Adam Parsons

And what that means is that for the Iranian regime, they will see this.

as a truly existential threat, as a fight for their survival.

Now, what we do know is that Iran has said for a while that if it is attacked, then it will respond in such a way to turn an attack on Iran into a regional conflict.

And that is what they appear to be trying to do by attacking not just here in Israel, but also in countries throughout the region.

So far, really, it is ones who are allies of the United States and attacking, for instance, U.S.

base in Bahrain

But this is about Iran flexing its muscles.

At the moment, I have to say, Israeli sources are saying they think that the Iranian response has actually been lesser than they anticipated.

But they also expect it to be stepped up.

Some of the rhetoric coming through on Iranian telegram channels echoes that.

So I think there is a feeling that this is the start.

We're nowhere near the middle of this.

This is the way it has kicked off.

This has been large scale, but we are simply seeing the first act of what is going to be a long drama.