But funding groups you oppose does not justify extraterritorially eliminating a head of state in response. So to me there was no valid provocation.
A provocation might have been Iran waking up one day and deciding to hammer Israel or US bases with missiles. Even then, targeting a head of state might be going too far. You would think Iran would have done this based on all the demonization targeted towards it, but instead it was the accusers who did just that :)
Iran has a “beef” with Israel because of Palestine. As for groups it cooperates with such as Hezbollah or Ansarallah, that is simply power projection and a way for them to gain influence, which partly is due to them existing in a region where Sunnis outnumber Shias.
And btw, it has been a while since Hamas was funded by Iran. But I think funding Hamas was a popular move and helped bolster Iran’s image both domestically and across the region.
A provocation might have been Iran waking up one day and deciding to hammer Israel or US bases with missiles. Even then, targeting a head of state might be going too far. You would think Iran would have done this based on all the demonization targeted towards it, but instead it was the accusers who did just that :)
Iran has a “beef” with Israel because of Palestine. As for groups it cooperates with such as Hezbollah or Ansarallah, that is simply power projection and a way for them to gain influence, which partly is due to them existing in a region where Sunnis outnumber Shias.
And btw, it has been a while since Hamas was funded by Iran. But I think funding Hamas was a popular move and helped bolster Iran’s image both domestically and across the region.