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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 80 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Pinning this as it's HUGE.

Live updates here:

https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-attack

CNN is reporting a 2nd wave of attacks is ongoing right now.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-strikes-news-06-12-25-hnk-intl

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 70 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon calls on Security Council to stand by his country. “This is a moment to make moral decisions. Stand by Israel - or you will be partners in a dangerous silence", He said.

That's a threat not a warning

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 59 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Israel is threatening nuclear Holocaust for the entire world if you do not support their genocidal warmongering. Which will likely end in nuclear genocide. That’s what I’m seeing here. Fucking great. Awesome. Love that for us.

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This is all part of the very real Evangelical/Zionist rapture prophecy. Israel and all our western leaders are literally trying to bring about the apocalypse, they want it with religious furvor, so yes a nuclear genocide is to be expected from these people.

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[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The moral decision is blindingly obvious and it's not to threaten nuclear war to shield your rabid pit bull of an ally from retaliation, motherfucker.

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[–] kinther@lemmy.world 54 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah this isn't a small strike. They went after the leaders of Iran and their nuclear sites all at once.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Looks like they got the head of the Revolutionary Guard too.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (12 children)

To be clear, FUCK Israel-

but if you're going to do this, this is the way to do it. War is hell, and the objective should be to do whatever is necessary to bring your opponent to the table for surrender or negotiation as quickly as possible and avoid a prolonged engagement. In any other era we wouldn't even be discussing this.

Again, though, for those in the back- fuck Israel.

[–] ShoeThrower@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

That type of flawed logic is exactly what led to atomic bombs being used to kill hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians, and is Israel's supposed justification for their barbaric campaign against Palestinians.

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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Iran was barely doing anything the last few years? the sudden attack seems likes its distraction from all those protests.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Lots of news recently about Iran enriching their uranium. It’s not a big surprise.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They were manufacturing consent

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Don’t they always

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 102 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 34 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Also, does anyone actually believe this shit, re: the US lmao. They're using our arms.

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[–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I thought the vote happened before the strike?

edit: Yeah, I definitely think it happened before the strike. It wasn't off by 2 votes either.

61-53. That's closer than I expected if I read that right.

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fascism is a death cult.

I wonder how those red heiffers are doing.

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 60 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

Targetted military installations, Israel said. But seems they instead hit residential apartment complexes. So, yet another war crime.

[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 38 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Well this is Israel’s big skillset. They are a culture organized around the oppression and murder of innocents.

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[–] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 59 points 3 weeks ago

Except for the weapons we sold them, the intel reports we provided, etc, etc.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 47 points 2 weeks ago

Great. Israel proves once again that Iran needs a nuke to protect itself. Iran now has all the reason to quickly develop a nuke, which Israel will take as a pretext to demand the US to invade Iran for them.

An Iranian nuke will make Saudi want one, and then Turkiye will also want one.

Israel is doing everything it can to keep the region in perpetual war, justifying its imperialist and genocidal regime as "self defense".

[–] PixelTron@lemm.ee 44 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Funny how the US diverted 20k drones from Ukraine to the Middle East recently, wonder where they will end up…

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And funny how the US embassy there was emptied a few days ago, citing "tensions in the region." Almost looks like they knew, doesn't it?

[–] ytg@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They did know… it has been explicitly stated that they did. They're just saying that they don't take part in it.

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[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 weeks ago

Presumably it is to discourage Iran from attacking US assets in the region, knowing that the US have weapons that they can use to counter-attack. Any counter-attack needs to be against Israel alone, not the US. That's what the US wants.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Saleh@feddit.org 17 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Israel want the US to go to war with Iran, while they get to watch.

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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 23 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

OK, I get that Israel has the right to exist but for fucking once can it please just exist for 5 fucking minutes?

[–] JustAnotherPodunk@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ever heard the saying, "spare the rod, spoil the child"?

This is what happens. Your kid turns into a fuckin bully that punches above his weight because his dad is a cop and no one wants to stand up to him.

And now he's brought a Glock to school.

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[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

Not to diminish the other grave consequences of this strike, but because of Trump's tariffs and other erratic behavior, the U.S. economy is teetering on the edge of recession. This strike has already caused oil prices to jump significantly, which will almost certainly speed the onset and deepen the depth of the coming recession.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

No US involvement

Beyond the billions upon billions in weapons and sales that we've sent them, and keep sending them, of course

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[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

DUDE, can we just like, stop, for a moment?

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[–] Coldgoron@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 weeks ago

Well, I’m glad I started that garden.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

These Zionist criminals are going to kill us all

[–] Barberserk@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Israel is digging its own grave. Sadly with other people's blood.

[–] homura1650@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"Following the pre-emptive strike by the State of Israel against Iran, a missile and UAV (drone) attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate time frame," Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement.

Amazing how Israel was able to figure out when the unprovoked Iranian attack was going to occur that they managed to get their preemptive strike done in the nick of time.

/s

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