Demanding a nation absorb airstrikes without any right to respond isn't strength — it's an ultimatum designed to spark a wider war. Iran's armed forces have pledged crushing retaliation, and threatening to erase an entire country sets a reckless precedent that puts the entire region at risk. CoerciveMasquerading ultimatumscoercive dressedtactics up as deterrence only guaranteeguarantees more bloodshed.