More Iranian retaliation against Israel expected

Iran appears to have changed its mind. Instead of continuing to play down the Israeli airstrikes on October 26, Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader, has upped the rhetoric and threatened to strike back big time. In preparation for another onslaught of ballistic missiles from Iran, the Pentagon has ordered a bunch of extra warships and bombers to the Middle East, including B-52s. The warships are all armed with anti-missile defence systems which could help to shoot down what Iran throws at Israel. I'm not sure why the US has sent B-52s other than the fact they are terrific weapons platforms and will act as a deterrent, although I can't see Joe Biden approving a US attack on targets in Iran. The extra warships have been sent because the only aircraft carrier in the area, USS Abraham Lincoln, is now on its way home after a long deployment. So the tit-for-tat retaliatory strikes by Iran and Israel are going to continue, each time getting heavier and more dangerous. At some point this is going to end only one way. The Israelis will start attacking Iran's nuclear (weapons) facilities, and then it really will be all-out war, with the US involved.