Iran Wants Its Israel Retaliation to Hurt But Not Start a Wider War

Another option is to use Iran’s network of armed proxies including militias in Iraq, Lebanon-based Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen to hit Israel with missiles and drones. The aim would be “to overwhelm Israel’s air defense capabilities and disrupt military and, potentially, civilian infrastructure,” said Burcu Ozcelik, senior research fellow at London’s Royal United Services Institute. “The assault could take place over a series of days.”