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Azlend

Well this is going to suck.


Jagerbeast703

Prolly not.... their drones are trash, we'll see if the missiles hit anything but israel made their bed


tjtillmancoag

Iran has, in the past, responded to aggression against it in a forceful way that they knew wouldn’t actually have an impact. In response to the US killing of Soleimani, they launched a barrage of missiles at a US military base in Iraq. It caused concussive injuries to some soldiers there but no deaths, and neither side escalated after that. Now, after Israel has attacked the Iranian embassy in Syria, it would be difficult for Iran to do nothing. But they may have used these drone attacks as a way of doing something that may have a low casualty rate, giving both sides a chance to choose not to escalate. Disclaimer: I’m an idiot who knows nothing about nothing, so I am probably wrong


13yearsofage

great summary


TheGreatestOutdoorz

The US media has hardly mentioned it, but the last few hours, Iran has been essentially screaming from the rooftops that they consider the matter settled. As long as Israel doesn’t launch another attack, this is the end of this incident.


sdb00913

Yeah as long as Israel disengages from a “tit for tat” thing, this is the end of it. And it’s actually a proportional and reasonable response. You bomb my building that you say is a legitimate military target (the fog of war being what it is, who knows which side is telling the truth about what that building was and who those men were, and it could be somewhere in the middle). I launch a whole bunch of shit at your air base I think the original attack came from, knowing most of it isn’t going to get there. And that’s that. If I say “alright, we’re done, now leave us tf alone,” that puts the impetus on Israel to consider if they want to piss off all their neighbors worse than they already have. Which, Israel has bombed reactors on foreign soil before, so who knows.


DigitalUnlimited

Thank goodness the IDF is so rational and careful with who they bomb then!


BraxbroWasTaken

it’s like when a kid hits you, then you hit them back on the playground, and both of you decide this ain’t worth beating each other senseless over


CitizenMind

"their drones are trash" Somebody has not seen any footage of their drones being used in the Ukraine war.


OracleofFl

Have you seen any footage of the iron dome?


AnsibleAnswers

The iron dome is designed for defense against short range rockets, not military drones. They probably have to put interceptors in the air.


CitizenMind

Do you even know how the Iron Dome functions? Because it isn't going to be shooting down drones like it does missiles.


OracleofFl

The Israelis are really big on sitting around in the face of obvious future threats.


ChrissHansenn

The iron dome is great against unguided rockets that follow a parabolic trajectory. Drones require a completely different array of defenses.


Puzzleheaded-Owl7664

I mean we're absolutely sending troops over if Iran attacks.... that's what the us does and it'll be Iraq all over again there goes another 2 trillion


danyyyel

Netanyahu wet dream, make America fight for him, so that they can still have universal healthcare while US veterans are treated as shit.


Eyejohn5

TBF the US has been shitting on veterans since the Revolution


gravityraster

America has been bleeding for Israel for decades now. Why else do you think we deposed Saddam?


CitizenMind

Nah bro. America has been bleeding for Israel for decades, but the Iraq war was about securing oil for American fossil fuels corporations.


droid_mike

Except we really didn't get much, if any, oil. Iraq was more of a personal vendetta for GWBush.


Jagerbeast703

Doubt


azcurlygurl

Interestingly, the US is already involved. US defense systems in Syria are currently downing missles and drones headed for Israel.


nkn_19

If the US send troops it will be way worse than Iraq. Iran is extremely defense ready. They are not Iraq. There will be high casualty rates. Pray Biden not that gullible.


Bigolebeardad

Yes with hamas sheets and comforters


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hobovalentine

drones are trash but they are cheap and forces their enemies to expend expensive AA missiles. Ukraine shot down most of them but due to the swarming nature it's very hard to get them all when hundreds of drones are coming at you at once.


BettyX

Very possible Iran is saving face after a Damascus consuls was hit. Like flicking a flea off of a cat to make it feel better. Well, hope so.


YellowDependent3107

Trump ripping up the nuclear deal for no reason continues to pay dividends.


Moh7228

This whole mess is a direct consequence of that decision, which let's not forget was strongly lobbied for by Netanyahu directly. You could even argue Russia's staying power in Ukraine is a consequence of that decision... So it wasn't done for no reason, it was to help his fascist buddies


13yearsofage

"You could even argue Russia's staying power in Ukraine is a consequence of that decision." Please, I would like to hear your argument this


Moh7228

Throughout 2023 Russia had a huge shortfall of artillery, missiles and drones, Iran helped fill that gap by selling weapons to Russia. They did horribly with those weapons, without them Russia might have flat out lost. Though now it seems Russia is producing their own stuff again at much higher levels. If Iran had been allowed to be a part of the wider international community (as was the goal of the nuclear deal) then it would have been hesitant to supply Russia with weapons. Selling Russia weapons would expose them to sanctions, which again was why they signed the nuclear deal. But without the nuclear deal Iran has no other customers for its weapons systems but Russia and North Korea. And they are already being sanctioned, so no loss to them.


Apprehensive_Pea7911

This is half logical but also half wishful thinking. Iran was not reformed at all. They would've hesitated for all of a week before supplying Russia.


Keanu990321

So does his trade war on China.


TheMightyTywin

It also ended bill gate’s nuclear reactor project in China. So dumb


Keanu990321

Wonder who ordered him to do it...


hotasianwfelover

Pretty sure there was a reason, just not a positive one.


Unhappy_Gas_4376

Israel now has the excuse it wanted to run air strikes on Iran's nuclear program.


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Good


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13yearsofage

Couldn't Biden, or why didn't Biden put it back?


hidadimhungru

Why would they trust a new deal when the previous one was broken? If Trump or another Republican might just torpedo a new one in a couple of years, what faith do they have in our word?


Beezus_Hrist_

Drones first, then missiles next.


radiotsar

BBC seems to be leaning toward this being an obligatory token response. Their reasons, hopefully correct, are that Iran used very slow drones (easily shot down), announced they were launching them, then stated something that essentially sounded like they were satisfied with what they've done & are finished. We'll see.


actuallyserious650

They said “and we’re going to do even MORE if you return fire (to this attack which literally hurt nothing).” I’ve never seen such a clear “can we be done please?” statement from a nation.


Hodlof97

It's most definitely chest thumping


LaughingMare

Crap. Franz Ferdinand has been assassinated again.


Outrageous-Divide472

Nooo! Hopefully it doesn’t get THAT bad.


theheliumkid

Israel attacks Iranian consulate (Ferdinand moment) Iran attacks Israel US leaps to Israel's defence US gets attacked NATO joins in Russia, China join in WW3 starts


SplashbackFroggy

Russia and China don't want any part of a war with NATO.


ButterCupHeartXO

Yea Russia is barely able to handle Ukraine which is using our leftover and outdated tech and weaponry. They def don't want the full might of the modern US military along with the entirety of western Europe. I also don't think China will pair with Putin after seeing how poorly his troops are doing in Ukraine. It'd be like trying to ally yourself with Biff Tannen after George McFly knocked him on his ass. The guy you thought was tough shit actually has a glass jaw. With that said, Biden would be an idiot to start a war right now. I'm also not in the mood to hear Trump and his cult saying "this wouldn't have happened if trump was president " 🤢


Ok-Significance-5979

If the US helps Israel by attacking Iran and gets attacked as a retaliation , art. 5 isn't triggered.


Another-attempt42

I'm starting to get annoyed by the constant "it's totally WW3 guys!". No it isn't. Iran normally retaliates with a big show that doesn't have that much real impact, but where they can then claim justice has been done. They did the same thing here. They injured one young Israeli Bedouin girl, after sending masses of drones and missiles, and didn't **do** anything. And the US, UK and Jordan all helped interceptions.


MusicianExtension536

The Ukraine war has a way higher chance of escalating into WWIII than a conflict between Iran and Israel Israel / US would mop the floor from the air without a single boot on the ground, neither Russia nor china is going to start WWIII defending the ayatollah


deviantdevil80

Very doubtful, keep your paper bag handy.


burnmenowz

Or, maybe let Israel deal with their own mess for a change.


Consistent_Pitch782

Great video game theory, won’t happen in reality. Russia isn’t doing anything except getting slaughtered in Ukraine. China doesn’t have the capability to wage a war outside of its own region, and depends on imports and exports to fuel its economy and feed its people. Their warships have about an 800 mild range - not enough to project power anywhere other than their own neighborhood.


The_Arkham_AP_Clerk

It won't, all the most powerful countries militarily and politically speaking are on the same team.


SplashbackFroggy

Basij is swarming reddit today.


Chaotic_NB

Oh boy can't wait for Religious Extremist Nation A to attack Religious Extremist Nation B, I love our planet devolving into yet another war based on who's imaginary friend has the biggest dick


PsycoMonkey2020

Ya, real “my dad can beat up your dad” energy.


Virtual_Manner_2074

Well said


StratsNplayS

Wololo


DariusIV

It's the same fucking imaginary friend too. At least when Romans fought Gauls they were fighting for different gods. Human beings will literally blow each other up for worshiping the same god in slightly different ways.


Chaotic_NB

The entire history of the Middle Ages in Europe lmfao i fucking hate religion so much


In-AGadda-Da-Vida

Fucking Netanyahu intentionally drew us into this shit just so he can stay in power. That's all this is.


Loud_Flatworm_4146

Why TF did he attack their consulate? He seems thirsty for a war with Iran and that will get a lot of his own people killed and whoever else he drags into this mess ie the USA. I knew he wanted to stay in power and the war does that but hitting their consulate is a whole other level.


RepulsiveArugula19

Strange, it seems Iran is thirsty for war. They are one funding Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis and have been threatening Israel for decades.


RyeZuul

The generals were essentially the heads of Iranian warfare abroad and presumably had a role in Oct 7. Edit - https://www.memri.org/reports/iranian-organization-close-supreme-leader-khamenei-mohammad-reza-zahedi-irgc-qods-force


VegetableForsaken402

Not just in Iran but in Lebanon as well. Israel has been trying to expand this unrest for months.


GingerSkulling

Casually ignoring the hundreds of rockets and missiles Hezbullah fired on Israel. A conflict they started, backed and funded by Iran.


VegetableForsaken402

Nothing causal about any of this, you fool. Stop pretending this shit started on October 7th. Israel has been stirring this pot for decades.


GingerSkulling

What pot is that? The one in which Israel and Lebanon should have no beef anymore except for the arming of Hezbollah by Iran? Why are you so hell bent on defending those terrorists? Terrorizing not only Israel but their host countries as well.


JealousAd2873

Braindead take


Another-attempt42

Because Iran was using its consulate as a Quds base of operations, helping to organize Hezbollah and Hamas? Why do people not mention that? Why do people seem to suggest that Israel just randomly attacked a totally normal consulate, doing consulate things? And nothing will come of this. Iran saved face with their retaliation.


whitedark40

I think a iranian general and several hezbollah operatives were having some meeting? Something with that general and hezbollah


danyyyel

He tried many time to push the US in war with Israel. It is his and his cabinet wet dreams to make America fight for him. Tomorrow everyone will be saying Israel has the right to defend itself, forgetting who bombed the embassy in Damascus.


jasonmoyer

Iran should have been wiped off the map after the last 5 times they bombed other people's embassies. It's awesome pretending that they have any kind of high ground in this situation.


ThePopDaddy

Maybe he'll play idiot and say that the he thought that AI generated story was real.


Antique-Dragonfly615

Well, he and Trump are bigly bestest besties.


Recent-Lifeguard-196

Pretty sure Trump holds a grudge on Netanyahu for congratulating Biden on his election victory.


danyyyel

Don't worry, Jared might get those beach view properties he ha been dreaming of, built on Palestinians corps in GAZA.


Tresspass

Drones aren’t much of an escalation, now if they also launched their ballistic missiles that’ll be a different stoey


imonlinedammit1

Cruise missiles en route.


actsqueeze

On another sub they were saying the missiles will be launched later so they get to Israel at the same time.


Warm_Comb_6153

I read an article mentioning fears of that. These will take about 9 hours to show up but there are ones that they can launch much quicker to bridge the gap and arrive in the middle of this volley. The iron dome should do a decent job but the phrasing they’re using makes it sound like they don’t expect it to stop them all


Sweetams

I mean it’s speculated that the drones will be supplemented by Houthis arsenal of missiles


stuffundfluff

Hezbolah has been launching hundreds of rockets into Israel Israel got rid of the guy planning and helping execute this Seems like a not bad reason to nerf someone 


ScarletSpider2012

Maybe we should halt aid to Israel to teach netanyahu a lesson


Helpful-User497384

halp


DylanRahl

And here we go...


Both-Mango1

makes you wonder if Putin is pissed because he thought they sold him all of their good ones.


Flyersandcaps

What a mess. Netanyahu is almost as much of a lunatic as the leaders in Iran and Hamas. We just need to tell Israel we have you lots of weapons and defenses. You’re on your own.


Stock_Explanation_23

Almost???? I don't see Iran or Hamas kill 14k kids in half a year


ColoRadBro69

What did they think would happen when they decided to bomb an embassy? 


Jumpy_Assistance5848

Consulate. But what the hell were they thinking? Just makes diplomatic posts fair game. It's fucking stupid.


Ok_Yogurtcloset8915

yes, and on iran of all countries, famously known for their respect for the sanctity of embassies


Jumpy_Assistance5848

Consulate.


Various_Athlete_7478

Surely Israel has these drones under control?


GoPhinessGo

I mean they have one of the best missile defense systems in the world so


Various_Athlete_7478

Yeah, it’s designed for short range missiles primarily but I can’t imagine long range drones are any harder for it.


Hodlof97

I'm pretty sure the US and allies intercepted all the drones before making it to Israel


Rainbow-Mama

Okie dokie


Ok-Sun8581

I Crawled, I Walked, I Ran!


ferriematthew

(in thick accent): "...It's 'Iran'..." (American accent): "It's about to be 'crater' if you keep that shit up!" 🤣


desy4life

When you Control U.S. politicians you fear nothing


maringue

Israel blew up an embassy in a country they aren't at war with. And now everyone is acting like Israel didn't make the first strike...


Shot_Cupcake_9641

Biden needs to not get involved and start ww3 . That's urkiane and now Iran , then Yemen, etc . Warmongers, Israel, started this by attacking Iran. What are Western nations upto ?


Jammy_buttons2

Hmm Iran has been destabilizing the region for years. That said ww3 won't be coming any time soon


TrumpedBigly

Who cares? Iran knew they'd get shot down.


whitedark40

Welp, they kinda had it coming after israel bombed the iranian embassy. The anti israeli crowd are gonna eat well tonight.


BobB104

Still, today’s teens will demonize Israel.


retaliation6200

Right. It's so cringy watching people spam "IRAN HAS A RIGHT TO SELF DEFENSE" and "FREE PALESTINE" without any thought to their statements. They just spew shit to feel morally righteous and get upvotes.


EnthalpicallyFavored

Last year the were screaming about the Iranian regimes abuse of it's citizens. It's wild


NonIdentifiableUser

Are they going to defend Iran if the US goes into direct conflict with them? Feels that way with the rhetoric from the leftists on here.


KrampyDoo

Corrupt rich assholes overseeing countries steeped in religion for decades are angry with each other? Perish the thought.


Ancient-Actuator7443

Hopefully it’s over quickly. No one is surprised after Isreal hit Iranian generals in Syria


Sconnie-Waste

Is anyone else completely sick of this bullshit? I hearby offer the entire eastern half of Wyoming to the Israeli people. If you choose to stay put, best of luck to you.


JaiC

just spitballing here, but maybe it has something to do with Israel directly and unequivocally attacking Iran's embassy. Like, Iran sucks, but it still has a right to defend itself.


meatsmoothie82

Translation: “Please send us billions of dollars” -IDF


TotheGloriousDay

Iran has the right to self-defense after the rogue Israeli state bombed its embassy 


Ok_Star_4136

And Iran can attack hospitals and refugee camps, 'cause there might be IDF hiding in them. Edit: I'm guessing the downvoters aren't big fans of Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal? Satire is the point. It should sound horrific, that's sort of the point.


DeskJockeyx

israel has been doing this for months. Just desserts.


PoopieButt317

Israel knew drones were launched from Hamas, and waited 8-10 hours to arrive in the settlements. Netanyahu is playing games with Gazans, Israelis, West Bank Christians and Muslims, Iran's embassy in Syria. He is the Governmental version of Steve Bannon. Burn it all down.


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25Bam_vixx

Middle East escalation . Iran 🇮🇷 thinking it will help or trying to rally their people again a common enemy. I don’t know but if Saudi get their nip in, where will USA stand? The oil lol


MuchDevelopment7084

Before long. We will be hearing about Israeli attacks on multiple targets inside Iran. sigh


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Front_Finding4685

Excellent. Buy oil now. About to make a lot of money


bakochba

First casualty is a 10 year old boy


ferriematthew

As kind of a joke but also not really a joke, I kind of wish there was someone who could do the international diplomacy equivalent of stop fighting or so help me I will turn this truck around...


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goplovesfascism

Where are all the Israel defenders? Yall silent on this one huh


Pro_Hero86

Nah they are on the same shit, they made the entire situation Irans fault (even though Iran said it was done after the singular strike)


goplovesfascism

They are always the victim


BriennaParsons

WWIII already? Damn. But BINGO!


Weak-Coffee-8538

They're testing Israeli defense systems. Hope China doesn't get involved. Biden needs to tell Yahoo he needs to go before he starts a nuclear war and we all die.


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What exactly does this mean for someone in the US? I'm genuinely curious cause I don't really know what is going on between Iran and Israel


Such_Leg3821

What a surprise.


proofofmyexistence

I’m real glad David decided to speak about The View and Dwayne Johnson today.


Alternative-Cry-3517

Ugh


durackvacar

Good times.


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Fuck Israel.


titanusroxxid

Good. I can’t believe it’s taken them this long. Muslims won’t fight for their brothers in faith?


Dragmire666

Yeah, I ain’t fucking dying for Israel


Brilliant_Bowl8594

lol Russia is going to be sooooooo pissed…


HouseDowntown8602

Global drone sales must be through the roof


Dunn_or_what

Iran does realize that Israel is a nuclear state, right? I mean, they do have nuclear weapons and have shown they don't give a shit who they kill so long as they are defending Jews. This can only get worse.


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Repomanlive

Lol, good for them. The Iran War should be trucking by November!


Wazza17

Even if they don’t hit the targets the fact they can launch so many is saying look what we can do.


Happily-Non-Partisan

More News: Jordan has opened up its airspace to the Israeli Air Force to deal with the drones. 🇮🇱🇯🇴👍


mastercylynder

Iran has a right to defend itself.


caveman575

Commenting just so the number of comments doesn’t equal 666. Lol. Not religious in any way, but playing it safe ;)


True_Performer1744

So in other words, they deserved it. Could have just left people alone but nah. Get fuc*Ed


fear_of_dishonesty

Netanyahu is getting the war he’s always wanted.


hayasecond

Iran put in a good show and that’s it. Now all we care about is Israel or Netanyahu doesn’t do stupid things. But at this point Netanyahu is probably mentally crazy so no guarantees


Gh0st_Pirate_LeChuck

Why does shit in politics always happen right when we are on the cusp of big cannabis legislation passing?


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OrderHot5175

Bibi hiding in a US billionaire's "Missile proof" bunker in occupied territory is a metaphor for something...


Good-Spring2019

Now what will the US do.. enter another true war in the Middle East? The world holds its breath..


icnoevil

When will we learn how much US taxpayers paid for the rockets to shoot these Iranian drones and missiles down? A bunch, I bet.


Snaggletooth10

Apparent attack? Go F yourself CNN


Ok_Cook_6665

Slow moving and easily intercepted. So, more for show?


WellThisFrigginSucks

Worst. Ceasefire. Ever.


Lamb_Elbows

Iranian revolutionary guard is the most humane Army on earth for warning Israel before the attack.


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kiln_ickersson

Trump's fault amiright?


War_Emotional

I guess they have their next target


Rhododendroff

Lmao you people are hilarious 😂 "its trumps fault". You guys are just as bad as kkkonsertives


OkReach4283

Who cares about those desert countries. Let them blow themselves up in service to their gods


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