Israel’s defense minister warned Saturday that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles, as the two countries traded blows a day after Israel launched a blistering surprise attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites, killing several top generals.

Israel’s military said the strikes also killed nine senior scientists and experts involved in Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s U.N. ambassador said 78 people were killed and more than 320 wounded.

Iran retaliated by launching waves of drones and ballistic missiles at Israel, where explosions lit the night skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and shook buildings. The Israeli military urged civilians, already rattled by 20 months of war in Gaza sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, to head to shelter for hours. Health officials said three people were killed and dozens wounded.

  • TheRealKuni@midwest.social
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    I say that the US has no right to pretend to worry about and therefore control other nations when the US has a documented history of using them.

    “Look, I know I used meth and got thoroughly addicted and it completely ruined my life and it has taken years to get to a place where I’m able to have a semblance of a life, but I can’t tell anyone else not to use meth! That would be hypocritical of me, since I did! No, no one has any right to ever share what they’ve learned through experience.

    This is the hypothetical situation you’re arguing for.

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      also if an adult wants to do meth no other adult has a “right” to stop them.

      The US is NOT the world police. Sheesh. get uncle sam’s boot out of your mouth.

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      Yeah. because that’s how the world works. Let me sum up my point like this:

      US, Israel, UK - all genocidal colonialist projects who have nothing good for the world and should not exist as nations. And in the current “geist”.

      The rest of the world - also genocidal colonist projects who should not exist as nations.