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⚡️⭕️ Pakeh settlement resident to Hebrew Channel 11:

I received my new house yesterday and it was destroyed today in the Iranian missile attack

Iran doing more anti-colonialism in 2 days than Bernie Sanders in his life

A former CIA officer posted his analysis of the situation:

"The Potemkin Village propaganda generated by Israel and spread by Western media is coming apart at the seams. While many in the West still believe that Israel has struck a fatal blow on Iran and that Iran is just days away from a collapse, the Iranian missile force is alive and well and bombing the shit out of Israel. I suspect that Iran is employing Houthi tactics with their ballistic missiles that are fired from mobile launchers — i.e., instead of relying on fixed sites, Iran is deploying its missiles around the country on mobile launchers, which are virtually impossible to detect and destroy in a timely manner. As I write this, Iran reportedly has launched an eighth-wave of missiles. Iran is going to engage Israel in a tit-for-tat battle until Israel ceases its attacks on Iran."

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"Another reality confronting Israel is that the United States does not have unlimited supplies of air defense missiles, and other weapons, to send to Israel. For example, consider the limitations of the THAAD and SM-3 antiballistic missile systems… the US can only manufacture 50-75 THAAD and 60-84 SM-3 interceptors per year! I read another report today — can’t find it now — that the US is sending weapons intended for Ukraine to Israel. I’m sure Zelensky will be thrilled with that news. If this report is true, Ukraine’s days are numbered. Without sustained US military and intelligence support, Ukraine cannot sustain its military operations through the summer."

https://sonar21.com/the-zionists-are-crying-uncle-sam/

Is the thread holding together for people? I only access it via computer and directly through hexbear and it's fine for me, but I've seen people say it's getting real slow on phone or through lemmy. I can post next week's thread early if not. Or maybe I'll make it more open-ended than "week" if things keep escalating as they are now.

So what the fuck did the Israeli government think was going to happen? Whatever the result this is going to be ruinous to both countries, they're just pounding each other.

You can't just eat city blocks being destroyed and continue. Populations get mad, building is easier at peace, soldiers want to help their families etc.

I mean ww2 showed that bombing campaigns don't win wars but they do beggar nations. Are they banking on a martial plan style bailout? The usa is not in the same position economically but I suppose the damage is relatively limited vs Europe.

if America joins the war officially, any predictions what US forces might do?

Wait a goodamn minute, Iran's Fordow nuclear facility is 800 METERS underground???

lmao wtf was the worry about, there's no bunker buster in existence that can even get a quarter of the way through

The Israelis and Americans are delusional if they think they can take out Iran's nuclear program

For the love of god someone please edit this speech to footage of True Promises II and III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56vtZsQgAF0

Palestinian poet Tamim Al Barghouti on the current situation:

Netanyahu was betting on a military coup in Iran, relying on those who facilitated the killing of all the martyrs there some time ago: Raisi, Abdollahian, and others... This explains the violence of the strike. He hoped he wouldn't have to bear its consequences. Of course, the coup failed... Netanyahu got involved, asked for help from the United States, but they refused. Now he wants to back down. Let's be clear: no one should allow the situation to return to what it was before the Israeli aggression against Iran... If the war stops before the fall of the regime in Israel, then that Israeli regime will seek to topple the Iranian regime by other means after the ceasefire. The model of the ceasefire in Lebanon is clear, and before it the successive truces in Gaza... Therefore, the only path for Iran, and with it the entire Levant, is complete victory over it... The equation is zero-sum and there is no room for compromise, neither now nor later... Oh God! I hope this opinion is heard this time and is useful... because all the advice before it was appropriate, and if it had been heeded, people dear to us would still be with us now...

lol look at this hubris from a few days ago.

how about.... "HOLY SHIT OUR GOVERNMENT IS CRAZY WE JUST ATTACKED A NATION WITH SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED MISSLE TECH IN THE MIDDLE EAST WE NEED TO STOP THIS NOW"

but nah.... it's crazy to me how they just don't get it

Critical support to Elon Musk?

Shahran Oil Depot in Tehran still burning at morning, after being struck overnight. The fumes from this will be horrible, anyone in Tehran should stay inside if at all possible.

Pictures coming out of Israel and Iran look similar to Gaza. Its mutual destruction. I believe the only players in the game are United States and its allies waiting for dusts to settle in Iran to roll in and take the country. Israel is just a card they are willing to risk with.

lovehow two thirds of portlanders are the most pretentious bsky socdems you'll ever witness and the rest are the closest ppl to actual badass ancom sleeper cell operatives in the country lol