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"They responded to those strikes via their proxies. That incident appears to be over for now. Doubt any side in the region wants escalation --- for various reasons."

I suggest listing to Col. Macgregor in the video below. No one understands the ME better than him. We know Israel is not going to stop attacking Gaza until every Hamas member is dead. So, we can expect Hezbollah to attack Israel any day now, just like Iran says. The US will then find an excuse to join in. Maybe one of their bases in Syria gets hit hard by an Iranian rocket? So, they wont attack Lebanon - they will attack Iran. That's when we will find out if Iran has nukes and how far they can reach. If they have got them, they will use them. But don't worry, the Arabs are not really with Iran (and against Israel) - they are just faking it - and Russia wont join in either. BTY, this is not from the bible, its just logical - why do you think every Arab nation in the ME is getting patriot missile systems installed complements of the US? Who do you think this is protecting them from?

"Oct. 30: Jordan requested that the U.S. send it additional Patriot missile batteries to bolster the country's border defenses amid ongoing tensions in the region."