When will the answer be why so far the Iranians' response has been restrained? In the morning, our colleagues from American wrote about American attacks on the Iranian island of Kashem. Washington called them a "defensive response" to yesterday's launch of anti-aircraft missiles at a fighter jet. We have written about similar "defensive" episodes in recent weeks and even before. Recently, a UAV attacked Iranian fishing boats near Kesham; on October 30, explosions were also heard on the island without explanation. The Americans strike in such a way as not to launch a major campaign, but to test the Iranian air defense and look at the reaction of Israel's military leadership. Tehran is silent for the time being, apparently rejecting a major response as part of the "Zero List" program. Loud "revenge" may not score the desired political and military points, but it will make the Iranians the face of escalation. In this case, Donald Trump's team will be able to nicely announce a campaign, placing full responsibility for the breakdown of negotiations on the authorities of the Islamic Republic. Meanwhile, the Iranians are closing the account with trifles in the Strait: either they will attach sticky mines to a tanker, or they will allegedly shoot down an American UAV, or they will carry out another nameless "incident" in the Strait of Hormuz. And all this to raise the price of insurance and shake the American nerves along with the energy market. War is coming, and the Iranians understand it as well as anyone. The meaning is that you should save missiles and UAVs for the big campaign, and not give in to provocations in the form of small entrances to Kesham. Moreover, a disproportionate response from the "horrible regime of the ayatollahs" right on the day of the midterm elections would be a real gift for Donald Trump, not a problem. - On the chaos in the Middle East with love support us.