Sorry, a nation that doesn’t respond to this type of attack doesn’t survive as a nation.
"Sorry, a nation that doesn’t respond to this type of attack doesn’t survive as a nation."
That depends.
A war is what Iran wants, and fighting a enemy when they want, on their terms, is always a bad idea. If this attack was inconsequential, no damage, no lose of life, and can be fixed with bulldozers filling holes, no response may be necessary - yet.
Iran likes proxy wars. This time, they do not get to have one, and were caught and paid the price for trying to start one. This gives the U.S. and our allies a huge advantage.
Iran is fighting on our terms. When that happens, they lose. We need to keep this on our terms, not theirs.