Israel launches "preemptive strikes" against Iran

Discussion in 'Politics' started by insider trading, Jun 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM.

  1. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    It is likely that the Saudis and other Sunni neighbors want to see bunker busters used on Iran’s nuclear sites as well. They probably have quietly requested this action to Trump — while mentioning what nice gifts they gave him.
     
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  2. themickey

    themickey

    I think what will happen very shortly, Ali Khamenei will die, Putin will die, Kim Jong Un will die, Xi Jinping will die. Trump will become king, Netanyahu will become Jesus and the world will be at peace for 1000 years, then Satan is let off the leash, but who cares, not me as I'm getting crypto dividends.
     
  3. And millions more Martyrs will seek vengeance on Israel over the coming decades for atrocities in West Bank, Gaza and now Iran I assume.
     
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  4. VicBee

    VicBee

    Israel has found the courage to finally deal a decisive blow to the Iranian regime after decades of sanctimonious harangue from Ayatollahs and military leaders.
    I'm not a warmonger nor a pacifist and I fear civil war is coming to Iran now that its military and political leaderships are in tatters. There are plenty of arch conservative forces ready to take control of the situation and a great number of civilians looking to change the course of Iran's future, towards a semblance of democracy and peace with Israel.
    It will be interesting to see how well prepared Israel is to help Iranian civil society retake control of their nation. The best possible outcome is minimal bloodshed.
    If the military and conservative forces lose control, they will most likely flee to Iraq and destabilize the balance of power between Shiites and Sunni there, but Iraq is an easier problem to deal with than Iran is.
    Netanyahu and the Likud come out victorious, to the dismay of those seeking peace through negotations and compromises.

    October 7, 2023 will be remembered at the event that triggered a paradigm shift in the greater Middle East. We're talking the eradication of Hamas, the end of Hezbollah as a military force, the overthrow of the Assad Syrian regime, the end of Russia's influence in the region and the soon capitulation of the Houtis regime in Yemen now that Iran is out of the picture. And I thought I'd never see this in my lifetime!
     
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  5. themickey

    themickey

    Welp you prolly won't, bone spurs is sure to fuck it up.
     
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  7. smallfil

    smallfil

    I am concerned President Trump is falling for the warmongers in his cabinet and they urging him to strike Iran. If the US does that, US military in the Middle East and even US cities will not be safe. Just look at the hypersonic missiles destroying Israel. Netanyahu is suppressing photos because he knows the Israeli public would turn on him if they see the actual damage and destruction, not counting the casualties of this war. US estimates now that Iran has 3,000 missiles. Previously, it was reported Iran had 2,000 missiles. Those hypersonic missiles can be used against US forces including, US carriers and warships in addition against F-35 fighter jets that Iran has already shot down. This would be like the Ukraine war where the warmongers keep telling us how Russia is weak and Ukraine is winning. Now, Israel is destroying Iran and winning. Ignoring the huge damage inflicted on Israel by Iran who has the US, France and other countries shooting down some of the missiles and drones. And despite, all the military assistance from the US, France and other countries protecting Israel, Iranian hypersonic missiles continue to hit Israel and cause very extensive damage. Israel now looks like Gaza after Israel bombings.
     
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  9. Look for the small signs.

    When Trump starts referring to the bunker buster as THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BOMB you know he is on that trail. :cool:

    Maybe Trump starts wearing a MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN hat. I can see the Ayatollah committing hari-kari if Trump did that. Not sayin' that's a bad thing.
     
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  10. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    As usual, the assertions by smallfil have no basis in fact.

    Let's look at reality starting with the missiles being used by Iran. Iran has 2000 ballistic missiles. Only a tiny portion of these missiles are hypersonic. Iran announced three hypersonic missiles; Fattah-1 (Mach 15, 1,400km range), Fattah-2 (enhanced HGV), and the newer Khorramshahr-4 (approx 2,000km range HGV). Only the Fattah-1 is operational. The Fattah-2 and Khorramshahr-4 are paper tigers that exist as prototypes possibly but have never have been used operationally.

    None of Iran's missiles have the range to reach the U.S. or our European allies such as Germany, France, and the U.K. Our cities are not under threat by Iran.

    Israel has shot down 90% of the missiles Iran has launched at Israel. As expected, a few leaked through the Iron Dome. Fortunately Israel has a large-scale network of bomb shelters for civilians that were built for this eventuality.

    There is not wide-scale devastation in Israel, it does not look like Gaza. Israel has been very open in allowing the international media to film the damage sites and interview the Israeli residents. Significant amount of media coverage of the damage in Israel can easily be found online from many mainstream outlets worldwide. This is very different than the Iranian regime which announced the death penalty for any media filming damage.

    Iran has not shot down any F-35 fighter jets despite their claims. Iranian anti-ship missiles are not a great concern to U.S. carrier groups. The Iranians (via the Houthis) have been targeting U.S. naval ships with their best anti-ship missiles for a while and never have achieved any damage.

    A more significant naval concern is Iran shutting down the Straits of Hormuz using mines which would stop all the oil tanker traffic and a fifth of the world oil flows. The U.S. navy is in the region primarily to stop this type of action which Iran has threatened to do.

    We know smallfil will not respond to this post -- because in fact "he" is an automated Russian bot which is incapable of actually responding.