Though its proxies Hezbollah and Hamas have been crippled by war with Israel, its militias in Iraq could still strike US bases, though this would risk retaliation, it could blockade the Strait of Hormuz, or target regional actors like Saudi Arabia. Alternatively, said former UK ambassador to Yemen Edmund Fitton-Brown last night, it might act as if the strikes never happened. “If you consider how contained this attack was and how specific it was, it could be seen not as Trump entering the war on Israel’s side but, rather, doing what he promised to do ten years ago,” he said.