> maybe the Israelis managed to sell a story 1) attack Iran, directly as well as in the neutral third country Lebanon; 2) Iran counterattacks, including at un

> maybe the Israelis managed to sell a story 1) attack Iran, directly as well as in the neutral third country Lebanon; 2) Iran counterattacks, including at unrelated parties 3) US is forced to intervene on the Israeli/Gulf States side This is also why any "deal" is of very questionable longevity unless it is meaningfully binding on Israel. (Israel will claim, with some justification, that the October attacks were sponsored by Iran, as have a lot of the missiles against which Iron Dome was built)