Israel and Iran

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Tulsi Gabbard the DNI saying the Iranians don’t have a nuclear weapon, and are not attempting to get one, then POTUS saying he doesn’t agree with her is just fucking bananas.

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/17/trump-gabbard-iran-nuclear-weapon-testimony

Well clearly the AI process she's a fan of using is an older model that doesnt have the most up-to-date Iranian nuke data.

Know what else is tickling my little red-pilled brain?

So we are putting the USS Nimitz carrier group in striking distance. The USS Nimitz is set to be decommissioned in 2026. The admin has said repeatedly, "defensive posture, the only way we are engaging is if someone strikes Americans."

So you put an old asset in striking distance... and then let's say that ship catches a hypersonic missile... that drags us in to the conflict in a real sense.

Good thing no one involved in this little regional skirmish has ever committed a false flag attack on a war ship with the express purpose of dragging America into a war against one of their enemies, right? RIGHT??

 

[Gunz]

I am shocked that Israel was capable of this. I seriously have to wonder if they straight up set up a FARP in the desert. Would not surprise me.

I’m not too surprised. Israel has been outsmarting its enemies since 1948. You have a well educated technically sophisticated Israeli population pitted against dogmatic, fanatically religious, autocratic dictatorships with some modern weapons but who still have their heads stuck in the 8th century.

 

[TLDR20]

I’m not too surprised. Israel has been outsmarting its enemies since 1948. You have a well educated technically sophisticated Israeli population pitted against dogmatic, fanatically religious, autocratic dictatorships with some modern weapons but who still have their heads stuck in the 8th century.

It is still impressive to have fighters with a 600 mile combat radius loitering 1500 miles away.

 

[TLDR20]

 

[Gunz]

It is still impressive to have fighters with a 600 mile combat radius loitering 1500 miles away

Yes, sir, absolutely

 

[CQB]

 

[ThunderHorse]

I am shocked that Israel was capable of this. I seriously have to wonder if they straight up set up a FARP in the desert. Would not surprise me.

I'm not shocked at maybe one or two waves. Known they've had the capability for this even if they had to go the long way (they didn't). What surprises me is the ability to sustain the aerial campaign. This operation clearly has been building for some time. But they can also launch cruise missiles from their submarines which I don't think we've seen yet in this short conflict.

 

[AWP]

Israel has KC-130’s and Iran has a lot of desert.

 

[Gunz]

It is still impressive to have fighters with a 600 mile combat radius loitering 1500 miles away.

Israel’s in-flight refueling capabilities are limited. Over the last few days there’s been an unusual uptick of KC-135 traffic headed east over the Atlantic, fueling (no pun intended) speculation that we are involved in those operations…or planning significant operations of our own.

6th Air Refueling Wing is at MacDill and the word around here is they’re headed east.

 

[TLDR20]

Israel’s in-flight refueling capabilities are limited. Over the last few days there’s been an unusual uptick of KC-135 traffic headed east over the Atlantic, fueling (no pun intended) speculation that we are involved in those operations…or planning significant operations of our own.

6th Air Refueling Wing is at MacDill and the word around here is they’re headed east.

Yes, but they are dragging US fighters, and they left today.

 

[amlove21]

Tehran getting hammered, time now.

 

[Jaknight]

Iran keeps saying there is a big surprise tonight something the world will remember. I really can’t think of anything besides they surrender

 

[Ooh-Rah]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934815615073542569

 

[AWP]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934815615073542569

Dubai is picking up someone or something.

 

[Gordus]

Interesting discussion about the Israeli air campaign.