Iranian attack hit water desalination plant in Kuwait

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Cannot find a link yet but was on BBC as breaking news.

The suppression over what gets out is helping the IRGC hugely.

These facts are important.

😂

Would that be the same Iran that slaughtered thousands of mainly young people for merely protesting against the regime. Nurses raped for helping victims. That 'rational' Iran. So much support coming out for a 'rational' regime.

Edit. Imagine living there!

It shows how far the US has fallen under Trump

I hope the pilot gets out ok too.

This shouldn’t be overlooked.

Massively. Because people cannot see it on Tic Tok it isn't happening.

No support for the Iranian regime at all.

Contempt and horror at the current US government. (They also shot protestors recently)

I do hope that criticism of the war isn’t being portrayed as support for the IRGC.

Because that would be disingenuous.

It is entirely possible to agree the IRGC is a force for terror AND also note that the war has not dislodged the IRGC or the nuclear material and is bringing much of the world’s economy to a halt which may lead to political/economic/humanitarian issues elsewhere (including in Iran).

Apart from Russia who seems to be doing nicely out of it all.

2nd plane is now down in Iran, no further details..

Should it have been shot down, then Iraq still has a great deal of capability or enough to cause the US a deal of problems.

Iran isn't rational, then again, any one (Hegseth) with a far right emblem and a Jerusalem cross tattooed on his arm and chest, probably isn't either.

Trump lost any rational thought years ago.

The IRGC is richer than ever, now that ships are paying £2M a pop to leave the straight. They have plenty of cash to pay the Chinese for parts to make drones. If America doesn’t find a way to cut this off, they will find the Iranians can go on indefinitely.

Capturing Kargh Island would be a less than a pyrrhic victory. I’ve read that 8,000 US marines and paratroopers are headed to Iran, if they aren’t already there. I expect Iran to lash out even more.

To be fully confirmed but it's looking like an A-10 warthog plane shot/targeted, potentially the third direct hit today by Iran, the Black Hawk sent to rescue the F15 pilots earlier was also targeted.

Bad day for the American airforce.

Sounds like they were attempting to drop special forces in to rescue the pilots with the warthog providing cover and it hasn't gone to plan. I hope the rescue attempt doesn't result in more POW or deaths.

I imagine there’s people on SM happy about this but so far most if not all in here have said they hope the pilots get out ok, tg.

No matter what people think of the action taken at least there’s common ground on that.

I don't think any thing about this war has been rational from the absolute lunatics doing their macabre dancing in the streets in celebration of Iran being bombed to now. The entire thing has been a wtf shit show.

I think the pilot of the warthog was rescued safely.

Live update page from BBC. Notonthestairs He was, the report says the warthog pilot ejected and was rescued.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgj0gn36px8t

"Iran has no anti aircraft equipment" according to Trump just yesterday.

World economy damaged, Hormuz shut, ME countries all suffering damage, 1000s killed, Israel under missile attack, Iranian regime still very much in power.... & a US aircrew unaccounted for.

No way out

What a disaster.

The US maintains a significant military presence in Kuwait, with approximately 13,500 troops stationed there with command hubs for U.S. Army Central and Air Force operations in the Middle East:

Camp Arifjan: A major Army installation serving as the primary logistics and command hub.
Ali Al Salem Air Base: A key air hub for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing.
Camp Buehring: A staging post for Army units.

Likewise Bahrain hosts the Naval Support Activity base, which hosts approximately 9,000 Department of Defense personnel, including military and civilian staff. Home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, the base provides security to ships, aircraft, detachments and remote sites in the region.

The countries with the most US troops include Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. These installations serve as critical hubs for air and naval operations, regional logistics, intelligence gathering and force projection.

So? Do you think it’s ok for Iran to attack civilian infrastructure of countries they aren’t even at war with, including a water desalination plant? Doubt you would think so if you lived in the ME and relied on desalination plants for fresh water.

The war will end in a few weeks I expect but the damage done to infrastructure and trust between Iran and their neighbours will take longer to repair.

Perhaps address your concerns on the ME to the Israelis and the USA who started this war without any clue as to its aims, its effects or how it would end.... now stuck searching for a way out, blaming everyone but themselves for this fucking disaster.

You re worried about Iran and its relations with its neighbours? i'd be more concerned about future relations with the USA and Israel, these 2 countries are wrecking ME economies and their attempts to diversify from oil to tourism, business etc

Kuwaiti infrastructure obviously isn't a valid target but then again, neither are bridges and medical centres, as i said earlier, from their POV, Iran sees these "targets" as valid but who is ultimately to blame? they weren't being bombed 5 weeks ago... who changed that??

Now we have a USA fighter plane, in an offensive role, shot down... awkward for Starmer.

There are « defensive » strategies already taking place by the US and Israel.

This is now about there being agreement in the UN about an approach that other countries should take, an approach that will not be vetoed. There was no support for this war, so maybe it’s not surprising that countries have differing views in how to deal with it’s repercussions.

The U.S. repeatedly used its veto against UN proposals for a Gaza ceasefire, in support of Israel when they were bombing Gaza. It’s not strange - it’s how the UN works, like it or not.

Only way to open Hormuz is through negotiation, the Iranian coastline is too long and complicated to remove and or guard against drone/missile attacks, for highly flammable tankers to pass, they need insurance, wont be given if there is a real risk of attack.

I suspect we'll end up paying a toll to pass in the end.... well done Trump.

There are a number of countries whose ships are passing the strait - more recently French and Japanese. Did not read what they did to secure this, but taking a neutral approach to the conflict will have helped.

I was addressing my concerns to @swimsong and asking them if they think it’s ok for Iran to attack civilian infrastructure of countries they aren’t even at war with, including a water desalination plant?

Since when did cutting off food, water and medicine to innocent people become a profoundly evil act?