Iran Super Thread- Merged

[OldSolduer]

Not clear how solid this is, but I’m seeing various posts on Twitter than Iran’s air defense has gone to highest alert and flight restrictions are being put in place. Might be a busy night.

Ok lets go.....

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Not clear how solid this is, but I’m seeing various posts on Twitter than Iran’s air defense has gone to highest alert and flight restrictions are being put in place. Might be a busy night.

Why?

The matter is settled. The Iranians said so, themselves…

 

[Quirky]

Military chief says Israel will respond to Iran's missile strike

Israel's military chief said Monday that Israel will respond to Iran's missile strike over the weekend, but did not immediately elaborate on when and how.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[IDF-96]

Last time Iran was expecting an Israeli attack and their air defense had gone to highest alert, they shot down their own civilian plane.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Last time Iran was expecting an Israeli attack and their air defense had gone to highest alert, they shot down their own civilian plane.

Do you mean the 63 Canadians, and others, they killed in this shoot down in 2020?

Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[IDF-96]

Do you mean the 63 Canadians, and others, they killed in this shoot down in 2020?

Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Yes, that plane.

 

[Cloud Cover]

This piss poor excuse for a foreign minister needs to get back in her seat on the special needs bus:

Mélanie Joly tells Israel to ’take the win’ and not bomb Iran for weekend attack

Iran launched its first-ever military assault on Israel on Saturday, launching hundreds of drones and missiles. Almost all were intercepted

nationalpost.com

 

[OldSolduer]

Last time Iran was expecting an Israeli attack and their air defense had gone to highest alert, they shot down their own civilian plane.

They murdered Canadians.

 

[OldSolduer]

This piss poor excuse for a foreign minister needs to get back in her seat on the special needs bus:

Mélanie Joly tells Israel to ’take the win’ and not bomb Iran for weekend attack

Iran launched its first-ever military assault on Israel on Saturday, launching hundreds of drones and missiles. Almost all were intercepted

nationalpost.com

We really get the government we deserve. Apathy will ensure useless individuals will get high profile cabinet positions.

 

[IDF-96]

They murdered Canadians.

Yeah, and many others as well.

 

[McG]

We really get the government we deserve

Nonsense. We have two absolute junk parties who have successively formed government and retained a system that protects their duopoly and compels Canadians to select the least horrible of the bad options. We deserve better than anything on offer, but the partisans have protected the system that gatekeepers for them.

… but that’s a discussion for another thread.

 

[KevinB]

Nonsense. We have two absolute junk parties who have successively formed government and retained a system that protects their duopoly and compels Americans to select the least horrible of the bad options. We deserve better than anything on offer, but the partisans have protected the system that gatekeepers for them.

… but that’s a discussion for another thread.

Subtle change - but it fits as well.

 

[ueo]

This piss poor excuse for a foreign minister needs to get back in her seat on the special needs bus:

Mélanie Joly tells Israel to ’take the win’ and not bomb Iran for weekend attack

Iran launched its first-ever military assault on Israel on Saturday, launching hundreds of drones and missiles. Almost all were intercepted

nationalpost.com

IMO shes way way over her head here.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Iran + Missiles + AI = pickles

Iran's Pickle Launch Capabilities

Adobe Firefly wouldn't generate rockets... hilarity ensues.

ryanmcbeth.substack.com

 

[RangerRay]

IMO shes way way over her head here.

She’s been way over head since she was elected to the House. That she keeps failing up is breathtaking.

 

[Halifax Tar]

She’s been way over head since she was elected to the House. That she keeps failing up is breathtaking.

It makes CAF GO/FOs jealous.

 

[captloadie]

To be honest, whoever is sitting in that seat is going to being saying something along the same lines, to the effect of trying to convince Israel not to attack and make things worse. All the rest of the Western Foreign ministers are doing it.

The best that we can hope for is for them to strike Iranian proxies in Syria or Yemen.

 

[QV]

To be honest, whoever is sitting in that seat is going to being saying something along the same lines, to the effect of trying to convince Israel not to attack and make things worse. All the rest of the Western Foreign ministers are doing it.

The best that we can hope for is for them to strike Iranian proxies in Syria or Yemen.

Responding to attacks on your sovereign territory is "making things worse"?

"How dare you fight back against that bully, next time they swing just roll with the punches."

 

[KevinB]

To be honest, whoever is sitting in that seat is going to being saying something along the same lines, to the effect of trying to convince Israel not to attack and make things worse. All the rest of the Western Foreign ministers are doing it.

The best that we can hope for is for them to strike Iranian proxies in Syria or Yemen.

The best thing we could hope for is a decapitation strike...

 

[captloadie]

Getting baited into a regional conflict is my definition of making it worse. While I have every confidence in the Iron Dome over Israel, is it not just a little suspicious that, what was it, less than 1% of the missiles/drones launched actually landed, and those that did caused very little damage?

The Iranian government is playing the long game I think. They got Israel to make attacks in Syria. Next is likely Lebanon. Maybe direct attacks into Iran. The détente that had been growing between Israel and the Arab world is being chipped away, and I would not be surprised to see Arab nations once again band together to fight who they see as the "Bully" in the region.

And what happens then? Do any Western nations come to the rescue in direct support? Or do governments say, we warned you not to escalate, you are on your own?