If that’s not a declaration of war, then what is?
The problem is, we have become immune to the rantings of these Middle East madmen (like North Korean utterances) and at some level we dismiss them as venting. What will actually happen will be a few futile barrages of missiles aimed at points vaguely close to either US military bases or Israeli border towns, one or two might by random chance hit something of value, most will just explode in a field or a swamp.
If a developed nation, let’s say Canada, uttered such statements, we could expect war to be declared within hours.
So this whole business has an air of unreality, oh it’s just some Middle Eastern country ranting in bizarre fashion and they don’t intend to follow through. Or perhaps it is more that they wish they could do all that, but they don’t have any way to penetrate the defensive shield around America and know that they can ventilate at will without further consequences.
It would come to an end only if the people in Iran got so tired of it that they removed the mullahs from power, and that is exactly what they should do. They had it much better under the Shah’s beneficial despotism.
THAT WAR IS THIS:
MSM and reporting news agencies reporting knowingly avoid referencing the religious aspect of these conflicts. Portraying the conflicts going on between entities in the area as territorial when they are actually sectarian. Based on enforcing absolute conformity to a theocracy. That orders followers to adhere to Koranic laws who’s theological assertions have gone unquestioned or unchallenged by leading monotheistic religious leaders like Pope Francis. Followers obeying what they claim are Our Creator’s orders which has them authorized by God to execute unbelievers including those fleeing the area they control.