“Iran seems intent on developing and using weapons and delivery systems to destroy Israel, but what would be the result?
A Pyrrhic victory at best, in other words, one as costly to the victor as to the victim. This is true even if Israel never fired a return volley. Why?”
Because directly attacking Israel is a rouse, a red herring.
The FIRST target of Iran’s nuclear intimidation is OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES. Why? Because they have little to no ABM defenses and no nuclear response of their own.
Iran is not an arab country.