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Israeli missile has struck Iran, US officials say - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

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An Israeli missile has hit Iran, two US officials have told the BBC's US partner CBS News.

Iranian state media is reporting that flights have been suspended over several cities, according to Associated Press.

Iran has been on high alert after Israel said it would respond to an Iranian attack against it on Saturday night

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[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago

Irresponsible decision from Israel, the initial exchange seemed justified with no reason to escalate things.

[-] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 months ago

It wasn't justified by israel the first time either. Anyone with iq above room temperature knows Israel is doing all of this for a reason .

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

To drag the US into an Afghanistan-style quagmire conflict with Iran, something American evangelicals and far-right military gumbas have been chomping at the bit for since the Carter Administration?

[-] rdrunner@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

John Bolton literally has made this his life's mission and has been working non-stop for it

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

We don't want to go to war in the middle east. You are 100 percent right that some conservatives have been after that forever. Luckily I hope that as a nation we have grown past policing the world and being involved by sending troops. We can't handle another war right now.

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago

Conservatives? Who is president right now?

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Did you read the comment I responded to?

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago

Yeah far right evangelicals. Aka Joe Biden.

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