Wednesday morning didn’t kill or injure any Americans, according to initial reports – and that appears to have been a deliberate move by Iran to avoid a retaliatory strike by U.S. forces.

Iran had to strike back at the U.S. in some way after an American drone attack ordered by President Trump killed Iranian terrorist Gen. Qassem Soleimani and other terrorists Friday morning in Iraq. But the leaders of the Iranian regime are smart enough to know that if they had killed Americans in their retaliatory attack, Trump would have responded with deadly force.

This could have sparked a rapidly escalating series of strikes and counterstrikes as each side hit back at the other and could have eventually led to a costly war that would have hurt Iran far more than the U.S.

Iran called on the U.S. not to retaliate after the Islamic Republic launched as many as 15 ballistic missiles at the bases where U.S. troops were stationed – a clear indication that Iran wants to avoid further military conflict with the far more powerful American forces.


The lesson here is that despite Iran’s tough talk and threats, it fears the power of the U.S. and doesn’t want a military confrontation with America that could lead to a U.S. invasion – the fate that befell its neighbors Iraq and Afghanistan.

In fact, the U.S. killing of Soleimani was such a severe blow to the Iranian regime that it may be the de-escalation event we were looking for to ratchet down tensions with Iran.

As a result, Trump’s decision to kill Soleimani – a terrorist responsible for the death of more than 600 Americans and thousands of others – was a double victory for the U.S.

First, eliminating Soleimani ensures he will never lead another deadly attack. And second, the killing is a stern warning to Iran that the Trump administration is not afraid to attack when warranted.

The killing of Soleimani and other terrorists followed an attack by a militia backed by Iran that killed an American and wounded four others in December. The U.S. conducted airstrikes on five bases belonging to the terrorist militia Kataib Hezbollah in retaliation.

That American action prompted Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes – the commander of Kataib Hezbollah – to join with other militia leaders to attack the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/michael-pregent-iran-fears-us-war-may-have-deliberately-missed-hitting-americans-in-missile-attack.amp

But Iran said they killed 80 people with 200 injured . Who we go believe Na?

falopey:
But Iran said they killed 80 people with 200 injured . Who we go believe Na?

no single casualty.... Iran is wise.

[quote author=falopey post=85617189]But Iran said they killed 80 people with 200 injured . Who we go believe Na?[/quote

....How do u expect Iran to know the casualties ??, when they fired and went into defence...it's only the US commanders in those base that can tell of the casualties in their base...every other forces like Ukrain, UK, France, Germany, Russia, China... have all came out to say no casualties on their part...leaving the US to give their own report which will determine what will happen next .

They fired at the part of the base that had zero US personnel...They were care careful to not hit any US target

fineguy11:
They fired at the part of the base that had zero US personnel...They were care careful to not hit any US target

YES...i hope at the end, the whole assasination was not setup by both iran and usa....

maybe that general is going rogue and iran wanted to terminate him (not likely tho)

or Iran know trump is a mad man. Who know ayatollah himself will be droned.