I continue to be amazed at how incompetent Iran is with their security. Just about every Middle East country have such porous borders making one believe there aren't any borders at all. Ignoring pure chance, with Israel inching towards being fully unhinged, you'd think these leaders would take extra precaution with their security; maybe they all hired former USSS agents.
US bombed Iraq again.
Looks like the west is going way too far. Boggles my mind why the Islamic world doesn't get revenge on the west.
Israel just assassinated Hamas's chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran
WTF? Are we speedrunning WWIII?
They kind of do via covert action. Unfortunately they only aim for citizens instead of the leadership. In the end, the Islamic World can't do much against the West (and the West knows this). There's simply too much infighting among themselves and their leaders are compromised in some way. Kudos to China for laying down the foundation for a united Palestinian front which should never have been fractured in the first place.
Everyone is afraid of WWIII, just as everyone was afraid of WWII to start. For the very same reason, Israel is not afraid of WWIII because they know everyone else is too scared to start it. So they will keep up the ante because they know they will get away with it. In a fashion not so different from Hitler's Germany. The major powers around were afraid of the war, so they were very lenient on Germany's aggression. However, that very same restraint is the cause of the WWII to start, so they played themselves. What a tragedy.
Israel will keep getting away with it, until it cannot, by then a massive war will start. It is the same repeat as Germany before WWII.
Rightfully so. Some have argued that W3 have already started as far back as 2001. I'd be curious to see what event would convince everyone that W3 have started.
Funny thing, Haniyeh was one of the guys negotiating with Israel the release of hostages and ceasefire and the new president of Iran wanted to negotiate a descalation with the West. Kinda shows the Israeli government has no idea what the fuck is doing and thinks they can assassinate and rape their way out of the current mess.
The Israeli government knows exactly what they're doing. Getting rid of Haniyeh helps Israel in a big way. The last thing they want is the possibility of peace breaking out. Netanyahu is desperately trying to stay out of jail and a regional war will ensure he never sees a day in it. War generally unite people so a regional war may stop the growing internal split within Israeli society prior to Oct 7th. But, the growing threat of a regional war is forcing many Israelis to leave Israel; some leave disgusted with Israel's right wing while others don't want to be pressed for service. And then there's the Israeli economy to consider.
The red flag of revenge being raised over the Jamkaran Mosque in Qom, Iran
When was the flag lowered? I was under the impression that it's still up there after the assassination of their diplomatic envoy to Saudi Arabia
How could Israel conduct an air strike in Tehran? That seems like a massive escalation. Not only that, but is such a strike possible for Israeli aircraft? How did they manage to avoid Iranian air defences both in and out of the country? Could they have used a standoff weapon that allowed the to strike outside of Iran’s borders?
such a strange situation! Especially with seemingly how quiet Iran is.
The Israeli have the F-35 and a few other toys from Uncle Sam.
Israel typically uses standoff weapons to attack Syria and probably the same thing happened here.
If it was indeed an airstrike than the question is through which airspace the Israelis sent their aircraft.
Most likely via Azerbaijan; naturally supported by US forces. I was listening to a podcast with Col. Lawrence Wilkerson who claimed the Israelis have full access to US tankers. It's the only way for Israel to make such an attack possible.