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The US has bombed Fordow and other sites.

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MistressoftheDarkSide · 22/06/2025 01:19

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/22/israel-iran-war-live-trump-says-us-has-attacked-nuclear-sites-in-iran-including-fordow

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DomPom47 · 22/06/2025 12:41

downwiththatsortof · 22/06/2025 12:19

@DomPom47 I'm glad you're able to openly back up a regime which rapes, , mutilates and murders women (fighting for basic rights) and men who step out of line. Who employs proxies all over the region to destroy Israel and has vowed since its inception to do so as well as sponsoring terror in many countries all over the world. And that's what you openly support - terrifying.

I don’t support any government abusing its own people — not Iran, not Israel, not the US. I can condemn Iran’s treatment of women and still call out illegal bombings, double standards, and the mass killing of civilians by others. Human rights aren't selective!

Let’s look at Israel’s pristine reputation of tens of thousands of Palestinians murdered 70% of which are women and children. Israel deliberately blocking aid including water, food and medication.
Israeli’s stealing land and calling it settlements as it’s more palpable. IDF murdering journalists and calling it collateral.

The beacon of hope for humanity the US: Guantanamo Bay holding people without trial, drone strikes murdering thousands of civilians including women and children in Yemen and Somalia, backing dictators when it conveniently suits them, a country of systematic racism…

These are but a few examples. So if we’re going to talk about human rights — let’s be consistent. The US and Israel are not innocent. Condemning one country doesn’t excuse the crimes of another. Bombing a country based on politics or power games doesn’t protect human rights — it destroys them.

Kimwestonhelpless · 22/06/2025 12:43

This is one we should stay out of ,sick of being dragged into Americas shit and especially a Trump led fuck up.

Over40Overdating · 22/06/2025 12:46

@Ilovelifeverymuch your repeated use of 😂😂 in your replies is incredibly disturbing.

The potential for civilian loss of life thanks to the power madness of Agent Orange and his pal Bibi is colossal and you think 😂😂 at anyone disagreeing this was necessary strengthens your position?

They are not heroic freedom fighters. They lack any principle that is not aligned with them staying in power, dictating to the rest of the world.
They will burn us all to stay in power so they are never brought to account for their evil doings. I hope you retain the same 😂😂 energy when the result comes a lot closer to you and yours than a phone screen.

loopinloo · 22/06/2025 12:47

HellsBalls · 22/06/2025 12:18

88% is a significant way off what Iran was telling the world why it needed enriched uranium.
Anyway, now they have no enriched uranuim.

Are you able to tell me where you've got the 88% figure from? Thanks.

HellsBalls · 22/06/2025 12:51

loopinloo · 22/06/2025 12:47

Are you able to tell me where you've got the 88% figure from? Thanks.

You said 88%.
Turns out it’s 60%. My point still stands.

WaryCrow · 22/06/2025 12:52

DomPom47 · 22/06/2025 12:12

People are worried because we have seen this before. The 2003 invasion of Iraq by besties US and UK. The claim that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction - we were told that there were ‘multiple sources' confirming this. Mr Powell even went to the UN with satellite images and supposed 'intelligence.' It was all false! As a result of their lies hundreds of thousands died/got injured and the whole region was and destabilised. We have the US and UK to thank for the formation of ISIS. Netanyahu is using this same playbook of lies told with confidence and a straight face.

Plus there currently is a war in Europe, which the US appears to want nuclear-power Russia to win. Ukraine by contrast is the only country to have given up nuclear weapons. Meanwhile the U.K. leadership allows the US to use us to go bomb someone else.

JessaWoo · 22/06/2025 13:03

Catsandcheese · 22/06/2025 12:34

It doesn’t matter that it’s an impeachable offence, he has the support of enough in the house for that to fail. You need a two thirds majority for that unfortunately

Um … do you think that’s okay? That’s a recipe for an autocrat.

loopinloo · 22/06/2025 13:06

HellsBalls · 22/06/2025 12:51

You said 88%.
Turns out it’s 60%. My point still stands.

I was responding to someone who mentioned the 88%, and then you replied to me. I just didn't understand where that figure came from, which is why I asked. What's your thoughts on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal? It seemed like a viable alternative to the current approach. By the time Trump entered office in 2017, the JCPOA had already led Iran to eliminate 98% of its enriched uranium. The agreement also limited uranium enrichment to 3.7%, far below the threshold needed for weapons-grade material.
Netanyahu had been pushing for military action against Iran for 15 years, often warning that Iran was on the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon. But launching a strike would have been harder to justify if Iran had no highly enriched uranium and was in full compliance with a verified international agreement.
Iran did abide by the JCPOA for four years, even staying in compliance for a full year after the U.S. pulled out. There’s no indication they wouldn’t have continued honoring the deal, which clearly aligned with their interests.

Catsandcheese · 22/06/2025 13:09

JessaWoo · 22/06/2025 13:03

Um … do you think that’s okay? That’s a recipe for an autocrat.

No I think it’s dreadful. But if I remember correctly he was subject to impeachment twice last time around that failed, so just because he does impeachable things doesn’t mean he ends up getting kicked out.
I am pleased to see that the Saudi experts are saying there’s no increased/unusual radiation levels in the rest of the Gulf countries, but there appears to be some movement by Iran to block the strait of Hormuz which will be a big problem as that’s where all the oil is transported out if the region. Oil prices are going to soar, and that’s going to be great for world economy!

Thegreyhound · 22/06/2025 13:24

downwiththatsortof · 22/06/2025 12:19

@DomPom47 I'm glad you're able to openly back up a regime which rapes, , mutilates and murders women (fighting for basic rights) and men who step out of line. Who employs proxies all over the region to destroy Israel and has vowed since its inception to do so as well as sponsoring terror in many countries all over the world. And that's what you openly support - terrifying.

How is supporting Israel or the US in any way different? I see no good guys anywhere here

JessaWoo · 22/06/2025 13:25

Catsandcheese · 22/06/2025 13:09

No I think it’s dreadful. But if I remember correctly he was subject to impeachment twice last time around that failed, so just because he does impeachable things doesn’t mean he ends up getting kicked out.
I am pleased to see that the Saudi experts are saying there’s no increased/unusual radiation levels in the rest of the Gulf countries, but there appears to be some movement by Iran to block the strait of Hormuz which will be a big problem as that’s where all the oil is transported out if the region. Oil prices are going to soar, and that’s going to be great for world economy!

Blockades and/or mining of the Strait of Hormuz would be strategic and expected from Iran, really.

Deputy Chair of the Security Council of Russia, Dimitry Medvedev, has tweeted in the last hour that other countries may give Iran (nuclear) missiles to replace any destroyed by the strike today.

Tiredofwhataboutery · 22/06/2025 13:34

DomPom47 · 22/06/2025 12:04

Imagine there is a big playground with lots of different kids. Some kids are friends, some don’t get along.

One of the kids is called Iran. Some of the other kids, like America and Israel, don’t trust Iran and are worried it might build something dangerous, like a toy that could really hurt people. But Iran says, 'I’m not doing anything wrong!'

America this morning flies over and breaks some of Iran’s toys, saying, 'Just in case you're hiding something dangerous!' But nothing dangerous was found. Iran gets really upset, like, 'Why did you do that?! I didn’t even do anything!'

Now Iran is thinking about how to respond — maybe shouting, maybe pushing back — and everyone on the playground is nervous about what might happen next.

In all fairness the international atomic energy agency has been ringing alarm bells over Iran’s nuclear programme. It’s not just the U.S. / Israel.

Laurasam · 22/06/2025 13:37

All of this just makes me so sad. If you scale all of it back, it’s boys in the playground fighting with each other. Each one trying to look better than the other. Then they end up too far in to be able to lose face and back out. If all of these leaders were women we would never be in this mess 🤦🏼‍♀️ I so hope peace can be reached and all of the hurting innocent people can stop, wherever they live. I can’t bring myself to watch the news today because I feel my heart rate increase as soon as I hear about it all 😬

Notonthestairs · 22/06/2025 13:41

JessaWoo · 22/06/2025 13:25

Blockades and/or mining of the Strait of Hormuz would be strategic and expected from Iran, really.

Deputy Chair of the Security Council of Russia, Dimitry Medvedev, has tweeted in the last hour that other countries may give Iran (nuclear) missiles to replace any destroyed by the strike today.

‘other countries’ like Russia?

loopinloo · 22/06/2025 13:44

Birdsinginginthetrees · 22/06/2025 06:47

The difference between Israel and Iran couldn’t be more stark. Israel is a democratic ally to the West that doesn’t threaten to wipe countries off the map, doesn’t fund terrorist groups to destabilise the region, and doesn’t chant “Death to America” in its parliament. Iran does all of that—and more. Israel hasn’t signed the NPT, but it also hasn’t violated international agreements, lied to inspectors, or used its nuclear capabilities as a bargaining chip to spread chaos. The reason the world was so focused on Iran’s nuclear program is because Iran is a hostile regime with a proven record of violence, not because of some double standard—it’s because the threat was real, and dangerous.

I always find this black and white- good Vs evil approach interesting. How do you get to this viewpoint? You do realise Iran has elections and a parliament right? You do also realise it was Trump that trashed the JCPOA and not Iran? And that Netanyahu has called for the destruction of Iran for the past fifteen years? Do you not think these strikes on Iran (or what is happening in Gaza currently) are destabilising the region? Just maybe things to think about- it's very rarely black and white.

loopinloo · 22/06/2025 13:46

Tiredofwhataboutery · 22/06/2025 13:34

In all fairness the international atomic energy agency has been ringing alarm bells over Iran’s nuclear programme. It’s not just the U.S. / Israel.

US intelligence has consistently stated that Iran is not actively pursuing such a weapon. It recently assessed that, even if Iran decided to do so, it was up to three years away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon that it could deliver to a target of its choosing.

mrsrtobinson · 22/06/2025 14:33

DomPom47 · 22/06/2025 12:04

Imagine there is a big playground with lots of different kids. Some kids are friends, some don’t get along.

One of the kids is called Iran. Some of the other kids, like America and Israel, don’t trust Iran and are worried it might build something dangerous, like a toy that could really hurt people. But Iran says, 'I’m not doing anything wrong!'

America this morning flies over and breaks some of Iran’s toys, saying, 'Just in case you're hiding something dangerous!' But nothing dangerous was found. Iran gets really upset, like, 'Why did you do that?! I didn’t even do anything!'

Now Iran is thinking about how to respond — maybe shouting, maybe pushing back — and everyone on the playground is nervous about what might happen next.

You missed a bit of this story out.

Iran maybe hasn't done anything directly.

However he has some friends called Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthi. He pays them, with giant conkers, free dinky toys and as many gumdrops as they can eat, to beat up some other kids he doesn't like. He even gives them money to buy catapults to do it. (This money was donated to help starving kids but Hamas has nicked it.)

The kids he doesn't like are called Israel & Lebanon and they play in different areas of the playground. Iran has threatened to give Israel a "Chinese Burn" many times.

So Houthi sinks boats not just belonging to Israel, but belonging to anyone in the paddling pool, which upsets everyone. When another kid called Saudi Arabia tried to remove them, some people said they were a bully and had to stop. Now a lot of different groups have started fighting each other and no-one gets any gumdrops.

Hamas digs tunnels under Israel's land to come out and attack Israel. They also throw missiles over Israel's fence and injure some other kids who have nothing to do with this. When Israel throws objects back and Hamas kids get hurt they blubber and say "Boo-hoo you're a bully !"

Hezbollah throws objects at Israel from a different side.

So now we have the full picture.

SinnerBoy · 22/06/2025 15:02

daisychain01 · Today 10:14

One doesn't have to beat the drum for war or be a warmonger to recognise there is merit in US giving a show of strength towards Iran, which is a country where even its own citizens want regime change.

I can tell that you don't know any Iranians. The last thing they want is for the country to be obliterated and have it foisted on them by the Americans.

That never ends well, they ended up with the Mullahs, as a direct result of the last American intervention.

Under the Shah, SAVAK tortured and murdered at least 50,000 people. Journalists, dissidents, feminists, trade unionists. Tens of thousands of names were supplied to them by American intelligence agencies.

At least 300,000 were imprisoned thus, every single one of them were tortured.

I'm not trying to say that the current lot are any better, but Iranians prefer the Devil they know.

EasternStandard · 22/06/2025 15:15

SinnerBoy · 22/06/2025 15:02

daisychain01 · Today 10:14

One doesn't have to beat the drum for war or be a warmonger to recognise there is merit in US giving a show of strength towards Iran, which is a country where even its own citizens want regime change.

I can tell that you don't know any Iranians. The last thing they want is for the country to be obliterated and have it foisted on them by the Americans.

That never ends well, they ended up with the Mullahs, as a direct result of the last American intervention.

Under the Shah, SAVAK tortured and murdered at least 50,000 people. Journalists, dissidents, feminists, trade unionists. Tens of thousands of names were supplied to them by American intelligence agencies.

At least 300,000 were imprisoned thus, every single one of them were tortured.

I'm not trying to say that the current lot are any better, but Iranians prefer the Devil they know.

I don’t think regime change is wanted. If the nuclear capability is gone then Iran can be left, and even have a relationship with US

daisychain01 · 22/06/2025 15:16

I'm not trying to say that the current lot are any better, but Iranians prefer the Devil they know.

OK so we're both generalising about what Iranians prefer. I don't profess to personally knowing the Iranian people, but "better the Devil you know" is not the message I've been getting from Iranians ringing up LBC purposefully wanting it to be known that they back Israel's actions (given the US intervention was only a few hours ago, the comments I heard were before that).

They used the words "regime change" because they hate what has happened to their country and what their leaders have done to the citizens of their country. Iranians are afraid of their own shadow in their country. The people ringing LBC were Iranians living in UK,

PuddledPeople · 22/06/2025 15:17

Ilovelifeverymuch · 22/06/2025 03:27

Some people like @PuddledPeople will never see things for what they are and just continue to peddle conspiracies. Yeah he planned with Hezbollah to attack Israel so Israel can attack Iran so he can hide the billions he is stealing 😂

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None of my posts mention anything about conspiracy theories. The only person who said this, “Yeah he planned with Hezbollah to attack Israel so Israel can attack Iran so he can hide the billions he is stealing 😂” is you.

Thegreyhound · 22/06/2025 15:26

EasternStandard · 22/06/2025 15:15

I don’t think regime change is wanted. If the nuclear capability is gone then Iran can be left, and even have a relationship with US

That’s funny because last I saw everyone who was cheerleading for Israel and the US v Iran was saying it was for the sake of women’s rights and democracy 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡

Thegreyhound · 22/06/2025 15:27

It’s almost as if no one really gave a shit about the things they were purporting to care so much about

EasternStandard · 22/06/2025 15:30

Thegreyhound · 22/06/2025 15:26

That’s funny because last I saw everyone who was cheerleading for Israel and the US v Iran was saying it was for the sake of women’s rights and democracy 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡

Were they? So many emojis, hard to see as sensible.

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