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The issue is whether the US is willing to change the fighting from a proxy conflict to a direct one.
Then the proxy war is one-sided, and we need to challenge Iran in a hot war.
Right now, their proxies are attacking us directly. Iran faces no cost (except for materiel). Low risk, high reward for Iran. They'll only stop if it costs them something. Otherwise, why stop?
I'm not terribly concerned about a "hot war" with Iran. They can't touch us. Their army is useless, and their air force and navy we could destroy in a day. They might go after Israel, but Israel would demolish them.
Right now, Iran has no downside to their actions. We need to give them one if we expect them to modify their behavior.
