The immediate cause of the U.S. bombing of Syria and Iraq was in response to attacks on U.S. military camps in Iraq over the past few months, resulting in multiple people. The United States believes that these attacks were carried out by Iranian-backed militias and has therefore chosen to retaliate against them. The US Congress called the action modest and proportionate.
However, the move could spark more attacks by pro-Iranian militias and lead to further instability in the Middle East. In the face of the situation in the Middle East, the United States has put forward several response plans after careful consideration. One of them is to take a tough line and strike directly at Iran. This could include beheading senior Iranian generals or taking control of Iranian naval vessels as a warning to Iran and its supporters.
However, this practice can trigger a strong **. Another option is to exert pressure by striking Iranian-backed militias, without directly clashing head-on with Iran. This approach is seen as relatively mild, but it has the potential to lead to a further deterioration of the situation in the Middle East.
Overall, the United States wants to avoid a direct conflict with Iran, but at the same time cannot completely rule out the possibility of a larger scale in the Middle East. The U.S. military faces multiple hostile forces in the Middle East, such as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the exchange of fire on the border between Israel and Lebanon, and the attack on merchant ships and U.S. ships in the Red Sea by the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
These conflicts represent the ** war between the United States and Iran. However, both sides want to avoid direct confrontation, as there will be no way back. But once the conflict is intense to a certain extent, it may not be possible to avoid missiles firing at each other, triggering a larger-scale conflict. Thus, in the coming time, the situation in the Middle East will continue to be tense, and various armed groups may continue to clashes.