It’s time to consider the possibility that Iran is trying to get us to start a shooting engagement. Strategically, Iran is running on fumes. The IRGC is trying to provoke a fight so that they remain the central political power within Iran — cuz we aren’t foolish enough to invade.
I agree. They are trying to provoke an incident to distract their people from their severe domestic problems. Its an age old tactic.
My concern is that by failing to show a resolve to protect ourselves against constant harassment we are setting the stage for a serious miscalculation that could lead to something much worse.
They are desperate and capable of doing something crazy. If that occurs we might wish we had done something to discourage them a lot sooner.