Update (2115ET): Al Jazeera and regional media have reported at least six large explosions were observed in the Iranian capital of Tehran, as Israel confirms it has launched ‘Operation Rising Lion’ – which importantly Netanyahu in a televised address said “will continue for as many days” until the Iranian ‘nuclear threat’ is removed, and “as long as necessary”.
There are unconfirmed reports that Iranian jets have been scrambled and that the Islamic Republic’s inevitable retaliation has begun. Iran possesses an immense ballistic missile arsenal, many which can be launched from underground silos and deep below ground ‘missile cities’. Developing:
ISRAEL BELIEVES IT KILLED SOME IRAN GENERALS, ATOMIC SCIENTISTS
ISRAEL MILITARY OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON KILLINGS OF IRAN OFFICIALS
Update 8:35pm: AP cites an Israeli official who says that the targets are Iran Nuclear and Military sites; Meanwhile Iran has suspended all flights into its international airport, while Israel has closed all airspace.
- Netanyahu: ‘Operation Rising Lion’ Launched
- Ongoing rockets/missiles near or on Baghdad International Airport , sources in the airport confirmed to me hearing ongoing explosions
- NYT quoting an Iranian official: Three residential buildings demolished in the Shahrak Shahid Mahallati neighborhood in Tehran, where senior military leaders reside
- ISRAEL OFFICIAL CONFIRMS ATTACK TARGETED IRAN NUCLEAR SITES: AP
- IRAN SUSPENDS FLIGHTS AT TEHRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: TASNIM
The Israeli defense forces add that dozens of IAF jets complete the first stage of Iran strikes.
Meanwhile, the US State Department is pretending like it had zero involvement in this latest neocon-inspired debacle.
- *RUBIO SAYS US IS NOT INVOLVED IN ISRAEL STRIKES AGAINST IRAN
- *RUBIO: IRAN SHOULD NOT TARGET U.S. INTERESTS OR PERSONNEL
- *RUBIO: ISRAEL TOOK UNILATERAL ACTION VS IRAN
Sick to my stomach. Wake up tomorrow to another huge war blowing our way, a stupendous military parade in Washington DC, and Ezra Levin’s “Indivisible” joint venture No Kings “protests” (or riots) in1500 American cities. My country t’is of thee…sweet land of liberty of thee I sing. Davy, Davy Crockett where are you?
This …
Well I can just envision Senator Graham at this very moment… sitting at home watching the news roll in, in his recliner with one hand clutching a jar of boy-butter and using the other hand to spank his monkey.
I was absolutely right….
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nope, blumenthal is kneeling in front of gay-boy graham.
Who believes any of this tripe?
They are gonna drag our butts into it. We voted for Trump to avoid WW3 but here we go anyway. Not only WW3 but crazy Soros funded civil war. We need to see a strong condemnation from Trump about this attack on Iran or all hell is gonna break loose. Not good folks.
Too late for that, Trump has already stated we will back the half-hats in this war.
rubio is lying, we all know that. Bibi wouldn’t dare to make a move without tacit approval from Washington, after all this is the plan by the playbook.