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TexasTowelie

(121,350 posts)
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 10:51 PM Yesterday

The Israel-Iran War Just Changed Everything - CaspianReport



The Cold War has turned hot overnight. In the early hours of June 13th, Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran. Multiple explosions were heard across Tehran with online footage showing blasts lighting up the capital. Additional explosions occurred in other cities that host nuclear military, strategic, and nuclear sites--the initial 24 hours have been nothing short of a disaster for the Iranians. Israeli jets are flying almost uncontested over Iranian airspace, Mossad operatives are roaming freely launching
drones and anti-tank guided missiles at key Iranian systems, all while Hezbollah remains on the sidelines.

Multiple senior nuclear scientists and high ranking military leaders were killed. Iran responded harshly and launched waves of
loitering munitions and ballistic missiles at Israel, but most of these were intercepted. Some made it through to Tel Aviv and significant damage was reported at Israel's central military command center.

What we're seeing is unlike anything the region has witnessed before--the firepower unleashed makes Hezbollah and Hamas rockets look like toys by comparison. Meanwhile, Netanyahu urged Israeli citizens to prepare for a prolonged conflict and so it begins when sirens replace speeches war is no longer coming... it has arrived.
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The Israel-Iran War Just Changed Everything - CaspianReport (Original Post) TexasTowelie Yesterday OP
as planned hardly anyone is talking about Israeli killings in gaza nt msongs Yesterday #1
Is this basically a "theocratic" war? walkingman 23 hrs ago #2
"Israeli jets are flying almost uncontested over Iranian airspace, " --- Passing over relatively unfriendly countries to Norrrm 23 hrs ago #3
Constantly expanding the war will change the calculus. brush 23 hrs ago #4

walkingman

(9,375 posts)
2. Is this basically a "theocratic" war?
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:22 PM
23 hrs ago

I know that Iran is a theocracy, but is Israel one also?

The coalition government, led by Netanyahu, consists of six parties: Likud, United Torah Judaism, Shas, Religious Zionist Party, Otzma Yehudit, and Noam.

Aren't these religious parties?

Norrrm

(1,945 posts)
3. "Israeli jets are flying almost uncontested over Iranian airspace, " --- Passing over relatively unfriendly countries to
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:25 PM
23 hrs ago

brush

(60,250 posts)
4. Constantly expanding the war will change the calculus.
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:44 PM
23 hrs ago

Wonder how far aggressive warmonger Netanyahu intends to take this...with US weapons?

Supplying fighter jets and bombs to Netanyahu to fly over other nations airspace to attack Iran is sorta like how Putin attacked Ukraine. And then there's how TSF/Musk also eliminated USAID...not exactly how you make friends in the Middle East and influence people.

Notning for us to be shouting about... There's also the starvation and ethnic cleansing still going on in Gaza.

How many more decades of fighting in the ME does Netanyahu plan?

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