“There’s thinking in and around the administration that the politics are a lot better if the Israelis go first and alone and the Iranians retaliate against us, and give us more reason to take action,” one of the sources told Politico under the condition of anonymity.
The pro-democracy movement has made it very clear that they want no US involvement. It’ll get civilians killed and will make it harder to dislodge the mullahtocracy.