Iran-Israeli Conflict Thread

Ember said:
The Gulf states need to choose their path. If they all stand up to the US, it will be very hard for Trump to continue.
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It's lose-lose for many of those gulf nations. If the UAE supports the US, it will continue to be a target of Iranian drone and missile strikes which will gradually wreck its economy as expats and influences leave.

However, if they stand up to Trump and are a subsequently hit with sanctions or tariffs, it would be devastating too. Though I do beluga that Russians would quickly step in and fill the void.
 
Droughtmeat said:
It's lose-lose for many of those gulf nations.

However, if they stand up to Trump and are a subsequently hit with sanctions or tariffs, it would be devastating too.
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Standing up to Trump will be a lot less painful that getting wrecked by Iran. Trump is not going to tariff ME oil. It would be an insane move that would get him roasted alive at home.
 
A CNN reporter tours the total destruction of some residential buildings in Tehran.




In Tabriz, dead children are allegedly pulled out of the rubble of a bombed housing block.

 
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NYT: The Iran War regime-change plan was a failure before it even started. MOSSAD got it completely wrong. Instead of a revolution, they got a war with no exit.





HuffPost: Among US troops, doubts are spreading about Trump's Iran strategy. Fears of a disaster, and unwillingness to die for Israel.

 
WaPo: US officials now say that opening the Strait of Hormuz is the number one 'achievable' objective, contradicting Trump's claims that the US does not need it open.





WSJ investigation: At least seven Iranian prisons have been struck by the US, some of them housing US prisoners.

 
The Economist: Trump has four options, all bad.
Negotiations - complicated by mistrust and maximalist demands.
End the conflict - Uranium and energy risks left unresolved.
Continued military action - no guarantee of success.
Escalation - could require a ground operation and trigger strikes on regional energy infrastructure.


They don't mention the obvious fifth option: Meet the Iranian demands - End the conflict, withdraw militarily from the Gulf States, accept Iran's offer to dilute the enrichment level of stored uranium, and pay Iran compensation for the war. It would solve all the issues, but be too painful for egos of Trump and the radicals surrounding him.

 
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