The IDF sure seems to know the Iranian's business which suggests they have "penetrated" the various segments of the Iranian forces and organizations....something the Mossad and other Israeli intelligence forces are very good at doing. The IDF is know properly for being patient and taking years to do that along with the modern capacities of reading other Gentlemen's Mail through. I think there is sufficient evidence of that as they go about picking off particular high value human targets one after another. What is the current term of office for the head of the Iranian Military....four days is it?
That message to the head of the Iranian government is he is alive only because it has not become essential that he not be. Were I to be calling the shots every one of the Men named to be candidates for his successor would be removed until one that is seen to be a "good" replacement was named. If he turned out not to be he too would have a short term in office.
Bottom line however is that unless and until the current Iranian Regime finally wakes up and smells the coffee before departing from government service upon receiving a RIF notice....and Nuclear Inspectors are given free access to anywhere they wish to go and confirm the full and complete end to current and future efforts to achieve nukes by the Iranians....we shall not be able to say with absolute certainty that we have accomplished the stated goal of the air campaign. That campaign is going to go on until the coffee aroma is sufficiently strong to garner the attention of the Ayatollah Club members.
Old saying in the US Military....."Make it so!". The Assets are in place now to facilitate both defensive and offensive action. How much you want to bet some attention gets turned to Iranian maritime assets.
Probably other than the nuclear and missiles that is next best chance for the Iranians to do real harm to International interests.
But as in every military action, no matter who is conducted it, there is always the chance of losing support should the wrong people are harmed.
China needs Iranian oil as its economy is very strained right now. Can OPEC and other exporters pick up that demand and thus prevent China from getting upset?
Too many here think small despite there being very important issues to consider as all of this plays out.
If you wish to focus upon Trump the Man rather Trump the President of the World's strongest Military you shall continue to be Small Boys in an Adult conversation.
If you base your thinking only on hyped media rubbish and do not do some research to confirm what you are reading to be fully accurate how do you assert with certainty any given point of view.
How do we know the success of the GPU-57 Bombing as we sit in our homes. banging away on the computer keyboard when in reality the World's Intelligence services cannot with an adequate degree of certainty do so. Remember the results of the Inspectors work post the Iraq War? How long did it take for them to conduct a finely focused examination of Iraqi facilities, interview Iraqi WMD personnel?
Why would it be any different this time?
No matter which side you on this the cold hard fact is you right now with your access just do not know what the truth of the matter is.
Intelligence officials of various Nations do have a much better level of knowledge than we outsiders do and in time let's hope they are getting it right and passing accurate information along to the policy and decision makers that matter.