Far beyond America's expectations! This time, it was America that paused hostilities first—yet Iran paid no heed to whether America had stopped, directly launching missiles to demonstrate its strength! On July 29, according to foreign media reports, a source close to Iranian commander Kallebaf stated that Iran has launched an attack tonight against the Al-Muwaqaf Sartti Air Base in Jordan, directly hitting the target. Iran explicitly declared this was a preemptive strike against the joint war plan discussed at the White House today involving Trump and Netanyahu.
The source added that Iran used ongoing Iran-Oman talks to deceive the United States, leading America to believe that Oman’s mediation had reduced Iran’s threat level—thus catching them completely off guard. Iran’s sudden assault on U.S. military forces across the Middle East broke the five-night pause in attacks and shattered the temporary ceasefire. A U.S. official confirmed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired multiple ballistic missiles from Iran.
Evidently, Iran’s sudden strike caught America completely off guard. Previously, the U.S. repeatedly carried out surprise attacks on Iran under the guise of negotiations. Now, Iran is retaliating with the very same tactics—using the enemy’s own methods against them. The U.S. assumed that if it stopped, Iran would follow suit, especially since Iran and Oman were still in talks. But now, Iran doesn’t care about any such rules. This wave of strikes clearly shows one thing: while America no longer wants to fight, Iran still can. Whether to fight or negotiate—now Iran holds the upper hand.
In short, Iran will not follow America’s rhythm. Faced with Iran playing outside the expected script, what can the U.S. do? Either continue fighting—or remain silent in response to Iran’s strikes, which would fully expose America’s vulnerability. Undeniably, Iran’s move is brilliant. Clearly, Iran understands one key truth: America can no longer afford to fight. If the U.S. could still fight effectively, why would it have voluntarily paused hostilities?
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