Jones on Retaliatory Attacks from Iran: There’s a High Probability of an Iran Partner Force Conducting Attacks on U.S. Interests

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BURNETT: “Seth. Among those unanswered questions is what‘s going to happen to the United States? Is Iran envoy to the UN just spoke out and said that the United States is complicit in this attack, and that the U.S. will face consequences for it. And I know Marco Rubio said, oh, well, the U.S. didn‘t help. But then Trump said he knew everything about it. Everything. And he knew the day. And, you know, sort of sent a very different message. But I am wondering, Seth, whether you believe at this time that Iran has the ability and the will to conduct real attacks against American interests?”

Jones: “Well, Aaron, I think there are two types of threats the Iranians pose. The one is probably Less of a. it‘s a lower Probability, and that is a direct Iranian attack against the U.S., whether it‘s in the homeland or an. Iranian attack against a U.S. base. The other, which is a higher probability, I think, is an Iranian partner force. The Houthis. In Yemen, for example, popular mobilization forces In Iraq Conducting attacks Against the U.S. or U.S. interests in the Middle East. And what‘s what‘s. Been interesting, Aaron, is that there are other powers that have facilitated the Houthis. One of the things that we‘ve seen over the last six months is both Russian and Chinese. Assistance to the Houthis for intelligence, satellite imagery, as well as components for weapons systems, including drones. So there Are Other powers. And and it‘s it‘s worth remembering that the Iranians were very helpful to the Russians Including with drones and their war in Ukraine. I suspect they‘ll be asking for help now.”