Isreal launches strikes on Iran

[RickyD]

I wouldn't expect much conventional retaliatory strikes from Iran. They just don't have great capabilities vs Isreal. What they do have is an army of islamic radicals around the world. I expect a lot of asymmetry and proxy funded strikes. I also expect they will do their very best to target military and government officals.

What I see as a worst case scenario is the use of 1 or more dirty bombs. They may not have a proper warhead yet and it wouldn't be likely to get through even if they had 5 or 10. Now sneaking a dirty bomb in actually has a chance of success...and would esclate things in a very unpredictable manner...a very not good unpredictable manner.

[putnam6]

Iran is currently hitting Israel

[Observer]

Iran is currently hitting Israel

[Video: https://www.youtube.com/my7-xLpJaEc?si=qomcGD-hUUbWyvaP]

Yup.

Replying to your post I see you posted a link but I can’t see it. 

Edit: nvm, I see it now. 

[Bush Master]

I'd bet a box of donuts that Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kwait, Egypt, and Iraq are all very happy about Israel hitting Irans nuclear capabilities ... even if in public they say they aren't.  Bet they are.  They know Iran is the problem child of the region.

For sure we can say Iran is the one seeking open conflict with Israel, three countries to it's west.

I doubt Israel cares enough similarly with Iran's internal and border skirmish issues to undertake every possible attack, like Iran does.

[Sky727]

Drones, Mossad, and the prep that started over 8 months ago to preposition assets.. 

Israel attacked Iran with a Mossad intelligence agent behind enemy lines missile and drone attack. It's similar to operation spider web but this is operation rising lion. F-35 and F-15 and F-16 fighter jets over 200 of them struck Iran's nuclear facilities and oil production capabilities. Then Iran struck back with a ballistic missile attack that Israel and America tried to intercept.

[annonentity]

Virtually half of the people around Trump are joint Israeli citizens and half the senate as well. So the cake is baked in that respect. The Mossad have been working for years on getting the dirt on the people in power in the West . It was reported a few years back that when the Mossad had a few beers on a quiet weekend they would show dirty movies of Yasser Arafat with his young boyfriends. So most of the West will be involved until some sort of rebellion happens that's if it does. Even we can see that a lot of western elites seem to put it gently have different sexual proclivities from the norm and must be vulnerable .
 Scenario 1     The western strategy in Ukraine will be reversed as far as the middle east goes, China and Russia will help Iran in plausible deniable ways. I would think that the conflict will stay in the ME for a good part and the price of fuel will go up up and up. To where fifteen-minute cities will be forced on much of the population. Either way its madness which will have the effect of placing the west in a war situation with the martial law card used even if Iran keep their cells on the leash until needed.

Senario 2    It is all about getting Russia cut up for it's resources a regime change in Iran, will just put NATO missiles on Russia's southern border, Russia really only has one real option and that is a decapitation strike on the West. But they will use the ME to even the playing field and buy time while they get prepared. Which might mean a decapitation strike on Russia preemptively. But it's all deception as we get fed BS  I think that people in the east and west have had enough of the US/Israeli  foreign policy as a war on three fronts might be a bit more than they can chew but it might be all in the plan, as it kills more than two birds at once . Low income unemployed will go for the military option and head for the meat grinder  A war economy will be handy during  the reset, 
  So basically, a Crapfest is unfolding which will impact all of us to some degree and cause a lot of unrest in main centres.

[UltraBudgie]

huh seems to be the prevailing opinion that iran is driven to get nukes and bomb their neighbours

wondering if this is the case really

seen a lot of lies

most i can see is they've supported efforts to oppose us/israeli hegemony in the middle east?

statement from defence secretary saying they might be able to make something that "looks like" a nuke.

un weapons inspections saying they gave up their active program in the early 2000s.

wondering if there is an objective case really that they are some kind of bloodthirsty existential threat. it seems rather convenient justification for what would otherwise be naked aggression against them. there's a lot of stink of western propaganda in the air.

can anyone link something that makes the case? please?

[xuenchen]

One major target in Iran is a deep underground processing and storage facility that can't be penetrated by lightweight bombs. Israel can't deliver any. But The U.S. can and we've got bombers that can deliver. Guess is when will we?? 

[Oldcarpy2]

One major target in Iran is a deep underground processing and storage facility that can't be penetrated by lightweight bombs. Israel can't deliver any. But The U.S. can and we've got bombers that can deliver. Guess is when will we?? 

Any time soon, I'd guess?

[KrustyKrab]

One major target in Iran is a deep underground processing and storage facility that can't be penetrated by lightweight bombs. Israel can't deliver any. But The U.S. can and we've got bombers that can deliver. Guess is when will we?? 

Better question is why should we?   I think the smart thing for the US to do is to lay low and let Israel run a proxy war for us.  Otherwise I feel we’ll be knee deep in it with no turning back, not like we aren’t already.  It would also put the US in extreme danger and on high alert as far as terror cells already in the country.  

I hope whoever thinks this through has some foresight of the possible repercussions.  It’s a whole new game if the US starts dropping bombs on Iran.