Iran said it launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel on Saturday in a major attack following days of acute tension building up in the region and warnings from the US and elsewhere about a wider conflict erupting.

Air attack warning sirens began wailing over Jerusalem just before 2am local time on Sunday after the weapons were fired a few hours earlier from Iran with US and Jordanian military assisting Israel’s air defenses in intercepting the first incoming barrage.

With weapons believed to be still in the air en route to Israel, Iran’s mission to the United Nations posted on X: “Iran’s military action was in response to the Zionist regime’s aggression against our diplomatic premises in Damascus. The matter can be deemed concluded.”

However, it threatened more severe action in the face of further Israeli aggression and warned the US and Jordan specifically not to assist Israel.

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  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Let’s not forget that it was the US that started this trend of killing Iranian generals.

    • NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth
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      Let’s not forget the same thing I have to say every fucking time in one of these posts: Just because the United States did something wrong does not mean others should follow

      You guys need to learn from our fuck ups!

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        But maybe it wasn’t judged as a fuck up. Maybe it just gave license for others to replicate.

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          No I stand here and tell you as a natural born American that our military actions have an infinitesimally small good to bad ratio.

          We have like the independence war and WWII and even that has atomic bombs involved.

          WWI was just a giant clusterfuck and idk that there were good and bad guys in that one.

          WWII at least had hitler going after the Jews, gays, and non-aryans, plus japan going after China and well honestly I don’t know why people remember the holocaust so much and forget all about the super fucked up shit Japan did.

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            Good/Bad isn’t the point. The point is if you do something that shouldn’t even be on the table and get away with it, it’s now on the table for everyone.

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      Has the US ever bombed an embassy? Knowing your post history, I have a feeling you left out that detail for a reason.

        • machinin@lemmy.world
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          Good, 25 years ago and not a part of this conflict. And it was a huge issue. The OP is trying to omit that part of the story.

          In any case, hopefully Israel gets what it deserves for the genocide it’s committing.

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        The Syrian Israeli strike was not on Iran’s embassy. It was on a building next door. An embassey is where you practice consultant affairs. Having a place to discuss military strategy doesn’t count.

        • machinin@lemmy.world
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          As an apologist for the genocide, I know why you do it, I just want other people to see your strategy.