Washington Post says Israel's overnight attack was designed to allow face-saving de-escalation, according to sources.

This notice, according to AFP, came after weeks of discussions about avoiding strikes on Iran that could ignite a wider regional conflict, particularly following US Secretary of State Blinken's recent visit to the Middle East.

Damage to strategic assets, laying mines, cutting communication cables, and attacks on ships: autonomous underwater vehicles allow a wide range of possibilities and threats, and Israel needs to prepare for this new front.

Israel must act within the sovereign territories of other nations, strike continuously, be the “bad kid” in the neighborhood—and acknowledge that all this comes at a price.

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