Yikes, Israel might have just attacked Iran!

[SomeWomanSomewhere]

This is NOT GOOD news!

Israel has declared a state of emergency, at least six explosions in Tehran.

This is seriously unfunny!

Israel has ZERO strategic depth - Iran has plenty. Nukes: see above, reverse!

Are you not a bit concerned that most countries prefer this to be solved through diplomatic efforts?

I hope both sides stay with in the confines of international law which will minimise the deaths of Israeli and Iranian civilians. Surely we can all agree minimising civilian death is preferable.

Thank you, fully agree. There's no point in arguing as in some people's heads we have all been labelled as some fantasy Western, White, Liberal, Middle Class Anti Israel bigots when many of us are none of those things.

Thankfully in the real world people across the political, racial and class spectrum can see where this situation could end in a terrible disaster.

That's the problem with one country sticking two fingers up to international law isn't it? It makes us all less safe. So many people have been saying this since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza. Israel should have been loudly condemned by Western leaders from the very beginning for attacking civilian infrastructure but they weren't. Now Iran are doing the same thing. Both of them are wrong, both of them are awful but the precedent is there now. Bomb a whole apartment block to oblivion because you think 1 'target' may be there. Western leaders have been clear that they don't think it is a war crime, they have sat and watched and defended Israel doing it. Now what choice do they have but to sit and watch Iran doing it, they've already said its OK to do that.

No to mention the many, many 'mistakes' that the IDF have made that have been shrugged off by everyone. It's made the world less safe and I'm truly am sorry that more people are bearing the brunt of it now. I wish people would have listen to experts at the beginning of this. I wish people would have listened to protesters. They didn't though and everything has gone to shit

Hi belle, I can see he issued a correction/update this afternoon.

the translation tracks

@Jujujudo I am so sorry that this is happening to you and your family and for the other posters living in Israel. I hope you stay safe .

Sadly, Ukraine is slipping from global focus as the U.S. makes a hard pivot toward Israel a shift that was always likely, especially after Trump’s return to power. There’s only so much military aid, and only so much political will to go around.

If Israel truly aims for regime collapse in Iran and it seems to believe it can then the world must brace for the consequences: the potential fragmentation of a nation of 77 million, most of whom do not deserve the suffering that may follow, but will endure it all the same.I don't dount the sincerity or joy of diaspora Iranians see the mullahs get a bloody nose but post regime as the MI5 head's analysis starkly laid out in the FT yesterday will be grim.

But make no mistake: Israel has achieved a stunning victory on its own terms strategically, militarily, and perhaps for a generation. The so-called "Axis of Resistance" lies in ruins. But now, in the wake of that success, can Israel muster even an ounce of humanity for the people of Gaza those who remain in existential agony amid the rubble - or is the calcualus we don't care that people hate us as long as they fear us as well.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/54565

I saw that earlier Ella. The problem as stated by a resident of Tehran they don’t know where these ‘regime targets’ are.Now I appreciate that’s an administration issue for Iran but with no warning of the attack civilians havent had time to prepare. They just don’t know where to run to and like the U.K. there aren’t shelters ( to my knowledge ). They are in a very vulnerable position and I’m sure we would all agree no one wants that. I hope you’re keeping safe Ella

Thanks Ella I'm so glad to see that. Descalation must be the priority, looking at the damage in both Israel and Iran this morning, I have such a heavy heart.

I do hope that you and your family are as well as you can be today ❤

Or perhaps de-escalation, though it does feel like being stuck in a boiling kettle!

They are in a very vulnerable position and I’m sure we would all agree no one wants that - @DrPrunesqualer agreed

@BelleHathor thanks for asking. We’re exhausted and obviously highly on edge, but somehow keeping going.

I’m not really debating, I don’t have the wherewithal to be completely coherent tbh. I just wanted to give my perspective that I don’t think Katz’s original post represents the rhetoric here. I’m not hearing any animosity towards the Iranian people, if anything the opposite.

😄 I’m so tired I didn’t even spot that! My kettle does need descaling come to think of it 😄

Who know? He certainly doesn’t represent 9million Israelis

I am against military action and support diplomacy. I hope that there will be a ceasefire and the hostages will come home and I won’t spend my life terrified that my kids will be targeted in a terror attack. But I don’t think I’m being realistic.

Jesus. Way to go! That’s the best bit of gaslighting I’ve seen so far! Well done!!

I didn't say he does. You must agree that the senior the position, the more the responsibility of choosing words carefully lie. It's not the first time he's put his foot in it. The media will rightly pick up on it, it was reported on all the live feeds i saw in the UK this morning.

From the UK's former ambassador to Iran

The UK's former ambassador to Iran says Israel's military action in recent days constitutes an act of illegal aggression.
Sir Richard Dalton tells Leah Boleto that Iran did not present an imminent nuclear threat to Israel, and there is "no credible evidence" that it was planning an imminent attack either.

Asked if he believes Iran is really on the brink of nuclear weaponisation, Sir Richard says: "No, and there is no evidence to that effect in the public domain."
He says there has been no change in the basic assessment of the international community that Iran has not taken steps to develop nuclear weapons.
"So we are entitled to disbelieve Netanyahu's claims that there was some recent change in Iranian policy and behaviour. Personally, I don't think that evidence is available."

I didn't expect a well thought out reply from you. I'm just glad that you can see now that most people want the same things here. We want international law to be adhered to, we want civillians to be protected. Laws are there for a reason, to keep us all safer no matter our nationality. I won't be engaging with you again for a variety of reasons. I wish you well wherever it is you might be.

You really just typed that to somebody, who is in the thick of it. You know, right there in the cross fire. You lefty liberals have no idea.

Non of ones at the top have any business running the country. I like when Bennett says although he’s not popular with the government. Katz et al are idiots and say a lot of things they shouldn’t. Trust me that there are few Israelis that agree with anything they say.

I wished her well wherever she may be. I'm not sure what else you want from me tbh.

They are experiencing it more than others posting. Why so dismissive?

Sheesh, wherever she may be. Well, she's certainly not in the comfort of a leafy suburb.

You come out with some terrible things - what you wrote didn’t deserve a well thought out response. I’m not blind or stupid and I know how it looks from outside. But your attitude is biased and not based on actual fact. Thanks for the kind wishes.