An Israeli missile has hit Iran, two US officials have told the BBC’s US partner CBS News.

Iranian state media is reporting that flights have been suspended over several cities, according to Associated Press.

Iran has been on high alert after Israel said it would respond to an Iranian attack against it on Saturday night

  • Riccosuave@lemmy.world
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    Please explain how Israel attacking Iran is Joe Biden’s fault? He said the United States would not support a retaliatory strike against Iran’s retaliatory strike. All the blame falls directly on Netanyahu and the Israeli government.

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      It’s like people forget that the Israel/Palestine conflict has been going on longer than the partial term that Biden has had.

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        Israel/Iran conflict as well. It’s just no longer through Iran’s proxies only.

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      He said the United States would not support a retaliatory strike against Iran’s retaliatory strike.

      A retaliatory strike just happened. What’s Biden’s move?

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        Well, the Biden Administration did not support it in the sense that they din’t send their missiles along and no US launch infrastructure was used.

        They never actually said they were against it much less they would punish Israel for it.

        The use of a “we won’t help doing it” fromulation in a way that can be misinterpreted as “we’re against it” so that they can have plausible deniability later when it turns out they’re not really against it is pretty standard doublespeak from the US Administration.

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      He hasn’t done anything to stop Netanyahu when he has a position of unique leverage. In fact he keeps rewarding this behavior with more weapons and fighter jets.

      Netanyahu takes most of the blame for being the guy but Biden has had a 100 chances in the last few months to pressure him to stop. Instead we’re shoveling more coal into the fire.

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      He’s failed utterly for 6 months to do anything to reign in Israel when their genocide is being funded by US taxpayers. He’s had 6 months to yank Netanyahu’s leash and he’s refused so the entire time.

      This ENTIRE situation is a result of US foreign policy: Its a direct consequence of Bidens failure of leadership.

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      He said…

      I think that is the point. So far Biden has apparently just said a bunch of words. Biden could actually do more than he is now. Instead, the genocide is continuing unabated, Israel continues to aggressively and wrecklessly escalate the regional tensions.

      Come on genocide Joe, actually draw a red line and stick to it.

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      The mouth breather can’t explain anything. I’m sure Newsmax and Alex Jones told him all problems on Earth are Biden/The Democrats fault….

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      Implying that Genocide Joe is not responsible for his out of control attack dog he is actively supplying with weapons

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        You must be fucking confused if you think Netanyahu is Joe Biden’s “attack dog”. The Israeli government has spent the last 40+ years successfully coopting the United States government.

        What do you think those shifty mother fuckers would be doing in an election year if he came out against them? I agree they need to he brought to heel, but if you think that is going to happen given the existing externalities of global & US politics then you are living in a fantasy.

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          “He has to support Genocide because israel controls US politics!”

          Biden could just ban the israel lobby instead how about that.

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            Biden is not a dictator. “Ban the Israel lobby” - that’s not who this works or how anything works.