THE HAMAS ATTACK on Israel was the death rattle of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I believe.
Yes, Iran will have tricks up its sleeve, and the Hamas attack feels like a sucker-punch that sets up a roundhouse kick from somewhere else.
Yet, Iran is no strongman. They can be troublesome, but could not withstand a direct attack by modern military weaponry. Israel could take them out directly.
Which is why I see the Hamas attack as a death rattle. They’re going down, guns blazing.
As the Imperialist Japanese used to say: Tora! Tora! Tora!
And then they were wiped out.