Iran has launched missiles at three different countries, including Iraq, Syria and now Pakistan.

 

File photo of an Iranian MLRS. BBC/Reuters. 

In a major escalation, Iran has launched missiles at targets in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan. BBC. Today, Iran launched missiles at targets in Pakistan which they claimed were training bases of the terror group Jaish al-Adl, in the border province Balochistan. Pakistan condemned the attack and said that two children had been killed by the Iranian strike. 

The attack comes a day after Iran hit targets in Iraq and Syria. AP. Iran said they had hit an Israeli Mossad target in Erbil Iraq. They also said they hit targets in Syria linked to ISIS. The attack in Erbil was near the American consulate there. Israel did not confirm that they had a base in Iraq. 

My Comment:

Keep in mind, Iran is supporting the Houthis in the Red Sea crisis and Hezbollah in their fight against Israel. They are also supporting the militias in Iraq and Syria that are attacking US bases there. And now they are launching missiles at their neighbors as well. It's a major escalation. 

The attack on Pakistan is even more shocking. Pakistan is a country with nuclear weapons and to launch missiles at such a country is inviting disaster. It's a minor miracle that a nuclear war didn't erupt between Iran and Pakistan. 

The only reason it didn't happen is because they targeted Balochistan. The region is a lawless area that does indeed have terrorists. But what is crazy to me is that Pakistan also fights the terror groups there, like Jaish al-Adl. It's insane to me that Iran didn't try to work with Pakistan to fight these terrorists or, at the very least, didn't use their diplomatic lines to warn the Pakistanis that an attack was coming. 

As for Iraq and Syria, I think the Syria strike could be legit. ISIS is still active there and ISIS is of course a legitimate target. And since Iran is basically occupying Syria at this point, there isn't really much of a reason for Syria to be upset about it. Iran and Syria are close allies so they don't have much standing to complain when Iran bombs their territory. 

Iraq is a different manner. Though Iraq is also a close ally, Iran's excuse for attacking them is pretty nonsensical. I doubt that Israel had a spy base in Erbil. It's possible but I doubt they would be that sloppy. It's possible that Iran had bad intelligence about it as well. 

It does seem like Iran appears to be picking a big fight and that they aren't acting smart at all. Picking a fight with Pakistan, of all countries, is just so utterly insane to me that I can't think of a reason for them to do it. Pakistan is ostensibly an US ally but tensions between the country are fairly high. This attack could push Pakistan back into the arms of the United States. 

I almost wonder if Iran is trying to draw the United States into a major war. If so we have absolutely taken the bait. We are stuck fighting in Iraq and Syria and now we are getting involved with Yemen, with more strikes happening today. I think Iran senses that the United States is weak and is trying to push us into a conflict that we probably won't be able to win and it is using these attacks on its neighbors to do so.