‘They Believe Their Sovereign Territory Was Hit’: Ben Rhodes on Iran’s Stance Against Israel

RUSH TRANSCRIPT VOSSOUGHIAN One ░░░░░░░░ Ben that stood out ░░░░░░░░ me in what you ░░░░░░░░ talking about is the ░░░░░░░░ of whether or not ░░░░░░░░ attack is correct me ░░░░░░░░ I m wrong and ░░░░░░░░ heard you write more ░░░░░░░░ a scare tactic from ░░░░░░░░ than actual hit insight ░░░░░░░░ Israel understanding Israel s ░░░░░░░░ capabilities Do you see ░░░░░░░░ as a possibility of ░░░░░░░░ a scare tactic from ░░░░░░░░ RHODES I think we ░░░░░░░░ not know just yet ░░░░░░░░ these are drones that ░░░░░░░░ off from Iran proper ░░░░░░░░ ll take some time ░░░░░░░░ get to Israel That ░░░░░░░░ why I m curious ░░░░░░░░ there are additional Iranian ░░░░░░░░ either ballistic missiles or ░░░░░░░░ has some drone capabilities ░░░░░░░░ places like Syria as ░░░░░░░░ Whether this is part ░░░░░░░░ a multipronged attack that ░░░░░░░░ really focused on trying ░░░░░░░░ hit Israel and trying ░░░░░░░░ potentially take Israeli life ░░░░░░░░ hit Israeli military targets ░░░░░░░░ whether it is a ░░░░░░░░ of more symbolic effort ░░░░░░░░ scare Israel or to ░░░░░░░░ that they are doing ░░░░░░░░ in response As has ░░░░░░░░ discussed here the Iranians ░░░░░░░░ a need to respond ░░░░░░░░ believe their sovereign territory ░░░░░░░░ hit That embassy in ░░░░░░░░ to them that is ░░░░░░░░ Iranian territory They want ░░░░░░░░ attack in some way ░░░░░░░░ Israeli territory The question ░░░░░░░░ whether they are really ░░░░░░░░ to escalate in a ░░░░░░░░ way using multiple capabilities ░░░░░░░░ they are engaged in ░░░░░░░░ kind of symbolic exercise ░░░░░░░░ if it is the ░░░░░░░░ it still begs the ░░░░░░░░ whether Israel responds militarily.”