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artemisia1

(1,697 posts) Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:51 AM 5 hrs ago

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Israel Attacks Iran. The New War has Started.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-has-launched-a-preemptive-attack-on-iran-defense-minister-katz-says-sirens-sound-across-israel/

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Israel Attacks Iran. The New War has Started. (Original Post) artemisia1 5 hrs ago OP

Picture: artemisia1 5 hrs ago #1

Thanks. 👍 Dave Bowman 5 hrs ago #4

American Fundies love Middle East wars. It means, in their minds, that the book of "Revelation" is being fulfilled. With artemisia1 5 hrs ago #2

Listening to news- US participated in strike SamuelTheThird 5 hrs ago #3

Yes, just got that at the Guardian site. Not good. Dave Bowman 5 hrs ago #5

Seven missiles hit the Presidential Complex and Khamenei compound. SamuelTheThird 4 hrs ago #9

Watching live reporting from Al Jazeera. Aussie105 5 hrs ago #6

Becoming? /nt artemisia1 4 hrs ago #8

Well said. Layzeebeaver 3 hrs ago #10

The Warmongering Fascists are happy SunImp 4 hrs ago #7

At the risk... Ollie Garkie 3 hrs ago #11

The 12 Day War killed a lot of people and was only a "quick" thing to those watching outside of theatre. Nevertheless, I artemisia1 3 hrs ago #12

On MSNow they're saying it's going to be lengthy, like Iraq. kerry-is-my-prez 3 hrs ago #13

Geeeebzzz. Hope not! electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #15

Did they inform anyone in Congress?? kerry-is-my-prez 3 hrs ago #14

artemisia1

(1,697 posts)

1. Picture:

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:53 AM

5 hrs ago

.webp

Dave Bowman

(7,017 posts)

4. Thanks. 👍

Reply to artemisia1 (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 02:01 AM

5 hrs ago

artemisia1

(1,697 posts)

2. American Fundies love Middle East wars. It means, in their minds, that the book of "Revelation" is being fulfilled. With

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:56 AM

5 hrs ago

their "help" of course.

SamuelTheThird

(817 posts)

3. Listening to news- US participated in strike

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:59 AM

5 hrs ago

Dave Bowman

(7,017 posts)

5. Yes, just got that at the Guardian site. Not good.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 02:03 AM

5 hrs ago

SamuelTheThird

(817 posts)

9. Seven missiles hit the Presidential Complex and Khamenei compound.

Reply to Dave Bowman (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 02:41 AM

4 hrs ago

something I read, someone elsewhere commented. Not sure if true.

Aussie105

(7,773 posts)

6. Watching live reporting from Al Jazeera.

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 02:05 AM

5 hrs ago

Suspicion expressed on Al Jazeera is that Israel is taunting Iran to retaliate in a big way, so the US gets irrevocably involved.

Is Israel becoming a rogue state?

How will the US (ie Trump) respond?

artemisia1

(1,697 posts)

8. Becoming? /nt

Reply to Aussie105 (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 02:41 AM

4 hrs ago

Layzeebeaver

(2,257 posts)

10. Well said.

Reply to artemisia1 (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:22 AM

3 hrs ago

Israel has always been a client state of the US. But has always had a rogue nature.

Considering how deep they are lobbying in the U.S., we are in a tail wagging the dog situation.

SunImp

(2,679 posts)

7. The Warmongering Fascists are happy

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 02:35 AM

4 hrs ago

Ollie Garkie

(349 posts)

11. At the risk...

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:35 AM

3 hrs ago

Of sounding like an idiot, how do we know this won't be a quick weekend thing like last summer?

artemisia1

(1,697 posts)

12. The 12 Day War killed a lot of people and was only a "quick" thing to those watching outside of theatre. Nevertheless, I

Reply to Ollie Garkie (Reply #11)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:46 AM

3 hrs ago

do hope it is not a long conflict.

kerry-is-my-prez

(10,259 posts)

13. On MSNow they're saying it's going to be lengthy, like Iraq.

Reply to Ollie Garkie (Reply #11)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:50 AM

3 hrs ago

electric_blue68

(26,662 posts)

15. Geeeebzzz. Hope not!

Reply to kerry-is-my-prez (Reply #13)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:59 AM

3 hrs ago

Been doing good Non-political stuff past ?5+ hrs.

Decided to take a peek; totally forgetting about Iran.
Fuck.

kerry-is-my-prez

(10,259 posts)

14. Did they inform anyone in Congress??

Reply to artemisia1 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:58 AM

3 hrs ago

Probably not - dumb question.

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