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NBC: Iran says they've launched missiles and drones at Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. (Original Post) mobeau69 Jun 23 OP
Yeah but did they launch their hypersonic missiles yet? gab13by13 Jun 23 #1
Krasnov expected Ali Khamenei to come to him with tears in his eyes, call him "sir," Ocelot II Jun 23 #2
Link? Amaryllis Jun 23 #3
Here comes US air strikes part 2 purple_haze Jun 23 #4
Suicidal, but bound to happen fujiyamasan Jun 23 #5
Nice job, TACO. You really fucked it up. Now there has to be a war. Are you going to try to invade Iran .... marble falls Jun 23 #6
Don't need a draft gab13by13 Jun 23 #7
All the Trumpketeers need to be drafted first. Dulcinea Jun 23 #18
Trumper tantrum incoming C_U_L8R Jun 23 #8
I wander if we respond. iran has a history of face saving attacks Melon Jun 23 #9
It seems that way so far fujiyamasan Jun 23 #10
Bonespurs will respond. He made his big retaliation threat. No off ramps allowed by the toddler. mobeau69 Jun 23 #11
I think that's it. Iran is done and can tell the people Melon Jun 23 #12
Link ? obnoxiousdrunk Jun 23 #13
Trump smiles. Now he can escalate his war and have a cover for the coming bankruptey. Ping Tung Jun 23 #14
Thankfully, no nukes were involved... AStern Jun 23 #15
For now... roamer65 Jun 23 #16
The world has been waiting since the mid-1990s. AStern Jun 23 #17
I fully expect him to drop an Israeli nuke. roamer65 Jun 23 #19
Missiles fired at U.S. bases in Qatar struggle4progress Jun 23 #20
Iran strikes at US military base in Qatar and Iraq struggle4progress Jun 23 #21
all missiles reportedly have been intercepted rollin74 Jun 23 #22
Apart from the implicit threat of sending missiles/drones Igel Jun 23 #23
Our troops bdamomma Jun 23 #24

gab13by13

(28,825 posts)
1. Yeah but did they launch their hypersonic missiles yet?
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 01:14 PM
Jun 23

This sounds like an appetizer event.

Ocelot II

(125,905 posts)
2. Krasnov expected Ali Khamenei to come to him with tears in his eyes, call him "sir,"
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 01:16 PM
Jun 23

beg him to stop bombing Iran, and offer him some prime beachfront real estate for a new hotel and resort.

Oops.

fujiyamasan

(414 posts)
5. Suicidal, but bound to happen
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 01:22 PM
Jun 23

The ayatollah has already been naming his successors. Their back has been up against the wall since this started. Israel is still aggressively attacking Tehran.

When Trump first came to office in 2017, a friend in Europe nick named Trump ‘nukey’… it might be accurate after all.


marble falls

(66,989 posts)
6. Nice job, TACO. You really fucked it up. Now there has to be a war. Are you going to try to invade Iran ....
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 01:24 PM
Jun 23

... if so I guess there's going to be a reinstatement of the draft. GWB was smart enough to stay away from that. He created stop loss which gave our son 11 extra months fighting in Iraq because he wasn't Stateside when his 4 year enlistment was up.

These people dress like it's 1499, but they are not stupid, they are smart, tough, and capable. They're on the border of Russia (from whom Iran is going to get a lot of war aid), are we ready to take on Russia, too? What are we going to do if it takes pressure off of ISIS and they revive?

Dulcinea

(8,739 posts)
18. All the Trumpketeers need to be drafted first.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:37 PM
Jun 23

They voted for this asswipe. Let them fight in his wars.

Melon

(544 posts)
9. I wander if we respond. iran has a history of face saving attacks
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 01:34 PM
Jun 23

Ie. They alert everyone first, then do something to try and ensure face saving with minimal real damage.
If we don’t respond, I’d say this.

fujiyamasan

(414 posts)
10. It seems that way so far
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 01:53 PM
Jun 23

Their counter attacks on Israel haven’t had a major impact either.

Hopefully Trump doesn’t use this as an excuse to launch more strikes. Iran’s military seems like a paper tiger so far. That’s why they rely so heavily on asymmetric warfare and using proxies like Hezbollah. Much of that was already destroyed by Israel.

We are so stupid to get involved here. Irans direct threat to us was very limited before this started.



mobeau69

(12,070 posts)
11. Bonespurs will respond. He made his big retaliation threat. No off ramps allowed by the toddler.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 01:57 PM
Jun 23

Melon

(544 posts)
12. I think that's it. Iran is done and can tell the people
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:04 PM
Jun 23

That they destroyed a US base in Qatar. 80% of their population will believe them.

There is no reason for the US to respond.
It now comes down to whether Donny believes that enough damage was done to the Uranium production facility’s.

AStern

(449 posts)
15. Thankfully, no nukes were involved...
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:11 PM
Jun 23

since they don't have any and weren't close to having any.

AStern

(449 posts)
17. The world has been waiting since the mid-1990s.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:36 PM
Jun 23

Bibi has been whining about it since. Maybe people should stop listening to him.

roamer65

(37,677 posts)
19. I fully expect him to drop an Israeli nuke.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:38 PM
Jun 23

He will fake a WMD attack in Israel to do it.

struggle4progress

(123,773 posts)
20. Missiles fired at U.S. bases in Qatar
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:39 PM
Jun 23

Missiles were fired at U.S. military bases in Qatar. NBC News confirms President Trump is meeting with his national security team in the White House Situation Room. NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports from the Pentagon. MSNBC Military Analyst Retired Colonel Jack Jacobs and retired General Mark Kimmitt join Chris Jansing with reaction.

struggle4progress

(123,773 posts)
21. Iran strikes at US military base in Qatar and Iraq
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:40 PM
Jun 23

Whether Iran’s strike on US military bases goes “beyond gesture” is not known, but Iran using the same number of missiles as the US used to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities is highly symbolic, says defence editor of The Standard, Robert Fox.

rollin74

(2,203 posts)
22. all missiles reportedly have been intercepted
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:42 PM
Jun 23

none of the missiles reached the base
no injuries or damage reported

Igel

(36,945 posts)
23. Apart from the implicit threat of sending missiles/drones
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 05:10 PM
Jun 23

into other countries' airspaces--with the possibility of malfunction and landing not in the (still the other country's) territory that a given US base is on.

bdamomma

(68,786 posts)
24. Our troops
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 05:36 PM
Jun 23

are cannon fodder, get this fucking cretin OUT now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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