that the Americans are actively
fighting with allies.
Horrible situation.
I don't think it was likely,
but the Iranians
were prepared to risk that,
at least to a limited degree.
And that's something that everyone
in the region now understands.
And the Israelis understand it, too.
OK, so that's what just happened.
Fortunately, that's in
the rear-view mirror.
Going forward,
if this attack on Rafah goes ahead,
either in the coming days
because there’s no agreement
on the hostages,
or in the coming weeks
because there is an agreement
and then it's over
and they haven't extended it,
then you're going to see
the Iranians continuing to provide
all sorts of support
for these so-called axis
of resistance members
who the US considers
to be terrorist organizations.
They don't recognize the right
to Israel to exist.
They're going to be engaging
in strikes on shipping,