Iran threatens to escalate if Israel attacks, says nuclear or oil targets a ‘red line’

Source: lurker_bee

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  1. Due_Willingness1 on

    I hope Iran realizes the world doesn’t view this part of the conflict nearly as controversially as the part in Gaza

    If they want to escalate I think NATO is ready to really bring the hammer down on them 

  2. “In late 2023, Iran — which insists its nuclear program is strictly peaceful — accelerated its enrichment of uranium to up to 60 percent fissile purity, close to the 90% of weapons grade, at two sites. In theory it has enough material enriched to that level for almost four bombs, according to a yardstick of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN watchdog.”

    Seems like it’s inevitable that Iran will have nuclear weapons, so attacking nuclear sites is a rational decision by Israel. They face a much more dangerous future if they don’t.

  3. supercyberlurker on

    Terrorist regimes like Iran/Russia are learning to play on western ‘fears of escalation’.

    So now they attack, then claim any response is ‘escalation’ – because useful idiots will swallow it up.

  4. Artysupport7757 on

    No! You can’t thwart out efforts to make nukes, we wanted to use it against you! -Iran

  5. Sim_Daydreamer on

    At least came up with something new, “red line” has very interesting meaning now.

  6. If you punch someone in the face you don’t get to dictate where they punch you back

  7. They allready have atttacked Israel several times, also, they have lost every war they have started against Israel, tell us more avout how you gona escalate anything against Israel

  8. Apparently these kind of threats seem to be working for iran, at least on the surface- the recent reports I see from “USA officials” is that the iranian targets israel is going to attack will be military and intelligence ones, so at least on paper it looks like israel is backing down from attacking the nuclear or oil targets.

  9. and this is exactly why the nuke sites need to be targeted. This will be their go to for the future, is the Russia playbook and it works.

  10. Quick-Albatross-9204 on

    In that case go for the oil, they fire back and you have a excuse to go for the nuclear.

  11. I feel like this only encourages Israel to hit those targets because now if they don’t, it looks like they backed off in the face of IRI threats. Seems like a bad misreading of the Israeli state mentality or a deliberate move to telegraph that IRI intends to escalate the conflict but also wants to cast themselves as the victim.

  12. I don’t think Israel take much notice of terrorists red lines, I reckon Iran has been taking advice from papa Putin.

  13. At this point it would be better if Iran went all in. It’s coming anyway and it would finally give (I hope) Biden enough reason to grow a spine and help our ally.

    Zero reason why the US can’t demolish Irans entire fleet, Air Force, and take out radar and anti aircraft systems to let Israel do its thing.

    That regime is a cancer on Israel, the middle east, and the Iranian people too. Let’s not forget that the regimes favored pastime is tossing gay people off rooftops.

  14. Alpha_ii_Omega on

    Oh boy, these dictators sure love their red lines.

    Seriously though, Israel should destroy Iran’s nuclear sites now before it’s too late. Hit those nuclear sites with the biggest bunker-busting bombs you have. IMO Israel might as well go ahead and destroy Iran’s oilfields too. Saudi is already increasing their output, which should be enough to compensate.

    Ya there are US elections and they might not like it, but tough luck. They should blame Iran for attacking Israel.

  15. Competitive_Mind_829 on

    You can’t have a red line if you can’t defend a red line. So far Iran has lobbied two full fledged missle strikes that didn’t hit a single target in Israel. Israel could destroy all of Iran and the Iranians couldn’t stop them.

  16. Whether we like it or not, we as the collective West are too chicken shit to do anything real. They have us by the balls with the Strait of Hormuz and they know it. And we know it.

    Can’t have any wars actually affecting the west now, can we.

    You want to fuck Iran and Russia? Go buyb an electric car and put solar panels on your roof. If you can, and if it makes sense obviously.

    Otherwise they will continue to hold more leverage than we can handle.

  17. RevolutionaryView675 on

    Putin must have given some of his crayons to Iran.
    Remember now, they’ll melt if you leave them next to burning oil terminals.

  18. captsmokeywork on

    Unless they test a nuke in the next few days, at the very least Kharg island is gone.

    I don’t see Bebe not hitting the nuclear sites after the speeches he has given on the subject at the UN.

    He can now see a legacy of weakening Iran for a generation. He is going to do it.

    Either now or Nov 6th.

  19. Okay, with that in mind I’d say they should hit the Iranian munition factories. Cutting off the supply of ballistic missiles and drones would also put a hole in Russia’s supply chain, as a fun bonus.

  20. coalitionofilling on

    Iran launched 180 ballistic missiles into Israel and have the balls to say what a “red line” is? Israel could literally declare war on them immediately if they wanted to.

  21. This is the global political equivalent of “the slap” episode of how I met your mother.

    Israel: I owe you a slap
    Iran: *says a lot of things*
    Israel: one slap. You won’t know when.

  22. PolarizingKabal on

    Sweet. So taking out the ayatollah isn’t.

    Israel has shown they can reach out and touch anyone they want.

    Time for regime change.

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