[ttul]

Strategically, it seems like a dumb move. Right now, Congress is unlikely to approve Trump’s request for $200B to fund the war effort. But if Americans can be convinced that Iran could somehow hit American cities, they would call their members of Congress in a heartbeat and that money would presumably flow without interruption.

Why time the medium range missiles now? It seems like yet another own-goal for this desperate and poorly coordinated regime.

[mmmm2]

I can't speak for Iran, but it may be a warning against attempting to land troops on Kharg Island. They're showing that they've been "nice" so far, but they have escalation paths America may not have considered. I think most people thought they were limited to short range missile strikes.

[tuna74]

Or the US could just stop bombing Iran? Then there would be no reason for Iran to attack American cities.

[mmmm2]

Yeah, that would be nice. I'm worried this will continue to escalate.

[jacquesm]

You and 97% of the globe.

[vasac]

Americans can be convinced of anything without too much effort so that isn’t really a factor here.

[scottyah]

They just don't need to be convinced of anything. It's not like normal people have a say in this, just a few leaders doing what they want. A few fake news stories saying that there's so much support.