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Israel made a hard sell for the war to Trump. Trump bought it, even though many of his advisers were skeptical of Israel’s arguments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIfeHpqjTlA
The Arab world remains very divided because loyalty to tribe and clan remains important.
The Arab world is pulled by three horses in different directions: tribal culture, Islam, and modernism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVeRnP2sE0U
The Iran war has spread to Iraq. Iranian militias in Iraq are attacking Americans and American facilities, and the US is striking back.
Israel has supported Balochi rebels in Eastern Iran while pretending to be the American CIA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8fvXaBy0ok
Some of Iran’s strikes on Israel are getting through.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqAAD_d-7VE
Iran installed a lot of security cameras to help control its people. Israel hacked them and they helped Israel assassinate Iran’s leader.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-built-vast-camera-network-120218284.html
While defending the current war on Iran, a US senator said we have a Biblical responsibility to Israel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkpWi10Yp_8
“Graham made the comment in response to an article from Axios titled, “Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel’s Iran fuel strikes, sources say.” Axios reported that U.S. officials were irked by some 30 Israeli strikes on fuel depots in Iran on Saturday, including in Tehran, which resulted in a massive blaze and oil running through the city’s streets and catching fire.
Axios noted that the Pentagon worried “Israeli strikes on infrastructure that serves ordinary Iranians could backfire strategically, rallying Iranian society to support the regime” as well as raise gas prices domestically, further softening U.S. support for the war effort.
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“please be cautious about what targets you select. Our goal is to liberate the Iranian people in a fashion that does not cripple their chance to start a new and better life when this regime collapses. The oil economy of Iran will be essential to that endeavor.””
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lindsey-graham-stuns-asking-israel-154442133.html
Israel previously destroyed Iranian mixers needed to make medium range ballistic missiles. This was supposed to keep production offline for at least a year, but the Chinese gave Iran the equipment needed to rebuild the program. Iran decided to build way more of these missiles than before. These are a huge threat to Israel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=donq0zCqf8Y
Israel sees Iran as an existential threat and is happy to see Iran greatly weakened so Israel can have some temporary breathing room.
This doesn’t match American interests. Iran is not the same level of threat to the United States. Using blood, treasure, and munitions to temporarily weaken Iran is a large net bad for the US. This war is only worth it for the US if Iran gets a friendlier regime or has a long term change in behavior.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCkwFvuRvM0
F-35 scored its first air-to-air victory against a piloted jet. They have shot down drones and cruise missiles before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5im1oct6Cw