[Mick]

Similarly, Iran so far has been able to do whatever it wants through it's proxy forces in much of the middle east. Eventually, they will go "too far" and either Israel or the US will take military action. We need a way to let Iran know this can't go on. We don't have that AFAIK. That is the danger. Starting a war and occupying Iran is possible. Then what?

If the deaths of American military personnel isn't "too far", and the ongoing attacks by Houthis and others isn't "too far", then...what would constitute "too far"?

[Mick]

Similarly, Iran so far has been able to do whatever it wants through it's proxy forces in much of the middle east. Eventually, they will go "too far" and either Israel or the US will take military action. We need a way to let Iran know this can't go on. We don't have that AFAIK. That is the danger. Starting a war and occupying Iran is possible. Then what?

If the deaths of American military personnel isn't "too far", and the ongoing attacks by Houthis and others isn't "too far", then...what would constitute "too far"?