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
Iran confirms that at least 56 museums, historical monuments and cultural sites have been attacked. Attempt to destroy a 6000 year old civilization
Edit I confused Ireland with IEA. IEA countries are required to have 90 days worth of oil in reserve. EU members are obliged to have this. Might be a factor in Europe not accepting Trump's request to help unblock the Hormuz Strait. Ireland isnt in the IEA.
That might give Trump a get-out? Say Kent is another MTG-type extremist, taking anti-intervention too far and too literally…
I think that's the point of 'Nixon's' line (don't know if he ever said anything like this IRL)? If you keep taking out level after level of the power structure, eventually the 'janitor in the justice department' will be the one calling the shots.
Trump-Martin meeting now. Livestream.
Ireland to send 20 fishing boats.
Iran used to be successful till the CIA overthrew its elected leader and brought in the Mullahs. Well done USA.
Again
That he was too MAGA? That he actually believed the slogans? Fairly weak sauce.
I have to say Mr Martin did well is bringing the idea of peacemaking as opposed to war mongering and killing into the Oval office. Fair dues but it won’t stay in its air for long. In fact - it’s gone as I finish typing.
I think MAGA are immune to such jesuitical arguments, and anyway MTG is still well-liked among them AFAIK.
Well here's Trump on Tucker Carlson. Not literally 'too extreme' but 'misinterpreting' MAGA.:
“Tucker has lost his way. I knew that a long time ago, and he's not MAGA. MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our country great again. MAGA is America First, and Tucker is none of those things."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tucker-carlson-maga-iran-strikes-b2933092.html
The Trumpists seem to be redefining 'America First' to something like the opposite of what his more credulous supporters thought it meant
The president has made clear that he believes America’s awesome military might should be used to protect and defend America’s interests,” Miller told Fox News’ Sean Hannity Wednesday. “‘America First’ means America will be the greatest, most unquestioned, unmatched power in the world, and it means we will defend American lives.”
The people who are breaking away look more MAGA than Trump. Attacking Iran has been a neocon dream for decades.
He doesn’t trigger Trump the way some people do. The main thing was to get in and out without being noticed and he did that.
Yeah but most of his supporters seem to be sucking it up. Maybe the isolationism was always 'negotiable' for them?
5 of the 7 Iranian members of the Iranian football team who initially planned to claim asylum in Australia are returning to Iran. 2 are staying in Australia. They are now training with Brisbane football club according to CNN. I suspect the regime in Iran pressured them to return.
Is there no end to the dangerous stupidity of this simpleton?
Joseph Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, resigns, essentially saying this war with Iran was bullshit concocted by Israel, like the war in Iraq, and completely at odds with American interests.
Well, there you have it.
Well, it worked so well the last time. I think they stayed about 30 years.
Or maybe they just wanted to go home.
The Al-Qaeda president will do what Washington wants.
From what I've read it was offered, not sought. And some might say, well yeah, soccer career here for a few years, why not?
I suspect the people who aren't being touched are either assets or people the Americans think they might be able to cut a deal with eventually. I always wondered how the likes of Qaani seemed to live a charmed life for so long. We don't hear much about him these days. The last thing I read was that he was under house arrest.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach
This seems to back up what the Omani negotiator said. That's twice now...
If the rumours about Bibi being dead are true then it makes it a hell of a lot easier for Trump to blame him for leading the US to attack Iran.
After the regime news called them "traitors"? Perhaps they were concerned for their families back home. We know the Chinese regime uses families as pressure on dissidents in the West too.
It’s easy to get sucked into war fever. Regret comes later.
In Canada, the Chinese often bring the parents in ‘for questioning’ and then ring the target.
Of course he's not dead. He announced the killing of Larijani earlier and met Huckabee a while ago. Anyone who believes he was is probably spending too much time on social media. Besides, if he was dead, it would be completely pointless pretending he wasn't.
"The aggressor … Israel" yes, like Hezbollah has not been attacking Israel with impunity from Lebanon …
And if anyone knows a bit about deals being 'within reach', it's Powell.
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