Proxy warfare.
israel hits Iran time after time in Syria, and Iran is not able to retaliate.
No , Iran retaliates, Iran just retaliates at a different time and different way. Look at the just ended Gaza war! Iran made sure Gaza punished ISrael properly, and LONdon's victory parade that had 250K people was the confirmation that this was done. Even if Israel hits civilian ships, that still HITS ISrael, because that affects tax revenue, business prospects, income, ITS LIKE SANCTIONS, so its all warfare, cyber, economic, reputational, media, ground level kinetic, its all war.
To be frank with you, you have to understand how Iran sees war and conflict- its fluid and continuous, these mini wars are just steps in the much bigger dynamics.
That’s why I say they hit Iran in Syria. Every month they strike military bases in Syria, where Iran is stockpiling weapons. Iran themselves admitted Iranians died in those strikes.
but its only a bunch of Iranians that die, probably X number in a year, so yes, its lives, but its very few, and those weaposn are cheap- locally made, so no USD involved, so they can be replaced, its just part of a "budget"...and Iran wont give up, you hitting a depot here or there is exactly why you wil lose the conflict, you dont have your eyes on the big prize, but Iran does. thats why Iran beats US in conflicts in the middle east - facts! Look at how US ran out of AFghanistan, NATO is a tootless tiger with dentures. you haven't proven crap on the battlefield since WII!