China, North Korea and Iran are members in good standing with Russia in the New Axis. You fight one—you fight them all—with their allies. The days when we could hit one with overwhelming power are gone. Note, the Yemenis do not target Russian ships. They get a pass. Note, Hamas released all Russian hostages. (All picked up and flown to Russia by special forces—with the Little Girl writing a cute letter to Putin of thanks). Attacking Iran may not be as easy as one thinks—they may have a nuke as well or Russia could sell them one—or North Korea or China—heck, just give them one for free. An attack on Iran may well start WW III—will Russia just let Iran fall? I think not. Attacking Iran is just crazy talk and the Mullahs know it.
allowing Iran to continue terrorism and acts of war is also crazy and it’s not just talk. Russia has its hands full donchano.
The basic history is that Iran (and the rest) have already effectively declared war on us for "as long as it takes". The Muzzies have been at it for 1400 years. But... The more recent history is that members of the present group back down when seriously confronted.* See "Trump".
There's really no other option -- if we are gonna continue to appease and / or slink away like cowards as Biden did in Afghanistan, we may as well all start memorizing the Quran now. Or maybe Russian or Chinese. And that's the "good" scenario. *We the US have NOT "seriously confronted" Russia in Ukraine. You can get back to me on that IF we send, say, 200 F-16's and plentiful munitions for them in 2024.