https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/13/israel-iran-strikes-defence-minister-tehran-middle-east-live
Reports stating that Israel have launched an attack against Iran
In the meantime, Israel has literally destroyed Gaza, displaced 2 million people and is now starving them (all in the name of 'self defence').
Sorry to have to address this again, but regardless of criticism of Israeli actions, Hamas don't need to be minimized. They have fired thousands of rockets into Israel for decades and still persist as a force despite a full ground war since Oct 2023 by the Israeli military. Their goal is the destruction of Israel, and they wouldn't hesitate to use any weapon (including biological, nuclear) against Israel.
(Likewise, to repeat, people minimized the Taliban as a "handful of cave dwellers with AK47's" - but the most powerful military in the world couldn't defeat them with 20 years and trillions)
What are you even talking about at this stage?
Who wants to see a nuclear Israel in that area-?-
No sane person would support that Iranian regime- like no sane person would support Israeli bombers killing civilians to get a target-
Tel A no protection was hit with Iranian missiles and Israeli civilians killed- U don't seem to care about that loss as long as Israel can hit harder-?-
It's a weakness U have-
The 'existential threat to our very existence' thing has been trotted out by the Zionists for many decades to justify multiple outrages, war crimes, genocide, you name it. In the context of Gaza and Hamas, we can see how utterly fraudulent it is - a poorly armed militia of 25,000 men without a single tank, ship or plane to their name but apparently they are going to 'destroy Israel' and cause it to cease to exist.
It's a stated goal of Netanyahu's or to give the bast*rd his real name Benjamin Mileikowsky.
Yes. If it really is as that poster suggests Israel would not have launched the attacks in the first place. This is why the likes of Israel and Turkey will never go to war. Israel would ultimately win with US support but Turkey is capable of inflicting real damage on Israel unlike the feeble and ineffectual Iranian attacks. Still it won't stop the likes of Sean W spouting his nonsense that Iran is an existential threat to Israel.
Iran is being bombed because they are financially backing Hamas, Hezbollah, and Mick Wallace's best buds, the Houthis. They are being used as proxies against Israel by the Mullah's in Iran.
Also, no one (Israel, Egypt, the Saudis, or the West) wants to see a Nuclear Iran.
Who have they fostered relationships with? Not even an attempt. Open aggression from the beginning. Is there anyone in the region they havent bombed or attacked? A country packed with yanks and European Jews who have zero lineage in the region yet feel entitled due to the fairy stories they subscribe to.
Some English lord owned the land you're living on now. Perhaps he should rock up and claim it back. Kill a few of your family while he's at it, just cos he can.
So you're telling us Tel Aviv is "getting smashed" and has "no protection".
Hundreds of ballistic missiles were launched at Israel, minimal damage caused and zero military impact.
Iran's military leadership and air defense network have been obilterated, nuclear facilities damaged, Israeli air force operating with near impunity over Iran 2km from their own borders.
Stop with the delusion.
the fact that iran is run by hardline islamic fundamentalist ayatollahs also plays a part
They are if they are repelling Iranian attacks
There's a history there.
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) was founded in 1908, following the discovery of a large oil field in Masjed Soleiman, Iran. It was the first company using the oil reserves of the Middle East. APOC was renamed Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) in 1935, and eventually became the British Petroleum Company (BP) in 1954, as one root of the BP Company today. For half a century, profit from the company flowed into European hands. Not only did the British government own a majority share but revenue that Iran did receive was used to re-pay debts owed to European creditors, which earlier shahs had incurred. Other cheap concessions in Iran were also obtained by Europeans, to their benefit and Iran's cost.
The company, too, reneged on agreements to train Iranian technicians and engineers. It paid Iranians considerably less than foreigners and accommodated Iranian workers in sub-standard housing. The 1953 Iranian coup d'état, which supported the reigning Shah and removed an elected Prime Minister, was sparked by the company's nationalization. After the coup, a new contract was negotiated giving Iran a 50 percent share.
Iran's subsequent alienation from the West (beginning in 1979), which owes much to how the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company profited from exploiting Iran's oil over many years, can be attributed in part to the irresponsible way that a "game" was played in other people's territory, with little thought to what the consequences might be. The degree to which the prosperity of former colonial powers was gained at the cost of others is an issue that a world community of nations committed to justice and a fairer distribution of resources needs to address.
they are not but iran looks like it wants to drag them all in
Well didn't Donnie agree a deal with the Houthis over the shipping route. Perhaps the Iranians feel if they can cripple financial markets Donnie might be keen to deescalate the situation due to his Saudi and Qatari friends
It's not the old government's fault that there is no one else-
Trump picked the old Republican Government- there was no other way-
If fuel goes up to much it could cost a government-
Good job oil in Libya Syria Iraq was took over-
Iran oil next-
Why are France, UK and the USA even involved in the fight?
iran now threatening france, uk, usa assets in middle east if they help defend israel from attack
this will not end well for them if they go down that route
Israel has not got the wit to build those fighter jets that are bombing Iran- and killing Iranian children-
Without America- Israel would have been walked over in 1973-
It's Irans own nuclear power and Iranian missiles that are hitting Tel A no protection-
Israel pulling the 'we have a right to defend ourselves' card whilst attacking everyone around them
I see Jordan intercepted Iranian missiles and Iraq complained about Israel using their terrority to attack Iran. I wonder was this complaint for a domestic audience . We know Iraq is supposedly allied with Iran but I suspect a lot of Arab countries aren't really bothered by what's happening provided it doesn't cause problems for them domestically
An obvious blood libel. We have been assured repeatedly that Israel does not kill children
I think it's Iran that is stumped. You only have to see the difference in response compared to last October, which was much larger and that was when an embassy was attacked.
Sky news
According to Iranian state TV, 20 children are among 60 people killed in an Israeli attack.
The report says the strike was on a housing complex in the capital, Tehran.
Israel stumped on how to proceed?
Their air force is obliterating Iran with impunity, you might have missed that.
Yeah but when it comes to voting people care more about the price of eggs than they do about war in the Middle East, so the same old governments keep getting elected
Rumours of Iranian oil refinery's getting hit.
Actually I like Iran, just not the theocratic gangsters currently running the place. As a continuation of Persia it's got a culture and history millenia old.
