Loading ...WESTERN COUNTRIES PANIC AS IRAN WEIGHS ITS OPTIONS
Notwithstanding all of Israel’s tough talk and Biden’s repeated vow to defend Israel, Israel’s military campaign against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran is turning into a real debacle. And things don’t look much better for the United States. The world is now in bona fide tenterhooks mode — i.e., nervously waiting for Iran’s promised military retaliation for Israel’s illegal bombing of Iran’s Consulate in Damascus a week ago. The 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations is unambiguous:
The premises of a diplomatic mission are inviolable and must not be entered by the host country except by permission of the head of the mission; likewise, the host country must never search the premises, may not seize its documents or property, and must protect the mission from intrusion or damage (Article 22). Article 30 extends this provision to the private residence of diplomatic agents.
So much for the “international rules-based order.” The United States, Britain and France blocked a proposed UNSC statement drafted by Russia that would have condemned Israel’s unlawful action. This sent the world a clear message — the Vienna Convention is worthless. Just days after the UNSC failed to uphold that Convention, Ecuador stormed Mexico’s Embassy in Quito and kidnapped an Ecuadorian politician who had been given sanctuary by Mexico.
The refusal of the U.S., the U.K. and France to uphold that key tenet of international law left Iran with only two options — do nothing to retaliate or retaliate. Looks like some form of military retaliation is in the cards. I do not believe that Iran will behave like Israel by striking an Israeli diplomatic facility. Instead, I think they will go after Israeli military assets.
Add to that the complete and utter failure of Operation Prosperity Guardian, as the U.S. Navy proved itself and a handful of “allies” impotent to re-open the Red Sea to maritime traffic and quell the Houthis from firing missiles at any ship trying to make its way to Israel.
Larry Johnson
Our heads of state move from one debacle to another. It’s almost as though they think every calamity will be forgotten if they quickly move on to another one.
This all looks choreographed to me. Israel delivers shock attacks hitting vital arteries while Iran plays footsie threatening “I’ll git ya” if you go too far without ever taking action. They are doing their level best to keep Israel informed of their intention to attack to the extent that any attack will be so prepared for in advance it will amount to little more than stage dressing. Why is that? What’s up with all the advance communications from the Iran side which has weakened their position so much? Not that anyone wants war. I do not. But this entire drama strikes me as being scripted. We already know how many missile are being prepared, potential targets to hit, what the timing window looks like and what message is supposed to be delivered. Israel meanwhile keeps to a regimen of surprise attacks, sucker punches and knees to the balls without regard to issuing warnings to anyone in advance. What is really going on there? I mean besides the usual suspects managing both sides of the war!