There's nothing that says Iran provoked the US directly. Yes, they're duking it out with our good buddy Israel, but Bibi's not exactly teetering, unless there's big pushback domestically (which I don't know about, and I haven't spent much time looking into).
What I'm pretty sure about is that there's been plenty of pressure from Tel Aviv, and from Mike Huckabee at our embassy in Jerusalem.
And most of the regular people in the world would agree that we need to prevent Iran from getting the bomb.
But the deal was in place for Iran to forego their nuclear ambitions - or at least to postpone or redirect their program - and that's what Trump scuttled in his first term.
So now we have Trump making us look like asshole bullies, giving Tehran the chance to look smarter and cooler by going proportional.
Everything Trump touches turns to shit.
Iran said its missile attack on Al Udeid air base in Qatar matched the number of bombs dropped by the United States on Iranian nuclear sites this weekend, signaling Iran’s likely desire to deescalate, AP reports.
Iran made the announcement on Monday night in a statement from its Supreme National Security Council after the attack, which Qatar said caused no injuries.
Iran also said it targeted the base because it was outside of populated areas.
Iran gave advanced warning of attack to Qatar - reports
Iran coordinated its strikes on US bases in Qatar with Qatari officials in advance in a bid to minimize casualties, the New York Times is reporting, citing three Iranian officials.
Reuters is also reporting that Iran gave advanced warning to Qatar, prompting air space closure earlier, citing a source familiar with the matter.
In his statement in my last post, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari confirmed there had been no casualties and said: “The base had been evacuated earlier, following established security and precautionary measures, given the tensions in the region.”
Qatar condemns Iranian attack on US base and says no casualties reported
Reuters is also reporting that Iran gave advanced warning to Qatar, prompting air space closure earlier, citing a source familiar with the matter.
In his statement in my last post, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari confirmed there had been no casualties and said: “The base had been evacuated earlier, following established security and precautionary measures, given the tensions in the region.”
Qatar condemns Iranian attack on US base and says no casualties reported
Here’s more on that Qatari response.
Qatar has condemned Iran’s attack on the Al Udeid air base and said that “Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this brazen aggression, in line with international law”.
In a post on X the Qatari foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari added that “Qatar’s air defenses successfully thwarted the attack and intercepted the Iranian missiles” and there had been no casualties.
He said Qatar had warned of the dangers of Israeli escalation in the region and called for “the immediate cessation of all military actions and for a serious return to the negotiating table and dialogue”.
Qatar has condemned Iran’s attack on the Al Udeid air base and said that “Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this brazen aggression, in line with international law”.
In a post on X the Qatari foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari added that “Qatar’s air defenses successfully thwarted the attack and intercepted the Iranian missiles” and there had been no casualties.
He said Qatar had warned of the dangers of Israeli escalation in the region and called for “the immediate cessation of all military actions and for a serious return to the negotiating table and dialogue”.
Here's a novel idea:
Everybody stop fucking
with each other
Let's just try that for a while - see how it goes.
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