Israel Launches strike against Irans Nuclear Programme

That's true but how long will the Israeli people keep backing Bibi and Likud when the missiles continue raining down on them and killing people? Bibi is walking a tightrope here, and bear in mind as soon as he is out of power he is very likely going to jail. I have a sneaking suspicion that is why he is starting all these conflicts: as long as Israel is at war he stays in power and is safe.

I'm surprised nonetheless that people think it will be relatively easy for Israel to 'degrade' or 'disable' Iran militarily. Iran is a huge country in size, bigger than Turkey, Egypt or Saudi Arabia. Far from a given that Netanyahu will be able to declare himself a victor here without outside support and take Iran out of the equation as a player in the region - and the longer this conflict goes on, the dicier things get for Israel.

Many a country has started a war and seriously underestimated their opponent.

Israel is a democracy with elections every 4 years (although it's usually sooner than that due to coalition breakdowns or stalemates). Iran is a theocratic autocratic regime with some democratic window dressing. It's up to the Israelis if they want to "topple" Netanyahu, elections are next year. Iranian people have little or no choice (except to pick the least hardline candidate).

But they've already heavily degraded them.

A foreign air force operating over your country with relative impunity 2,000km from their own borders says it all.

If Israel want to finish Iran they must put boots on the ground, the chances of that happening are miniscule, unless Bibi has gone completely off the reservation. Why do you think he has been trying to persuade the US to invade Iran for decades? He realises it is a fool's errand.

”Most Israelis”. Again, as in many other aspects of life in Israel, there is inequality. Jewish areas have more and better maintained shelters than non Jewish areas. It just reflects the reality that Jewish lives are more valued in the Israeli state than non Jewish lives.

Do you believe Israel has ever committed an act of terrorism?

Oh fantastic, the Middle East can be radioactively contaminated so Netenyahu can stay out of jail and Israel can continue to burn children to death. Yippee.

These are only 5000lb bunker busters, Israel have already been using them, it's nothing new. It's probably just a fresh delivery or them.

They really need the larger 30,000lb but that's delivered by the B2 bomber, which is why they really need the US to step in.

Big opposition to this, even among the MAGA crowd. Trump's manifesto was that he would not get involved in overseas wars.

Car bombs in Tehran? Hard to work out what the fcuk is actually going on?

Will Probably expect it's poodles The US,France and the UK to get involved....makes you wonder what hold they have over these "democratic" bastions.....

I'm wondering what Israel's 'out' from all this is if they don't succeed in toppling the Iranian government. They clearly don't want any sort of a nuclear deal or negotiated settlement with Iran.

These are my own thoughts and how I see it playing out.

If this keeps escalating we are looking at all out war with the all key players in the Middle East including America and NATO.

And if nato shows any weakness in the Middle East, Russia will invade Eastern Europe.

and then Europe which has been weak for decades will have a choice , go to war or capitulate.

dark times ahead.

Iran does not appear to have any control over its skies.

This is game over for Iran unless China or Russia choose to get involved. Israel can just pick away at them operating over Iraqi airspace.