It is also likely that the USA in turn will respond to the Iranian counterattack, believes Hallenberg, professor emeritus at the Defence University.
Now the Americans will evaluate the size of the damage and then they will decide whether to strike back and if so, how. If the damage is significant, there will be a counterattack, and if the damage is less significant, they may wait a bit, he says.
Hallenberg means that the purpose of Iran's attack may have been to mark rather than to escalate the conflict between the countries further.
They show that they have the ability, but they do not hit so much that the Americans strike back, he says and continues:
It was the same last time when (top general) Qasem Soleimani was killed in January 2020. Then they shot at an American base in Iraq and then the USA was warned in advance.
It is still unclear what damage Iran's attack has caused, but Hallenberg believes that the USA was well prepared.
They have the highest alert at that base, so I think it will be quite difficult to damage it properly, he says.
