The past reluctance to attack Iran under Obama and Biden was due to two main concerns: worry about Iran's proxies (particularly the 100,000-missile Hezbollah force in Lebanon) and the Houthis and Shia militias, plus fear of Iran's own missile response, nuclear program acceleration, and potential to unleash war in the Middle East.
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“the two stronger arguments why people didn't do it in the past...they were very worried about Iran's proxies...Hezbollah force in Lebanon...about 100,000 missiles...and the Houthis and the Shia militia. And secondly...they were very worried about the potential uh response from Iran itself. Its own missiles...accelerate its own nuclear program...unleash war in the Middle East.”
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