> Who, if anyone, is Iran allowed to retaliate against?
The answer here is surrender and disarmament. It's the only outcome that seems compatible with the reintegration of Iran into the world economy, normalization of diplomatic relationships with neighboring countries, and path to development/prosperity for its people.
Iran will never surrender because US/Israel proved themselves unequivocally to be brutal savages that will torture, rape and kill you if you surrender. There is literally no point in surrendering to a barbarian horde.
There's so many people here who have clearly lost their ability to think clearly any time Israel is involved. I'm sure it's just coincidence though and nothing else is going on.
Personally I don't trust the (real, actual) barbarian horde when it tries the ole switcheroo and projects barbarism, without evidence, onto its victims.
"The baby I just sniped in the head was a confirmed Hamazbollah IRGC terrorist." Sure, buddy. Hasbara is for losers.
Completely different geopolitical scenario. If USA exterminated Germans/Japanese then their Soviet/Communist neighbors would fill in the power/population gap.
It's also worth mentioning that the Germans and Japanese themselves were extremely brutal to their defenseless, surrendered neighbors that they attempted to colonize.
The answer here is surrender and disarmament. It's the only outcome that seems compatible with the reintegration of Iran into the world economy, normalization of diplomatic relationships with neighboring countries, and path to development/prosperity for its people.