Israel Strikes Oil Facilities in Iran

mmastrac

Has anyone felt like the news out of this war has been more tightly controlled than other recent conflicts by multiple orders of magnitude? Russia/Ukraine news is everywhere, Israel/Lebanon, etc, but this one is zipped up tightly. The platforms/news orgs must all be getting pretty serious orders on reporting, because even Gulf Wars I and II had more getting out.

tired-turtle

Would the world be safer (or more endangered) if Iran had a nuclear weapon? Not sure if North Korea is a good example, but is that not a detente? Bad for the NK people, but not a geopolitical crisis. I cannot wrap my head around the current crisis except that it serves as a (deniable) mechanism for hindering China’s ability to stockpile oil, thereby stalling an invasion of Taiwan. Total guess. edit: As a hypothetical. I’m not suggesting Iran has nuclear weapons.

scythe

https://archive.is/dA09D >The attacks, seen in videos circulating on social media and verified by The New York Times, appeared to be the first on Iran’s energy infrastructure since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran last weekend.

behnamoh

Farnaz Fassihi (one of the co-authors) is a known NIAC member who lobbies for the islamic regime in Iran. Unfortunately, NY Times reports the Iran situation using clever words/phrases in favor of the mullah in Tehran. As a Persian, I fully support this war because to me and millions of others, this is the only way the murderous islamic regime can be wiped off the map once and for all. To my American friends: Please take a look at almost 9 million exiled Iranians all over the world who regularly protest in support of this foreign intervention. Not every war is necessary, but sometimes war is necessary. You couldn't negotiate with Hitler, and you can't do that with the mullas either.

drnick1

You can stop Iran now or try to when it has nuclear weapons.