Sounds like Israel is hitting back at Iran.

[Ace Rothstein]

Link to tweet

[Arthur_Frain]

1. So maybe Joe said.

"Knock the hell outta their uranium enrichment system and we'll look the other way"?

[emulatorloo]

2. Or maybe he didn't say that.

[Arthur_Frain]

4. we will never know

[BootinUp]

9. Probably. Nt

[TeamProg]

43. Not. Biden only trusts Israel's Netanyahu as far as he can throw him.

[BootinUp]

54. I was agreeing.not disagreeing.

[TeamProg]

61. Oh Shoot, I wasn't seeing the thread replies inline properly, sorry. nt

[BootinUp]

62. No worries. Carry on. Nt

[Barry Markson]

29. I thought he said don't.

Or was that Iran?

[littlemissmartypants]

31. WHAT?!?

[emulatorloo]

3. "have been reported" by whom?

[Ace Rothstein]

6. Not sure.

That account was all over the Iranian strikes on Saturday before any large media outlets started reporting on them.

[emulatorloo]

7. Thanks for the reply

[rollin74]

5. activity being reported over Iraq and Syria as well

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[WarGamer]

8. Crude Oil prices spiking... go fill your tanks

[LiberaBlueDem]

11. Better yet

Get an EV!

[TexasDem69]

17. Gonna gas up the truck and SUV first thing in the morning

[brooklynite]

10. International flights are diverting from Iranian airspace

[DemocratInPa]

12. Can't believe this isn't being talked about on the news stations..

Its all Trump..

This attack has a huge chance to turn into a massive war, especially if Israel hit the Iran Nuclear research facility.

[Ace Rothstein]

16. CNN is FINALLY reporting on it.

US Officials have also confirmed the strikes per ABC News.

Link to tweet

[littlemissmartypants]

32. That tweet doesn't exist or you pasted a defective link...

[0rganism]

40. Quick! Cut to Trump for commentary

We are a failing state

[TeamProg]

44. Nope, Israel is a failing state that the US keeps afloat. nt

[Mosby]

47. Israel has a GDP that ranks 27th in the world for 2023

They are 20th in per capita GDP, and the GDP grew by 3.5% in 2023.

[Coventina]

57. Never let facts

get in the way of a hate-fest!

[TeamProg]

59. Well behind pillar of their community nations like Russia, Turkey, Argentina and Brazil. But great,

so let’s see how they do without the funds that make them the single largest receiver of US tax dollars.

Okay, economically, Russia is not a failing state since they rank at #8. I’d guess that more people would rather live in Switzerland at #20 than Russia at #8.

https://www.investopedia.com/insights/worlds-top-economies/

[pfitz59]

13. The US controls Iraqi airspace

We would have to be in on it.

[Calista241]

25. Not only that, our tankers would have to be involved.

Shits about to get serious.

[CaptainTruth]

33. Just saw we had 1 KC-135 circling in Iraqi airspace

Possibly 2 more in the area & it looked like Israel had at least 2 of their tankers up in the same general area.

So yea, the KC-135 was USAF, looks like we helped, or at least watched.

[Mountainguy]

14. This was obviously going to happen

There was never a world where Israel didn't respond to Iran launching 300 missiles at them.


And doing it with jets is going to send a message. "We can control your airspace."

[LeftInTX]

15. ugh...one of those are the nuclear sites. Buckle in we're in for a bumpy ride.

Apr 18, 8:27 PM
Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran

A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran. The official could not confirm whether Syria and Iraq sites were hit as well.
-ABC News' Martha Raddatz

[TexasDem69]

19. Iran should not have nuclear weapons

So good for Israel

[LeftInTX]

21. Their sites are under mountains. I doubt if Israel will destroy them.

[TexasDem69]

24. Thx

[ripcord]

34. Unless we gave them Bunker Busters

[LeftInTX]

36. The nuclear site in Isfahan is quiet, reports Iranian media.

Link to tweet

[Celerity]

49. We are not going to give Israel bunker busters, the White House just repeated we are not going to give

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Israel offensive weapons.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

56. We aren't giving them now

Things change quite a bit if Iran is on the verge of assembling a working nuclear weapon.

[EX500rider]

46. Collapse the entrances and power connections is a start

[TeamProg]

45. Yah, and neither should N. Korea and Putin and Pakistan and India,

do you really thinks it’s that simple?

Geeez.

[DemocratInPa]

18. MSNBC still all Trump...

jfc

[LeftInTX]

20. They're slow with international stuff or even breaking...best with commentary

[bdamomma]

22. Just went

to BBC world news did not see anything.

Aljazeera reporting
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/19/israeli-missiles-hit-site-in-iran-explosions-heard-in-isfahan-report

[DemocratInPa]

23. CNN has it

[Sneederbunk]

26. Responding to the response.

[RandySF]

27. Good

[TeamProg]

42. In what way?

[LeftInTX]

28. Sunrise was 1/2 hour ago in Tehran

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

30. Well that'll cool things right down.

Israel has wanted to take out these sites for as long as they've known about them. I think they thing that the drone attack gave them the "cover." Somehow I doubt it.

And on and on it'll go, with no interest in peace in evidence from the people in power on either the Israeli or Palestinian sides. Me, I don't take sides in blood-revenge fights, especially those that have lasted for two or three thousand years.

[AdamGG]

39. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind...

to quote Gandhi. Iran shouldn't have nukes and 300 drones/missiles was a massive escalation from Israel taking out a few people who coordinated supplying Hezbollah and Hamas. So, I have mixed feelings about this, but anyone who isn't apprehensive about this level of military escalation is a fool.

And Putin loves the distraction from Ukraine and Netanyahu loves that being on a war footing makes his position more secure.

[summer_in_TX]

35. Israel has attacked Iran, US official tells CNN

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-18-24/index.html

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN, in a move that threatens to push the region deeper into conflict. The Israeli military said they "don't have a comment at this time" when asked by CNN about reports of explosions in Iran.
Multiple explosions were heard near a military base in Isfahan province where fighter jets are located, according to reports from Iranian semi-official FARS news. Iranian air defenses have been activated in several provinces.
Reports of the explosions came hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if Israel takes any further military action against Iran, its response would be “immediate and at a maximum level.”
Israel had for days been weighing its response to Iran's unprecedented weekend strikes, most of which were intercepted. Iran launched the attack in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike on its embassy compound in Syria earlier this month.

[CaptainTruth]

37. Some recent details...

FOX- Israeli strikes on Iran "limited"

CNN- Target in Iran "Not nuclear"

NBC- Israeli forces alerted US officials before the strike earlier today

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496

https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-strikes-site-iran-retaliation-weekend-assault

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-18-24/index.html

[LexVegas]

38. Good. nt

[TeamProg]

41. Israel has some kind of "operation" going on. Israel has so far been uneffected and practically

insulated since their massacre of Palestinians in Gaza.

Escalating war with Iran right now is not going to help them or anyone.

Clearly, Israel is Pro- Trump since they don’t seem interested in letting Biden’s diplomatic skills play out.

Add another heap of BS on top of all the U.S. Republican chaos.

Way to go !&@/%#*€+!s

[Ping Tung]

48. And, the next episode in the international pissing contest will be....?

[Xolodno]

50. From the sounds of things...

...Iran was able to knock out the missiles and the targets don't appear going after anything major. Sounds like Bibi just wanted to be the last one waving his dick around.

[Aussie105]

52. And a very confident dick it is too!

Bibi against the rest of the Middle East!

Keep watching folks! Be entertained!

Drinks and food available during any lulls in the action.
(None for those Palestinians who are beleaguered in their respective parts of Hell on Earth of course.)

[Cha]

51. Fuck Iran's State Sponsored Terrorism..

Fucking Assholes

[Aussie105]

53. Eloquently put!

If somewhat repetitive and non constructive.

[DFW]

55. Israel just said, our missiles have GPS, too."

If Iran is smart, they‘ll just say, „OK,“ tell their people, „Israel ain‘t got nuthin‘“ for domestic consumption, and let some grass grow over the whole thing.

Of course, it‘s not easy to hope for cooler heads to prevail where cooler heads are not welcome.

[malaise]

58. Huh?

FACT- It was Israel that bombed the Iranian Consulate and killed sixteen people.

[David__77]

60. Yes indeed.