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applegrove

(126,770 posts)
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 05:35 PM Jun 23

Israel just said people should evacuate Tehran. CNN. I guess

Bibi didn't get the memo that Trump de-escalated things with Iran after Iran gave warnings of where they were going to bomb in Qatar..... or maybe Netanyahu did get the memo.

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hlthe2b

(110,629 posts)
3. If this is true, then GD Netanyahu over and over and over. He's determined to incite WWIII...
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 05:39 PM
Jun 23

and Trump is the STEER (castrated bull) whose nose ring is just being pulled along.

enid602

(9,494 posts)
4. CNN
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 05:47 PM
Jun 23

Watching CNN as well. They said it appears that Iran was not really escalating their nuclear problem after all, so the recent bombings put them back even further. Oh happy day!

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FBaggins

(28,237 posts)
6. He did get the memo
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 06:27 PM
Jun 23

Trump just announced a ceasefire to begin in a few hours when the current in-progress missions are completed.

So this is Bibi just getting in a last punch called

Iran is doing the same thing - warning people in a Tel Aviv suburb to evacuate:

"Iran warns Israeli settlers to urgently evacuate the Ramat Gan region"

AntiFascist

(13,494 posts)
8. Sounds like the same "ceasefire" tactics used in Ukraine, and we know how well that worked out n/t
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 07:10 PM
Jun 23

FBaggins

(28,237 posts)
9. It's actually fairly common
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 07:20 PM
Jun 23

Lots of ground-war ceasefires are preceded by intense conflict trying to move the final lines before the deal takes effect.

wishstar

(5,729 posts)
7. This whole "war" back and forth reminds me of WWE wrestling- very staged and theatrical
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 06:34 PM
Jun 23

Weird to say the least

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