What has Happened: As a follow-up to our SITREPs on Friday and over the weekend covering the Iranian drone/missile attack, Israel has several options regarding how it can respond at a time and place of its choosing. While Israel would prefer to respond to the attack on Saturday to reinforce the concept of deterrence, there are many factors that must be considered including the risk of significant escalation, delaying/disrupting the war in Gaza, and damaging the international partnership (US, UK, France, and neighboring Arab countries) that came to Israel’s aid during the attack on Saturday. These partner nations helped to ... Academy SITREP – Israeli Options for Retaliation Against Iran