I trust Trump to do the right thing in the end despite what the PC generals over at DOD might want. We know Trump isn't a roll-over and play dead kind of leader. Iran should expect retaliation shortly.
Iran's economy is in dire straights and all the mullahs can do is talk big. I wouldn't want to be in their shoes when Trump pays them back for their attack on our embassy.
Iran’s economy has been a wreck for a long time. There is also rising political dissent but I think that sometimes we look at things through western eyes. The point being that some despotic countries seem to endure incredible economic deprivation that would be intolerable for us, yet the government remains firmly in control. Iran and Venezuela are salient examples.
Economic sanctions have clearly been squeezing Iran but don’t seem to be curtailing their aggressive acts.
This latest incident is but part of a string of largely unanswered attacks by Iran. Trump is going to have to take the gloves off soon. The next attack might leave him no other alternative.