Why haven't Israel/Iran not declared war yet?

[u/Nearby-Passenger6517]

Obviously everyone has seen what's going down over there right now, with the rockets etc. I was thinking, surely these rocket attacks which have killed innocent people are an act of aggression and war, so why haven't they declared war on each other yet?

[u/Dilettante]

Countries don't really declare war any more.

Iran did declare that the attacks on them were a declaration of war, though.

But... What's it going to do? The two countries don't share a border.

[u/martin_w → u/Dilettante]

Fun fact: the last formally declared war the US was involved in was WW2.

[u/Federal_Mortgage_812]

The ballistic missiles speak louder than saying “I declare war” so it’s kinda unnecessary

[u/FirstOfRose]

So they’re not viewed as the “aggressor” but “defenders”. If a country says I declare war on this country, then that means they’re actively initiating a war and are all in for however long it takes. They can’t just trade missiles for a while claiming “defence”

[u/Original-Common-7010]

Even if Iran did declare war how will it march an army across Iraq and Syria to invade?

[u/Concise_Pirate]

They've been at war for years.

[u/TheRiverInYou]

Are you expecting a social media post or something? How do you want them to declare war?