The Iranian response could come in 'many different guises, many different places at any time,' Gerald Feierstein, former U.S. ambassador to Yemen, said.
"They have allies, Hezbollah ... and other organizations Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq, the Houthis in Yemen and possibilities outside," he said. "I don't think we should only look for Iranian responses in the Middle East.""The Iranian response, which I think will almost certainly come, could come in many different guises, many different places at any time," said Feierstein, who is currently a senior vice president at the Middle East Institute.
Rodger Shanahan, a research fellow at the Lowy Institute, agreed that Iran's proxies may act on behalf of the country. "It has built up over years a range of proxy and allied forces in the region and it could use those to conduct the response against the United States to have a degree of separation between Tehran and the action that is taken," he said.Shanahan said the commander's personal connections "can't be easily replicated" — but he doesn't see "much of a lag" in the Quds Force's operations.
"The opportunity to get Qasem Soleimani has been on the table for years," Feierstein said. "Each time it's been debated within the national security apparatus here, I think the decision has always been that it's not worth it, it doesn't achieve any U.S. goal or objective."who was the leader of a non-state actor, he said.
Asked whether there's still scope for a diplomatic discussion between the U.S. and Iran, the ambassador said Washington needs to start taking steps "right now" if it wants to see deescalation and not war.Related Tags
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