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Getting Into the Details of What Happened Over the Weekend

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April 15, 2024 3:48 p.m.
This picture taken on April 15, 2024 shows a mural drawn by the "Grafitiyul" graffiti art group depicting US President Joe Biden dressed as the Marvel comics character "Captain America" standing before an Israeli fla... This picture taken on April 15, 2024 shows a mural drawn by the "Grafitiyul" graffiti art group depicting US President Joe Biden dressed as the Marvel comics character "Captain America" standing before an Israeli flag and holding up his shield depicting the Star of David symbol, along a street in Tel Aviv. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS

As you can see here and here, I did a few posts over the weekend trying to make sense of just what was happening in the skies over Israel. As I noted, I initially thought the fusillade was essentially performative. The Iranians fired off a mix of drones and missiles they knew would be shot down, so they can make a big show of striking back while being confident that the damage would be limited enough to avoid the risk of further escalation. But as more information came in, that seemed less credible.

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