How is this not an act of war? Why aren’t we sending ultimatums to the Insanians?
Oh, that’s right. We have a pussy for a president.
It’s not an act of war, it is a combination of Iranian posturing and with a little bit of espionage thrown in.
The IRGC is the mullah’s version of the Nazi SS. A politically reliable organization to accomplish a variety of tasks. They have military forces, intelligence assets, and have both sponsored insurgencies (Hezbollah is a major client) and fought dissidents and small guerilla forces within Iran.
While it is almost certain they have people on the ground in the US, their focus is likely on intelligence gathering about US efforts in the Mid-East and Iranian dissident groups resident here. Neither is a new operation, they likely have had people here since 1979.
Open source reporting indicates that they have had to bring in regular Iranian military forces to supplement the IRGC ops in Iraq and Syria. Which is an admission that the IRGC is stretched.
Iran, despite the cash Obama returned to them, does not have unlimited resources. They continue to use dated Shah era weapons, not because nobody will sell them stuff, but because those who will (Russia, China) insist they pay for them in full upon receipt. They have to prioritize what they buy and/or make. The Air Defense system they just bought from Russia was not cheap, a lot of the cash they received is likely now in Russian banks.
RE: your assessment of the current President- Basically accurate, he folds like a cheap suit when challenged.
We are sending jizya payments and letting them build nukes, because the prez is a moslem.