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Israel attack on Iran

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AGAA4 Fri 13-Jun-25 08:24:30

This is a serious situation. Netanyahu has gone against advice from the US and has attacked Iran.
Iran will retaliate and Israel has closed down today waiting for the attack.
Although the US has distanced itself from this only warning Iran not to target US bases it's inevitable that they may get pulled into this war.

Oreo Fri 13-Jun-25 22:05:38

Sounds like it’s the retired Colonel who’s an idiot.

Claremont Fri 13-Jun-25 21:59:14

And retired USA Colonel Douglas McGregor disagrees, ad calls Netanyahu a dangerous idiot.

'Iran's arsenal of missiles is enormous. It could flatten Israel in a day, They have the power to go to war. They have however chosen repeatedly to avoid war. Ad I have said it one thousand times, no one in the Middle East is interested in war, except Israel and the USA. That's it.

Oreo Fri 13-Jun-25 21:51:51

Iran isn’t a nuclear State yet which is why now is a good time to attack nuclear sites before the uranium enrichment gets any further.Israel are doing us all a favour.Good for them.

Claremont Fri 13-Jun-25 21:49:52

edit- at massive risk, including MAD and the END...

Claremont Fri 13-Jun-25 21:46:40

No, not anti Israel. Anti THIS Israel and Netanyahu, anit this terrible one sided war, this genocide- just like so many Israelis and Jews, in Israel and all over the world.

And anti putting Israel, Jews, and all of us- the entire world, by attacking a very dangerous nuclear state like Iran.

Oreo Fri 13-Jun-25 21:44:53

It doesn’t matter which country trims the wings of Iran, as long as it’s done and prevents or slows their nuclear ambitions.

Oreo Fri 13-Jun-25 21:43:19

Just anti Israel then?

Maremia Fri 13-Jun-25 21:38:14

I second that Claremont.

Claremont Fri 13-Jun-25 21:35:33

Sorry, Israel is currently a massive danger for the whole world, by its actions in Gaza, the West Bank and now Iran.

NONE of us are pro Hamas. NONE of us are pro Iran. NONE.

Maremia Fri 13-Jun-25 21:35:16

Donald Trump isn't dangerous to the West? He is barking mad, at everyone who tries to say 'no' to him.

Oreo Fri 13-Jun-25 21:26:47

Israel isn’t dangerous to the West, nor is the US.
Iran is, and Russia is certainly.

Claremont Fri 13-Jun-25 21:24:09

Oreo

It seems that those who are pro Palestinian on here are also pro Iran, or anyone who isn’t Israel.
Do they realise how dangerous Iran is? What a threat to the West?Do they fully understand how Iran funds and enables all the Muslim extremists, terrorists?
How terrible they are towards their own people, murdering even teenage girls who don’t cover up?
Israel has done the West a favour as well as taking care of itself.

Don't me so absolutely ridiculous!

We realise both are diabolically dangerous, all three including the USA. Oh and Russia.

Oreo Fri 13-Jun-25 21:03:14

Yes, or Israel or us or…..

Galaxy Fri 13-Jun-25 20:55:45

Yes there is a moral high ground in terms of France having nuclear weapons or Iran having nuclear weapons.

Doodledog Fri 13-Jun-25 20:54:08

When it comes to nuclear weapons, nobody has the moral high ground, as there is none.

Oreo Fri 13-Jun-25 20:51:51

It seems that those who are pro Palestinian on here are also pro Iran, or anyone who isn’t Israel.
Do they realise how dangerous Iran is? What a threat to the West?Do they fully understand how Iran funds and enables all the Muslim extremists, terrorists?
How terrible they are towards their own people, murdering even teenage girls who don’t cover up?
Israel has done the West a favour as well as taking care of itself.

AGAA4 Fri 13-Jun-25 19:55:06

Exactly Maremia Israel were able to pinpoint their targets as their intelligence services are one of the best.
Begs the question of how this superb intelligence service missed the attack by Hamas in 2023.

ronib Fri 13-Jun-25 19:47:33

Tel Aviv currently under fire from ballistic missiles.

Whitewavemark2 Fri 13-Jun-25 19:20:08

David49

Maremia

And as the sad subject of Gaza has been raised on this thread, does the precision/deadly accuracy, with which the Israeli forces found their targets in far off Iran, give the lie to any claims that killing medics, aid workers and journalists in Gaza is 'accidental'?

The defence chiefs and scientists in Iran were not deliberately hiding behind civilians as human shields, also not too much information about civilian casualties in the Iran strikes

Misinformation, if you listen to British doctors, doctors from MSF, and watch what is happening on the ground.m

David49 Fri 13-Jun-25 19:18:03

Maremia

And as the sad subject of Gaza has been raised on this thread, does the precision/deadly accuracy, with which the Israeli forces found their targets in far off Iran, give the lie to any claims that killing medics, aid workers and journalists in Gaza is 'accidental'?

The defence chiefs and scientists in Iran were not deliberately hiding behind civilians as human shields, also not too much information about civilian casualties in the Iran strikes

Whitewavemark2 Fri 13-Jun-25 19:10:21

Maremia

And as the sad subject of Gaza has been raised on this thread, does the precision/deadly accuracy, with which the Israeli forces found their targets in far off Iran, give the lie to any claims that killing medics, aid workers and journalists in Gaza is 'accidental'?

Of course it does.

Claremont Fri 13-Jun-25 18:29:24

It seems clear that Trump is very much behind this- what is the deal with him ad Netanyahu?

Maremia Fri 13-Jun-25 18:18:39

And as the sad subject of Gaza has been raised on this thread, does the precision/deadly accuracy, with which the Israeli forces found their targets in far off Iran, give the lie to any claims that killing medics, aid workers and journalists in Gaza is 'accidental'?

Wyllow3 Fri 13-Jun-25 18:08:59

I'm watching the 6pm news, and feel more strongly than ever that `Netanyahu has chosen now to strike in order to distract from those starving in Gaza.

I can see no evidence from nay source whatsoever that suggests that Iran has suddenly become a threat why now rather than a year ago? In 6 months time.

Makes me think of Maggie Thatchers "rescue" by the Falklands in terms of popularity and distraction

Save those starving!!!

Claremont Fri 13-Jun-25 17:56:30

Oreo

Claremont

I disagree with all nuclear weapons. In the 70s and 80s, I was very active in trying to explain that nuclear proliferation would be a disaster, and the MAD was just a short term fix that would break down when one or two (or more) power hungry mad men got involved. And until smaller so called 'tactical' nuclear weapons were created, as for now- which give the massively dangerous illusion that a limited, targetted, nuclear attack is survivable.

Attacking Iran is a diabolical act of aggression from Israel that puts the whole world at risk, and Israel and its inhabitants, as well as Palestine and the whole Middle-East, at massive risk. The whole world indeed. There is NO EXCUSE for this attack- the consequences of which could be diabolically dire.

Israel attacked first, with the first bombs. The rest ?????

There’s every excuse to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.

Oh the hypocrisy. There's every excuse to stop Israel acquiring (well they are not supposed to, but apparently they have loads already) nuclear weapons. A country that is prepared to commit genocide and kill a whole people, children and babies, in the cruelest of ways, and take their whole land.