Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
and April 8 is looming ahead............
BRKG Israel Bombs Iranian Embassy Annex In Damascus, Senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Killed - Sky News
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BassMan
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Probably could not do it even with nukes. It's mostly deep underground. Lots of vids of the tunnels on YouTube.
Wyominglarry
Veteran Member
Israel has sub launched cruise missiles capable of hitting Iran with nuke warheads. The have the same triad system as the US. Air, land, and sea launched nukes. Keeps the ragheads up at night. One day G-d willing they will send one into the underground centrifuge facility at Natanz and completely destroy it along with the raghead's underground ballistic missile facility.
Trouble
Veteran Member
Clueless putz, Israel is defending herself. Hajis commit “war crimes” where were you condemning those? I’d love to see the entire ME leveled.
Hognutz
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Sounds about right….
No personal attacks.
Not sure, but substitute “slip” for “loose.”
IMO it was a hundred times worse than 911 and we went to war with 2 countries that supposedly had nothing to do with it. And Israel didn't give money to those countries like Biden is to Iran.
subnet
Boot
Screw Iran and islam as a whole
Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
"Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war" is a quotation from William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 1)
Plain Jane
Just Plain Jane
Russia Voices Outrage As Death Toll Rises To 11 After Israeli Attack On Iran's Damascus Embassy | ZeroHedge
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Russia Voices Outrage As Death Toll Rises To 11 After Israeli Attack On Iran's Damascus Embassy
BY TYLER DURDEN
MONDAY, APR 01, 2024 - 06:38 PM
Update(1838ET): Monitors cited in AFP report the death toll from Monday's Israeli air strike on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus has risen to 11. "The death toll from the Israeli strikes on the Iranian embassy annex has risen to 11: eight Iranians, two Syrians and one Lebanese -- all of them fighters, none of them civilians," AFP quoted the war monitor as saying.
Regional and international reaction came hours later, with Lebanese Hezbollah -- a close ally of Iran -- vowing that Israel will be "punished" for the attack. As we detailed earlier (below), several top IRGC commanders were killed in the strike at a moment a high-level military meeting was taking place.
Russia's Foreign Ministry reacted as follows: "We strongly condemn this attack on the Iranian consular office in Syria. We consider any attacks on diplomatic and consular facilities, the inviolability of which is guaranteed by the relevant Vienna Conventions, to be categorically unacceptable."
However, Russia has by and large taken a back seat when it comes to responding to Israeli attacks on Syria. Israeli aircraft typically fire on Syria from over nearby Lebanese airspace, but Syrians have increasingly wondered why Moscow doesn't use its significant anti-air systems parked in the region to defend against such attacks on its ally the Assad government. But Russia and Israel apparently reached a status quo deal years ago, which allow for the Israeli raids as long as they are ostensibly targeting 'Iranian assets'.
Among the slain in Monday's attack was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a top commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), who reportedly oversaw Quds Forces operations in Syria and Lebanon. Clearly Israeli's intelligence capabilities are significant regarding Iranian movements and operations inside Syria, given Israel clearly knew the where and when of the top level meeting.
Abou Mahdi Zahedi, Iran’s top general in Syria and Lebanon, has been confirmed killed by Iranian state sources.A strike like this -- against an embassy which is supposed to be 'protected' by international diplomatic norms upheld by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations -- is somewhat unprecedented and so marks a massive escalation by Israel.
David Asher, a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and former senior State Department official under the Trump administration had this to say in terms of what's likely to come next:
Others are currently speculating that Israel may be trying to provoke a war with Iran to get the US directly involved on its side. The Hezbollah situation along Israel's northern border continues to be at crisis levels, given that an estimated 80,000 Israeli citizens remain evacuated from their homes.
Recent months have seen Israeli officials float a bold plan for a US-enforced 'buffer zone' which would remove Hezbollah from near the Israeli border. While the plan calls for an international peacekeeping force, those troops would essentially become an occupying force in the eyes of Hezbollah and the Iranians. But Israel likely perceives that it needs full Washington support and military backing if it were to pursue a final 'end all' battle with Hezbollah, which would certainly collapse all of Lebanon into chaos and crisis. Without doubt, the Netanyahu coalition government wants to see regime change in Tehran as well.
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Update(1450ET): Tehran is vowing a "harsh" response to the Israeli attack on its embassy and consulate earlier in the day, which killed at least five to eight people, reportedly including IRGC leaders. Iran's foreign minister slammed it as "a violation of all international obligations and conventions" while the Syrian government denounced it as a "terrorist attack".
Iran's Ambassador to Syria Hossein Akbari was not injured in the attack, which appeared to have occurred at the moment a high level meeting was taking place. Iranian state media has since confirmed the death of Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the elite Quds Force of the IRGC. There are further indicators that two more top IRGC commanders may be among the slain...
"Tasnim reported that Zahedi’s deputy was also killed in the strike," regional media further confirms.
Depending on Iran's response, this could be the start of an all-out regional war. For months now, Iranian-made ballistic missiles and drones have rained down on Israel, fired by Iran's proxies in Lebanon and Yemen. This new brazen Israeli attack on Iran's embassy takes things into uncharted territory, and also opens up the potential for the Iranians to target Israeli embassies abroad.
Amid unverified early reports, a regional monitor has said the death toll is at eight killed in the strikes on the Iran embassy annex in Damascus.
According to Israeli media, the attack occurred during a meeting of top-level officials:
Earlier on Monday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed damage to Eilat navy base on the Red Sea, in what appeared to be an unprecedented targeted drone launch by Iran-backed Iraqi militia.
Oil prices are already reacting to this increased geopolitical tension...
This was a very high risk strike also given the Iranian embassy is right next door to the Canadian embassy.
The Mezzeh area of Damascus is also lined with restaurants, malls, and bars — and also is home to an important military airport and some key government facilities.
There's a lot of daily foot traffic at the Iranian embassy too, given that Damascus has long been a Shia pilgrimage spot and sees a constant influx of Iranian visitors.
An Al Jazeera correspondent, Zeina Khodr, has highlighted international law and norms regarding banning aggression against countries' sovereign diplomatic sites in the following...
"Killing of top Iran Quds Force commander in Damascus is a major blow … but Iranian media says bldg destroyed was part of Iranian consulate - Israel hit a diplomatic mission which should enjoy immunity - Israel has crossed red lines - how will Iran react?"
This now opens up the possibility that Tehran could strike back at Israel's embassies and consulates abroad, in yet more worrying and unpredictable escalation.
Moon of Alabama writes, "Israeli officials in embassies around the world will now be forced to limit their movements in the general public as they are the most likely targets of revenge strikes."
developing...
(Tweets at the link but I think that they have been posted above)
Melodi
Disaster Cat
OK, I found the web page for the treaty that deals with embassies and their buildings being considered an extension of the nation whose embassy it is. When I search for it, I get it in English; you may have to choose English to read this.
Groucho
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I forget who said it, but one of the Israeli PM's said something like the Arabs can lose a hundred times and their countries will still exist. If Israel loses once, it ceases to exist.
They're fighting like their existence is on the line. We did the same thing in the second world war as did our allies and enemies. It's called war and it's a nasty business.
They're fighting like their existence is on the line. We did the same thing in the second world war as did our allies and enemies. It's called war and it's a nasty business.
rhughe13
Heart of Dixie
It's difficult to exterminate roaches.
Israel will never cease to exist. God said so.
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
Because it is.
SouthernBreeze
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Yes. God will never allow Israel to be wiped completely out. Israel will be heavily damaged in the coming war, but not destroyed. God says that He alone will intervene to keep that from happening.
Israel ceased to exist in 70AD and did not exist until 1948. We assume based on our current Biblical thought that it will be now until the end. We can surmise that Israel will be when the end comes ... but what if that end is still a ways off ... are we sure that the State of Israel as it is now is the one that will be at the end? It's disappeared before ... why can't it again?
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
CaryC
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Valid question.
And Country Mouse did a good answer.
Suggest reading chapters from Jere. 23-32, which is a greater return than from Babylon.
And I would note that even though the land was vacant, the people decedent from Abraham, even though many tried to abolish them, were still around, until the time of the return. And will continue to be, meaning no other dispersal will take effect, until He returns to the people and the land.
But like during the Diaspora they will try, and not succeed. Also doesn't mean it won't be hard on them, but will ultimately end in defeat.
So I would say to Iran: Give it your best shot. Even get Russia to help, and all the other Muslim countries. Go for it. Su-prise, Su-prise.
amazon
Veteran Member
There were 12 tribes, not just the 2 who have come to be known as Jews. G-d certainly knows who is genetically descended from Abraham/Isaac/Jacob. Let's not forget all believers in Jesus/Yeshua are also descendants of Abraham spiritually. I agree the land has been taken away from the descendants before for doing evil and it could be again. Every generation interprets prophecy based on their own current events. Isreal appears to worship that land more than their Creator at times. They also come across as very arrogant. "We are G-d's chosen people. We'll do what we want." They say horrible things about Jesus, Mary and Christians. Maybe G-d will protect them, maybe not. Looks like we will find out soon.
This would be a drift best taken to REL.
Keep this thread focused on the military and political aspects.
But ya'll knew that, right?
Keep this thread focused on the military and political aspects.
But ya'll knew that, right?