Iran going nuclear or already there ?

Who is everyone? Also who is escalating against who here? Iran/Houthis decided that Red Sea was going to be a kind of war zone didn't they? It is their misadventure. It all seems to have little to do with Israel or Palestine tbh, more a general animus against the "West", in particular Europe I think, and a decision to take things up a notch

How many countries ships passing by have been pirated (+ crew held hostage) or bombed now? Just US military abilities + maybe a bit of luck thrown in has meant that no ships have been sunk or sailors killed.

Wasn't that kind of stuff an "act of war" when such things as declaring a war existed?

Even forgetting the commercial shipping attacks + piracy, they are busy trying to sink US military ships also.

Even if US really, really don't want to get involved in ME again and revisit past, they were never going to just sit there and keep swatting down the drones and missiles forever + never respond to it (at least until one gets through).

Of course they do. Where did I state they didn't?

They remain a target

The Iranians and north Koreans are supplying and supporting genocide in Ukraine.... Is Iran and North Korea (and their proxies) a legitimate target?

Yes

Yes, they fired an anti-ship ballistic missile on Wednesday after the UN security council passed the resolution.

The US was well within their right of self defense prior to the vote as their warships were targeted by the Houthi's.

In what world do people think firing missiles at a US warship should go unchallenged?

you could argue that for warships. Your argument falls on its arse when those attacks are targeted against Norwegian, Danish and Dutch ships.

Civilian ships with civilian personnel on board.

You can't start chucking ballistic anti ship missiles at random commercial ships and not expect missiles heading in your direction.

I'm not sure on the time the vote was held. But I think you're correct. The attack was during the debate but before the vote. So Russia is well within its right to call a meeting. Hypocrisy at it's finest.

Doesn't change the fact countries don't need UN permission for acts of self defense.

Begs the question, why didn't the US wait until the Houthis broke the UNSC resolution?

I know the US don't need to, it would just look better on the world stage.

No one cares anymore .... one side here one side there ...

All backing each other up in secret and no one even cares ....

Israel or Iran or America or Spudworld it is all the same ...

All a big big giddly iddly idally giddly idally game !!!! ....

You'd wonder where that jet fuel was going. If it was going to Israel, the Houthis could easily feel it was going to be used against the population of Gaza and therefore a justified target.

On the issue of oil - it appears that Israel's biggest oil refinery has closed after an explosion there. If the damage done was serious, it could be a game-changer. I wonder who Israel will attack now by way of revenge?