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Image is Israeli interceptors trying and failing to intercept missiles over their cities.


Israel just carried out a widespread bombing of Iran, which has killed a number of senior officials inside Iran (though it seems the leadership is more-or-less intact) as well as a number of civilians. Important facilities have been targeted, but the amount of damage is unknown so far (note that many important Iranian facilities are deep underground, making them both hard to damage but also hard to determine if they are damaged from just satellite imagery, so reports of damage will be he-said-she-said).

It appears the attack took Iran by surprise, given that a residential block was targeted that contained some senior officials - if one saw an attack coming, one would imagine they'd be in bunkers. Nonetheless, like the rest of the Resistance Axis, I suspect that Iran has adapted their military structures to be resistant to decapitation strikes by ensuring that replacement figures are ready to take the place of killed officials.

Iran has delivered a massive missile barrage in response to Israeli aggression, even though Israel is continuing to bomb Iran. Iran is now aware of the location of many important Israeli sites, including secret nuclear sites, due to their recent intelligence haul, giving them a distinct edge.


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[–] PalestinianDream@hexbear.net 154 points 1 week ago (6 children)

this isnt news, but my family has been sending videos of missiles and interceptors over their heads. obviously there is a real fear that a zionist interceptor could fall and hit them, like zionist interceptors have done in the past. but there is a real awe involved in all of what has happened today.

zionist jets shot down, possibly a high ranking zionist assassinated, and massive strikes into the heart of the entity. it really feels like a moment of joy for those of us who have had so much taken from our families at the hands of the entity.

this pales in comparison to what the entity has done to us, we wont rest until we are liberated with a right to return. but this really was needed for Palestinians

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[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 120 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Just reading some Middle East ~~Monitor~~ Spectator and it looks like the nuclear secrets leak may have fucked Israel over hard. Iran has the target bank Israel had collected on them, and hard evidence of EU-Israeli nuclear weapons collaboration. It even made a claim of Israeli nuclear weapons by countering the latest refinement offer by the US with a demand that Israel dismantles existing nuclear weapons.

Of course, we all know Israel possesses nuclear weapons. A full triad, in fact. However, no hard evidence of its existence has ever been made public, allowing Israel to maintain deniability and skirt international treaties on nuclear proliferation. If Iran has any solid evidence, Israel has suffered a historic intelligence defeat.

On top of the data leaked, Iran has stated that any Israeli attack would be met with an immediate retaliatory strike. True Promise III in scale but with a target bank that would scare the ever living shit out of Israeli statescraftsmen.

The IAEA was also informed directly that any attack on its nuclear sites would lead to immediate withdrawal from the NPT and development of nuclear weapons. We know Iran has been preparing for this due to the IAEA's claims that Iran tested implosion devices necessary for nuclear missile warheads. The former Iranian atomic energy head also suggested that the fatwa given against development of WMDs does not necessarily forbid nuclear weapons as they can be reduced in yield for tactical (but not "mass destruction") levels of power, suggesting one way these rules may be interpreted depending on geopolitical tensions.

Finally, Netanyahu took a 40 minute call with Trump following the Iranian counter proposal, and suggested that Israel would be willing to accept 3.67% Uranium domestic enrichment (Israel wanted 0% and offshoring of Iranian enrichment) without striking Iran. This is a massive capitulation if it holds true, and would open the route to de-escalation as the Israeli state reels from the fact it has absolutely beyond fucked it with their nuclear secrets.

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 86 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Israel possessing nuclear weapons is possibly the most open secret out there that still gets you looks for being crazy if you mention it. It’s in this weird limbo where you know they could use them, but you can’t ask them to follow any of the rules and processes and treaties that other nations have to participate in

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[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 114 points 1 week ago (15 children)
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[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 112 points 1 week ago (9 children)

new wave incoming, sirens going off in Tel Aviv

israeli missile alert map, starting to look like their sex offender map

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[–] Boise_Idaho@hexbear.net 112 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The first of many:
https://xcancel.com/MyGlendale/status/1931915078212952336

After careful consideration, the City of Glendale has decided to end its agreement with U.S. Homeland Security/ICE to house federal immigration detainees.

This local decision reflects our core values: public safety, transparency, and community trust.

[–] take_five_moments@hexbear.net 100 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

wow throwing concrete at cops does work

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[–] Finger@hexbear.net 105 points 1 week ago (2 children)

no more half measures walter

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[–] OnceUponATimeInWeHo@hexbear.net 105 points 1 week ago (4 children)

🔴 Urgent:

🔺Iranian intelligence says it has thwarted a Mossad operation. A truck full of drones has been intercepted inside Iran.

🔺It is said that a drone pickup truck was caught in Zanjan and a Toyota Hilux with a cabin was caught in Kermanshah while transporting drones.

🔺We emphasize again: Dear people, be very sensitive to the movement of pickup trucks and trucks around you and report the reports to the police and security agencies (call numbers 113 and 114).

Insight @Partisan2015

https://t.me/partisan2015/81721

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[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 104 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

Maybe I'm remembering things wrong, but it feels like these protests themselves are MUCH less hot than the George Floyd protests were, but the response from the police went from 0 to superviolent way faster.

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[–] DengistDonnieDarko@hexbear.net 104 points 1 week ago (9 children)
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[–] homhom9000@hexbear.net 103 points 1 week ago (15 children)

Mood immediately improved after seeing the hit on tel aviv

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[–] LargePenis@hexbear.net 102 points 1 week ago (10 children)

It's crazy how much the mood improves whenever Israel gets owned. May Allah grant us the honor of witnessing the total destruction of the Zionist Entity.

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[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 102 points 1 week ago (8 children)
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[–] sempersigh@hexbear.net 100 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

The nytimes live feed right now is so infuriating because they are telling on themselves so thoroughly how there was NO in depth discussion of the humanization of the individual experiences of the human carnage and destruction of Palestinian lives as it was happening.

The live thread is a detailed discussion of every Israeli that gets hurt and dies it’s so fucking obvious that they value their lives and what happens to them more than anyone else it’s so disgusting how obvious it is that this shit pales in comparison to what happened to the Palestinians and they just never cared it’s so gross.

Let’s feel sorry for these people instead sure; tell us their occupations and stories and their pictures. It’s not like you could have done that with anyone else huh? It’s just all sob stories about the colonizers their lives are valued more and we all know it! Just come out and say it then!! Sorry I’m just so mad about this these people are cowards and they could have put journalists in Gaza before this happened and they would have been killed and you could have shown a light on that but you didn’t because your institution is a wretched zionist propaganda outlet.

Fuck you nytimes!!! Eat shit!!!!!

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[–] Cimbazarov@hexbear.net 99 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I really do see the general opinion of Israel shifting. I was telling a coworker, who I consider apolitical, about the Iran strikes and he put up a fist.

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 99 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (14 children)
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[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 99 points 1 week ago (2 children)

⚡️⭕️ Pakeh settlement resident to Hebrew Channel 11:

I received my new house yesterday and it was destroyed today in the Iranian missile attack

crab-party Iran doing more anti-colonialism in 2 days than Bernie Sanders in his life

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[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 97 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

Indian right wing Twitter calling for Tel Aviv to be nuked because the IDF posted a propaganda map showing Iranian missile range in which the entirety of Kashmir was shown as part of Pakistan.

Just absolute absolute-cinema

Weird map ngl, they really should've shown it with dotted lines like most maps.

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[–] Monk3brain3@hexbear.net 97 points 1 week ago

Iran needed to follow the plan

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 97 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Has anybody else noticed how when riots and protests pop up in non-American nations (not even enemy nations, just any other nation like Peru or France) basically the entire internet sides with the protesters. However when it’s the exact same conflict in the US, the reactionary news media and propaganda is so powerful that it overwhelms that and the “popular” position is to shit on the protests?

Compare Reddit threads, YouTube comments, Instagram comments, TikTok comments, etc. between the riots in Argentina or Peru to the ones in LA. It goes from like 95% support to like 40%

It really is remarkable the hold that the capitalists here have on the zeitgeist. American conservatives seem to be way better at controlling the conversation than conservatives in other places.

We often make fun of the American population and how cowed it is, how much they let themselves get cucked and never protest in response. Part of that is whenever we try we get mocked by everyone and attacked from all directions at a scale that nobody else has to deal with. Our population is not just cowed and complacent, we are actively oppressive to ourselves. The masses seem to openly revile the act of standing up against the government, and take a vindictive glee in seeing the government crack down on people.

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[–] cinnaa42@hexbear.net 96 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Israeli Channel 13 citing officials: Unprecedented destruction in the Greater Tel Aviv area the likes of which we have never witnessed before

lets-fucking-go

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[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 96 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (12 children)

Fox News confirms: Kirya (Israeli pentagon) hit by Iranian missile strike

Unconfirmed reports that a missile has struck an Israeli nuclear research facility. Tit for tat I suppose

I’m sorry Khamenei, I was unfamiliar with your game

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[–] thirstyskyline@hexbear.net 95 points 1 week ago (12 children)

—❗️🇮🇷/🇺🇸 NEW: The U.S. is trying to convince Iran to return to the nuclear talks

Iran replied that there is no question of talks, and the war has already begun.

@Middle_East_Spectator

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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 95 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

President Maduro blasts the West for providing money, planes and missiles to ‘the Hitler of the 21st century’, Netanyahu, all of which has been used in the attacks on Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Iran.

"The Zionist project known as ‘Israel’ was created to colonize and conquer the region's people and wealth. No, this is not a religious conflict.”

Venezuela's president describes the moment he received news of the criminal Zionist attack on Iran: ‘Our absolute repudiation’

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[–] GaryLeChat@lemmygrad.ml 95 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Vietnam has been admitted to BRICS. BRICS site

articleIn its capacity as pro tempore BRICS Chair, the Government of Brazil announces the formal admission of Vietnam as a partner country of the group. The Government of Brazil welcomes the decision of the Vietnamese Government.

Vietnam becomes the tenth BRICS partner country, alongside Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan. The partner-country category was established at the XVI BRICS Summit, in Kazan, in October 2024.

With a population of almost 100 million and a dynamic economy deeply integrated into global value chains, Vietnam stands out as a relevant actor in Asia. The country shares with the BRICS members and partners a commitment to a more inclusive and representative international order. Its efforts in favour of South-South cooperation and sustainable development reinforce its convergence with the interests of the group.

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[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 94 points 1 week ago (10 children)

CNN reports: Iranian official has said the country will “intensify its attacks on Israel and target the regional bases of any country that tries to defend it“

[–] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 88 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

target the regional bases of any country that tries to defend it

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[–] AbbysMuscles@hexbear.net 94 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I apologize; I was the one who doubted Iran. Mercury was indeed in retrograde at the time. I will not make this mistake again.

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[–] BanSwitch2Buyers@hexbear.net 93 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Iran says strikes justify uranium enrichment, missile programmes Iran says that Israel’s attacks on Friday, which have reportedly killed six nuclear scientists and struck the Natanz nuclear site, underscored its need to pursue uranium enrichment and missile development programmes.

“One should not speak to such a predatory regime except in the language of power,” Iran’s government said in a statement, referring to Israel.

“The world now better understands Iran’s insistence on the right to enrichment, nuclear technology, and missile power.”
-aljazeera.

Yes. Yes.

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[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 92 points 1 week ago (6 children)

As I said on another post, the US Army giving shout-outs to sponsors during the parade might be the most Burgerreich thing ever. Absolute clown empire.

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 91 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tel Aviv

  • Hourly forecast
  • Ten day forecast

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[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 91 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I'll admit I'm pleasantly surprised at the people around me's reactions to Isn'treal being blasted. Even my pacifist lib mom just shrugged and said "well you reap what you sow, they can't be surprised someone hit them back".

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[–] fever@hexbear.net 89 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 89 points 1 week ago (5 children)
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[–] LargePenis@hexbear.net 88 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Palestinian poet Tamim Al Barghouti on the current situation:

Netanyahu was betting on a military coup in Iran, relying on those who facilitated the killing of all the martyrs there some time ago: Raisi, Abdollahian, and others... This explains the violence of the strike. He hoped he wouldn't have to bear its consequences. Of course, the coup failed... Netanyahu got involved, asked for help from the United States, but they refused. Now he wants to back down. Let's be clear: no one should allow the situation to return to what it was before the Israeli aggression against Iran... If the war stops before the fall of the regime in Israel, then that Israeli regime will seek to topple the Iranian regime by other means after the ceasefire. The model of the ceasefire in Lebanon is clear, and before it the successive truces in Gaza... Therefore, the only path for Iran, and with it the entire Levant, is complete victory over it... The equation is zero-sum and there is no room for compromise, neither now nor later... Oh God! I hope this opinion is heard this time and is useful... because all the advice before it was appropriate, and if it had been heeded, people dear to us would still be with us now...

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[–] cinnaa42@hexbear.net 88 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Hebrew Channel 10: Pakistan informed America that any nuclear attack on Iran will be met with a Pakistani nuclear attack on Israel. Pakistan informed France and America that if any country directly intervenes in the war against Iran alongside Israel, the Pakistani army will enter the war with Iran against Israel.

Grain of salt.

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[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 87 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Iraq set to file an official complaint to the United Nations Security Council against Israel after regime illegally used Iraqi airspace to carry out military aggressions against Iran earlier today. .....

Iraqi PM summons US amb. to Iraq

🔴 Sudani informs US envoy of Baghdad's opposition to use of its territory, airspace against Iraq neighbors

@PressTV telegram

[–] Socialism_Is_The_Alternative@hexbear.net 86 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

A former CIA officer posted his analysis of the situation:

"The Potemkin Village propaganda generated by Israel and spread by Western media is coming apart at the seams. While many in the West still believe that Israel has struck a fatal blow on Iran and that Iran is just days away from a collapse, the Iranian missile force is alive and well and bombing the shit out of Israel. I suspect that Iran is employing Houthi tactics with their ballistic missiles that are fired from mobile launchers — i.e., instead of relying on fixed sites, Iran is deploying its missiles around the country on mobile launchers, which are virtually impossible to detect and destroy in a timely manner. As I write this, Iran reportedly has launched an eighth-wave of missiles. Iran is going to engage Israel in a tit-for-tat battle until Israel ceases its attacks on Iran."

[...]

"Another reality confronting Israel is that the United States does not have unlimited supplies of air defense missiles, and other weapons, to send to Israel. For example, consider the limitations of the THAAD and SM-3 antiballistic missile systems… the US can only manufacture 50-75 THAAD and 60-84 SM-3 interceptors per year! I read another report today — can’t find it now — that the US is sending weapons intended for Ukraine to Israel. I’m sure Zelensky will be thrilled with that news. If this report is true, Ukraine’s days are numbered. Without sustained US military and intelligence support, Ukraine cannot sustain its military operations through the summer."

https://sonar21.com/the-zionists-are-crying-uncle-sam/

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[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 86 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

I'm going to start saying "I'm in favor of repealing all immigration laws because I'm a centrist. There will be no more illegal immigrants, and no more need for ICE." I am FORCING the overton window left.

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[–] refolde@hexbear.net 86 points 1 week ago

There is no layer of hell deep enough for Israel and all of its supporters.

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 86 points 1 week ago (17 children)

lol. lmao even. Canadian and European libs thought "No Kings" was too spicy and subversive so they're rebranding.

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[–] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 85 points 1 week ago (15 children)
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[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 85 points 1 week ago (10 children)

LMAO "Peru" is the Portuguese word for turkey, the bird

intern ass mistake

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[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 84 points 1 week ago (10 children)

I suspect Israeli military censors are gonna come down hard on any videos showing anything interesting. Just because we’re not seeing Israel getting its shit rocked doesn’t mean it ain’t happening.

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 84 points 1 week ago (19 children)

Israeli Arrow-3 misfires and destroys its own launcher

https://streamable.com/wsxfie

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[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 83 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Power to the people of LA, make the pigs regret their life choices

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[–] OnceUponATimeInWeHo@hexbear.net 83 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Give Iran a nuke is maybe Chapo's most based take

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