I'm guessing that Iran wants to firm up regional support, and if possible to arrange simultaneous attacks on Israeli military/non-civilian positions from all its allies.
That might give a lot of the Western media a pause from egging on Washington to going all in on escalating the situation.
It might be worth noting that perhaps OPEC nations will have something to say to the Biden administration through back channels. As the Cosa Nostra famously words such matters, "It would be a shame if oil and natural gas prices skyrocketed in the last few months before election day." To which Russia might add, "Yeah, a real shame."
Posted by: Babel-17 | Aug 1 2024 4:14 utc
