{"id":347313,"date":"2026-05-28T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-dont-want-to-poke-the-bear-despite-targeting-u-s-base-in-gulf-says-skys-military-analyst\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:00:29","slug":"iran-dont-want-to-poke-the-bear-despite-targeting-u-s-base-in-gulf-says-skys-military-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-dont-want-to-poke-the-bear-despite-targeting-u-s-base-in-gulf-says-skys-military-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran &#8216;don&#8217;t want to poke the bear&#8217; despite targeting U.S. base in Gulf, says Sky&#8217;s military analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8wKd5jHKXbM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran 'don't want to poke the bear' despite targeting U.S. base in Gulf, says Sky's military analyst\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8wKd5jHKXbM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran &#8216;would not have wanted to poke the bear too much&#8217; despite targeting a US military base in the Gulf, says Sky&#8217;s military analyst Sean Bell. 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