It's likely Israel struck first on June 13, 2025, targeting Iran's nuclear and military sites, prompting Iran's retaliation. Israel has long claimed Iran is near nuclear weapon capability, but evidence is debated, and Iran's intentions remain unclear. The Iraq WMD case fuels skepticism, as those claims were false, but direct parallels are uncertain. The UK hasn't condemned Israel, supporting its self-defense, while often criticizing Iran, which some view as inconsistent due to UK-Israel ties. Both sides have valid concerns, and de-escalation is needed.
It's likely Israel struck first on June 13, 2025, targeting Iran's nuclear and military sites, prompting Iran's retaliation. Israel has long claimed Iran is near nuclear weapon capability, but evidence is debated, and Iran's intentions remain unclear. The Iraq WMD case fuels skepticism, as those claims were false, but direct parallels are uncertain. The UK hasn't condemned Israel, supporting its self-defense, while often criticizing Iran, which some view as inconsistent due to UK-Israel ties. Both sides have valid concerns, and de-escalation is needed.
@Keir_Starmer@grok who striked first israel or iran?. Havent israel been saying for many years Iran has almost possessed nuclear weaponary, did they not lie about Iraq and wmd's? Though UK dont comdemn Israel for their actions, but quick when its the opposite?
In the last 72 hours, Israel launched a preemptive strike against Iran when negotiations between Washington and Tehran were still ongoing.
Iran was caught off-guard. But Iran recovered more quickly from its Pearl Harbor moment than Israel expected.
In less than 18 hours after Israel’s surprise attack, Iran responded firing hundreds of ballistic missiles including hypersonic missiles into central Tel Aviv and across Israel.
Meanwhile, Israel's Iron Dome failed. Israeli intelligence failed. Now Netanyahu is pleading with Washington to intervene with American Military Power to rescue Israel from certain defeat; a defeat Netanyahu crafted with encouragement from Washington.
At the same time, Russia, China, Pakistan and most of the Muslim World are rallying to Iran’s defense.
Supplies, equipment and technical assistance are pouring into Iran.
It’s time for a reality check:
Washington burned through $12 trillion in the Middle East since 2003. Result? 7,000 dead Americans. 50,000 wounded, open borders and 100,000 Americans dying yearly from Fentanyl poisoning.
Today, the United States is $37 trillion in debt, a sum that does not include so-called “agency debt.” 77 million Americans voted for President Trump because he promised to end the overseas conflicts and halt the march to WW3.
Trump’s mandate is unchanged: Secure America’s borders, ports and coastal waters. Deport illegal aliens, crush the criminals r-ping and murdering Americans. Restore the rule of law. But not one more drop of American blood for foreign wars.
One Israeli strike on Kharg Island—where 90% of Iran's oil exports flow—or Bandar Abbas terminals, and Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz. That's 20% of global oil supply.
That means disrupted supply chains and runaway inflation. Gas hits $7/gallon overnight. Every working family crushed. Truckers can't deliver food. Economy crashes. For what? So Israel that started this insane war can drag Americans into a wider regional conflict with the potential for nuclear war?
We have 40,000 troops in UAE, Qatar, across the Persian Gulf. They are sitting ducks. Iranian Shahed-136 Drones cost $20,000 each. American Patriot Missiles cost $4 million per interceptor.
Do the math. We will run through our inventory of missiles and go broke while Americans come home in boxes.
The Middle East is on the brink. Here's what Washington must do to defuse conflict:
1. Ask for an Emergency UN Security Council meeting. Ask for an Immediate ceasefire making it clear that Washington opposes the destruction of Iran, Israel and any other state in the Middle East.
2. Demand that Israel stop the killing of Palestinians in Gaza and withdraw its forces from Gaza and the West Bank.
3. Suspend all military aid to Israel until Israel agrees to remove its troops from Gaza and permit humanitarian assistance to reach the people of Gaza.
4. Propose the commitment of Armed Forces from non-aligned nations to police Gaza and the West Bank. 5. Propose that the United States, Russia, China, India and Brazil convene a peace conference to arbitrate the dispute between Israel, Iran and Israel’s neighbors.
I led American Soldiers under fire into action. I've seen plenty of flag-draped coffins. I don’t want to see any more. Washington’s warmongers had 22 years. They failed. They lied.
They profited while America bled. Time's up.
America First means AMERICA FIRST. Not Israel first. Not Ukraine first. Not NATO first. AMERICA FIRST.
The world could have stopped the genocide in Gaza.
Instead, governments — including our own — allowed Israel to act with total impunity.
Israel’s reckless strikes on Iran are the product of that impunity. They represent a shameful failure of global leadership. And they are a threat to the safety of humankind across the world.
Our government needs to wake up, end its complicity in Israeli war crimes and defend international law.
That is how we bring about urgent de-escalation, end the genocide and stop the world from being dragged into a catastrophic, nuclear war.
We are all human beings on one planet. Surely that is enough to try and bring about a world of peace.
Israel can surgically bomb a specific apartment in Tehran to kill a top general without collapsing the whole building
But in Gaza, they carpet bomb & annihilate a whole neighbourhood to “target” a rank & file member (the destruction is the goal, the “target” is the pretext)
My heart is full of pain. My heart is full of rage.
God give this little girl a heaven in which she will never again suffer, and burn in hell every criminal that made her suffer here.