US/Israel conduct airstrikes on Iran again

They are quite different overall. Irish parties are committed to peaceful means and recognise the soveregnity of others while having terroritorial claims. As we clearly see Likud do not. We see through their ongoing policies their constitution was more than just about making an aspirational territorial claim they are engaging in violent expulsion and displacement of people( some might say ethnic cleansing) to bring about the goals of the charter . That is the major difference.

I mean we do not have Irish government ministers regularly make speeches that can be construed as calling for ethnic cleansing. Nor while in power do they stand accused by the ICC and ICJ of war crimes and committing genocide. It almost seems like you are trying to draw parallels in order to defend the current Israeli government. Which is strange given your condemnation of other governments that are accused of killing civilians and breaking international law.

Similarly with BEV. The import of GB plated EV's through NI was flying it before the war and will only gain further momentum now that pump prices climb beyond €2/L...and that's just the second hand import market. PHEV and BEV are odds on to be number 1 and 2 power train best sellers in the new car market this year.

Good to remind ourselves of the illegality of the US/Israel war on Iran and Israel's war against Lebanon.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/03/un-experts-denounce-aggression-iran-and-lebanon-warn-devastating-regional

UN experts today condemned the ongoing military assaults on Iran and Lebanon by the United States and Israel as flagrant violations of international law.

“The conflict risks engulfing the wider region in catastrophic armed violence and threatens to set yet another precedent of total impunity for some of the world’s strongest military powers,” the experts said.

They stressed that the unprovoked attack by the United States and Israel on Iran – carried out while negotiations were still ongoing and with the implicit or explicit endorsement of numerous States – is entirely illegal under international law and constitutes an act of aggression.

“U.S. and Israel should stop waging and expanding wars, and considering themselves as above international legality,” the experts said.

“Only the Iranian people can decide their own future, in full sovereignty, and in line with the principles of the rule of law and respect for human rights,” the experts said. They added that decades of U.S. interference in Iran and the rest of the Middle East through coups, military interventions and unilateral sanctions, had caused chaos in the region and must end.

They also condemned Israel’s escalation of hostilities in Lebanon, which could amount to an irresponsible act of aggression.

“The orders issued to the inhabitants of South Lebanon and southern Beirut to leave their homes are blatantly illegal,” the experts said. “Combined with heavy and indiscriminate bombardment, these orders have resulted in the forced displacement of at least 700,000 people – which would constitute yet another war crime.”

The experts deplored the failure of the UN Security Council to fulfil its responsibilities for international peace and security in the region. “This dereliction is irreversibly pushing the world towards a precipice,” they said.

The people put into these high positions are unqualified with their own agendas.

It's why congress have confirmation hearings, which now are about as useful as a chocolate tea pot.

On what planet is KegSeth qualified for anything but a pew pew pow fratbro pod cast?

If it wasn't so monumentally dangerous it would be hilarious.

I hate waking up to the news. More threats issued by Trump in the news.

It sickening.

He can hardly talk any more and he fell asleep at a summit. He belongs in a nursing home, not in government. I know that won't fix the American government but it might help a little bit. The other lad with the greasy head on him knows how to speak a little bit better.

There's a lyric from Jay-Z's 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)':

"When my situation ain't improvin', I'm tryna murder everything movin'"

That's basically US foreign policy now.

I mean escalating the conflict with Iran. When the US and Israel carry out more strikes, it increases the likelihood of retaliation and the situation spiralling.

China did some kind of exercise with 2000 "fishing boats" where they briefly assembled in a very orderly pattern. Like they were testing mass co-ordination & tactics. Was it a test or a warning/demonstration.

I can see the scenario evolving whereby all of Israels neighbours see that constant low tech bombardment is more sustainable than Israel's ability to hit back.

Trump's statement that chaos for the Gulf states is good for US oil exporters completely undermines future US security guarantees.

We keep hearing that Israel is merely acting in self defence and faces 'an existential threat to its very existence' etc. But this actually describes Iran, not Israel. The two regimes are openly trying to topple the state, foment civil war and the break up of the country, have assassinated its leader etc (most of which are completely illegal under international law).