Any chance that’s part of a strategy to shut down the war in Ukraine?One of the real losers out of this is Ukraine as weapons now, even more so, will go to the conflict in the Middle East.
Any chance that’s part of a strategy to shut down the war in Ukraine?One of the real losers out of this is Ukraine as weapons now, even more so, will go to the conflict in the Middle East.
This is in line with what I´ve read about US trying - and failed - to destroy Houthi´s bunkers back a few months ago.Iranian state media reported that all enriched uranium had been removed from nuclear facilities, including the heavily fortified Fordow facility, in advance, adding that there is no risk of radiation leakage due to Washington’s strikes.
Only “part” of the Fordow facility was attacked, Fars news agency reported.
“Despite the lies of America’s deceitful president, critical infrastructure remains intact. What was hit was mostly on the ground and fully restorable,” said Manan Raeisi, a lawmaker in the Iranian parliament.
“Trump’s bluff about destroying Fordow is laughable. We view this strike as a direct American entry into war. Iran now decides how and when to retaliate,” he added.
According to Amwaj Media, Iran “received prior notice along with a private communication from the US that it does not seek a broader conflict.”
Iran’s ambassador to the UN warned in Geneva on 18 June that Tehran will “respond seriously and strongly” and act “without restraint” if Washington entered the war.
Tehran had previously warned that all US bases in the region were within its reach, and would be targeted if Washington launched an attack against the Islamic Republic.
UPDATE--Upon further reflection, and given initial reports from the sites attacked by the US, I think Iran will not attack US bases in the region because the damage is minimal and they would prefer to keep the focus on Israel. If they don't attack US bases -- and I suspect that is the counsel Russia and China are providing -- Iran can continue to decimate Israel and not provide the US with a pretext to expand the war.
UPDATE--Upon further reflection, and given initial reports from the sites attacked by the US, I think Iran will not attack US bases in the region because the damage is minimal and they would prefer to keep the focus on Israel. If they don't attack US bases -- and I suspect that is the counsel Russia and China are providing -- Iran can continue to decimate Israel and not provide the US with a pretext to expand the war.
I guess we´ll see....
There are still no photos or videos of the strikes. If it was such a marvellous mission, doesn´t Trump want to brag and show the world how well they did their job?
That´s it? "Possible" this "possible" that, to me it looks like that those dudes don´t have a clue.First image.
A Mystery Consignment Just Left Pyongyang for Tehran...
In fact, delivering nukes to Iran now could solve a number of dangers for the opposing sides:
It becomes official that Iran has nukes and therefore more unlikely that US/Israel will take down Iran in any real fashion (or in the way they wanted), especially if countries like North-Korea deliver it.
It removes the “Iran will make a bomb soon“ propaganda from the field.
Plus, they now (probably) have an iron-clad excuse to withdraw from the NPT.Certainly would be one way for Iran to declare it has nukes and gain tacit approval since they didn't make them themselves and the fact that they now have them is directly due to the attack by Israel and US.
Russia and China will take action to reel in the US and Israel. It could be legal, economic, and/or military if need be. I agree that they will avoid direct conflict, but I don't think they can remove that option completely because they are dealing with psychopaths.As many have pointed out, Russia and China cannot force project like the United States. Moreover, the whole point of this, if you believe Tore, is Russia and China WANTED the US bogged down the the Middle East so they are far from Europe (a concern for Russia) and the Pacific (a concern for China)...if they diverted their forces there, especially with those lack of force projection capabilities, they would be thinning themselves out. I don't even think Iran needs their help to inflict severe damage, if they want to. They have been preparing this for years and this is in their backyard. But if they are smart, they will limit retaliation if the US reigns in the Zionist scumbags.