Israel World awaits Iranian response after US hits nuclear sites

[Bear Hammer]

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-under-missile-attack-iran-says-all-options-open-after-us-strikes-2025-06-22/

The world braced on Sunday for Iran's response after the U.S. attacked key Iranian nuclear sites, joining Israel in the biggest Western military action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution.
Iran vowed to defend itself a day after the U.S. dropped 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs onto the mountain above Iran's Fordow nuclear site while American leaders urged Tehran to stand down and pockets of anti-war protesters emerged in U.S. cities.
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In a post to the Truth Social platform on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump raised the idea of regime change in Iran. "It’s not politically correct to use the term, 'Regime Change,' but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!" he wrote.
Iran and Israel continued to trade volleys of missile attacks. An Israeli military spokesperson said Israeli fighter jets had struck military targets in western Iran. Earlier, Iran fired missiles that wounded scores of people and flattened buildings in Tel Aviv.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned of a "heightened threat environment" in America, citing the possibility of cyber attacks or targeted violence. Law enforcement in major U.S. cities stepped up patrols with a focus on religious, cultural and diplomatic sites.
The U.S. State Department issued a security alert for all U.S. citizens abroad that warned of the potential for demonstrations against Americans and travel disruptions due to closed airspace across the Middle East, calling on them to "exercise increased caution."

Tehran has so far not followed through on its threats of retaliation against the United States - either by targeting U.S. bases or trying to choke off global oil supplies - but that may not hold.
Speaking in Istanbul, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said his country would consider all possible responses. There would be no return to diplomacy until it had retaliated, he said.
"The U.S. showed they have no respect for international law. They only understand the language of threat and force," he said.

 

[Bear Hammer]

I don't know why the alt right keeps blaming Jews for all these Middle Eastern wars for the last 80 years when they have all started due to muzzie supremacist politics, not Jews.

Why the fuck does it matter to Iran whether Jews have a tiny country of their own in the Middle East? This whole thing is just pure mental illness. Of this war and death is just because of the constant refusal by muzzie supremacists to accept Jews living in the Middle East as equals rather than as Dhimmis, subjugated minorities.

This is the explanation for all these wars.

 

[Bear Hammer]

Bro we need to give nukes to the side who've been chanting “WE LOVE DEATH MORE THAN LIFE” for years bro, it would be so heckin progressive.

 

[Crimson Fucker]

I don't even care about Jews, I just hate Muslims.

 

[Jazz_is_Immortal!]

Good i hope we bomb the shit out of that country some more and i know Israel will join us. The last thing we want is another country ran by hard core Muslims with Nukes. We just know they'd nuke the shit out of Israel and blame the US.

 

[Bear Hammer]

Good i hope we bomb the shit out of that country some more and i know Israel will join us. The last thing we want is another country ran by hard core Muslims with Nukes. We just know they'd nuke the shit out of Israel and blame the US.

 

[Crimson Fucker]

Not surprised.

 

[Bear Hammer]

Not surprised.

 

[Crimson Fucker]

They are fucking retarded and that's why everyone hates them but it's still hilarious to help them blow up Muslims like a pawn, they don't even realize they are the ones actually getting played no matter how much money they throw at politicians to side with them. It they get blown off the map us will be like "oh no... Anyways. Excuse for an invasion for their resources." Business as usual.

 

[TheCIAGlowsInTheDark]

One one hand, Israel is at fault here for creating this unprovoked attack on Iran and the world now has to pay the price over this.

On the other hand, Israel has removed more kebabs than Serbia did back in the 1990's.

 

[Bear Hammer]

One one hand, Israel is at fault here for creating this unprovoked attack on Iran

I don't know why people say it was unprovoked, I'm pretty sure the people who say this just don't know anything about geopolitics.
Iran has spent decades building and funding a regional network of proxy militias, like Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and various groups in Syria and Iraq, all explicitly aimed at attacking Israel and U.S. interests while simultaneously being an explicit enemy calling for the U.S and Israel’s destruction.

Also pretty much everyone is against Iran having a nuke, it's not just a Trump thing. I'm pretty sure if you are Israel you don't want these people should have a nuclear weapon.

(These women were killed just for not being Muslim btw)

Israel doesn’t just wake up and decide to bomb Iran on a whim. If they strike, it’s usually in response to actionable intelligence about weapons shipments, advanced missile deployments, or nuclear program escalations. Iran routinely moves precision-guided munitions and drone technology through Syria and Lebanon to target Israeli civilians.

 

[TheCIAGlowsInTheDark]

I don't know why people say it was unprovoked, I'm pretty sure the people who say this just don't know anything about geopolitics.
Iran has spent decades building and funding a regional network of proxy militias, like Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and various groups in Syria and Iraq, all explicitly aimed at attacking Israel and U.S. interests while simultaneously being an explicit enemy calling for the U.S and Israel’s destruction.

Also pretty much everyone is against Iran having a nuke, it's not just a Trump thing. I'm pretty sure if you are Israel you don't want these people should have a nuclear weapon.

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Israel doesn’t just wake up and decide to bomb Iran on a whim. If they strike, it’s usually in response to actionable intelligence about weapons shipments, advanced missile deployments, or nuclear program escalations. Iran routinely moves precision-guided munitions and drone technology through Syria and Lebanon to target Israeli civilians.

One thing is for sure, when Iran inevitably collapses then Islam will be finally nerfed. Why do I think this?

Should Iran as we know it collapse and the secular government returns (with the crown Persian prince claiming his throne) then that gives Israel and the West an advantage with the Islamic Iranian government gone and being replaced with a new Persia that is pro-Israel and pro-West.

Iran has wanted to establish a new Islamic caliphate for decades by funding various terrorist groups and hostile Islamic countries to counter the West.

When Iran collapses, then countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan will be sweating bullets because that means Israel will more closer to their front doors.

The Taliban and the Pakistani government and the Houdiths fear the Mossad because unlike America, the Israeli government is willing to fight really dirty and often Israel are very unapologetic about their war tactics (like their stunt with those pagers).

It's one thing for groups like the Taliban or Al-Qaeda or the Houdiths to deal with the CIA, it's another thing for them to deal with the Mossad.

There's a very good reason why some Islamic countries fear Iran collapsing because their greatest fear is the Mossad being at their front door which means their plans for Islamic supremacy will be in vain.

 

[Crimson Fucker]

Pretty sure both sides just wanted to get their bombs in before the cease fire was official.

 

[Bear Hammer]

One thing is for sure, when Iran inevitably collapses then Islam will be finally nerfed. Why do I think this?

Should Iran as we know it collapse and the secular government returns (with the crown Persian prince claiming his throne) then that gives Israel and the West an advantage with the Islamic Iranian government gone and being replaced with a new Persia that is pro-Israel and pro-West.

Iran has wanted to establish a new Islamic caliphate for decades by funding various terrorist groups and hostile Islamic countries to counter the West.

When Iran collapses, then countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan will be sweating bullets because that means Israel will more closer to their front doors.

The Taliban and the Pakistani government and the Houdiths fear the Mossad because unlike America, the Israeli government is willing to fight really dirty and often Israel are very unapologetic about their war tactics (like their stunt with those pagers).

It's one thing for groups like the Taliban or Al-Qaeda or the Houdiths to deal with the CIA, it's another thing for them to deal with the Mossad.

There's a very good reason why some Islamic countries fear Iran collapsing because their greatest fear is the Mossad being at their front door which means their plans for Islamic supremacy will be in vain.

1. Iran is not trying to establish a caliphate, that’s a Sunni Islamist goal. Iran is a Shi’a theocracy with a very different ideological project: exporting its version of Wilayat al-Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) and building a Shi’a-led axis of resistance across the whole Middle East. So while Iran funds militant groups, it’s not part of some unified Islamic caliphate plan, it’s about regional dominance, not pan-Islamic unity. In fact, Iran and Sunni jihadist groups like the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS often hate each other.


2., the Crown Prince returning and Iran becoming a secular pro-Western monarchy again is schizo. Reza Pahlavi has no real power base inside Iran. Even if the regime collapsed, what follows would likely be chaotic, fragmented, and contested, not a smooth restoration of the Shah. Any “secular” outcome would be fragile.

3rd, Mossad is feared, but it’s not a magic bullet. Yes, Mossad likes targeted assassinations, sabotage, psychological operations, but it’s a relatively small intelligence agency with limited operational capacity compared to something like the CIA. Your kind of overstating it and make it sound like a geopolitical boogeyman. Mossad isn’t going to be planting flags in Kabul or Karachi if Iran collapses.


Finally, Israel benefits more from a contained Iran than a failed Iran. Total collapse could create a power vacuum, unleash civil war, or enable Sunni jihadist groups to flood the region, which could pose new threats to Israel and the West.

 

[TheCIAGlowsInTheDark]

1. Iran is not trying to establish a caliphate, that’s a Sunni Islamist goal. Iran is a Shi’a theocracy with a very different ideological project: exporting its version of Wilayat al-Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) and building a Shi’a-led axis of resistance across the whole Middle East. So while Iran funds militant groups, it’s not part of some unified Islamic caliphate plan, it’s about regional dominance, not pan-Islamic unity. In fact, Iran and Sunni jihadist groups like the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS often hate each other.


2., the Crown Prince returning and Iran becoming a secular pro-Western monarchy again is schizo. Reza Pahlavi has no real power base inside Iran. Even if the regime collapsed, what follows would likely be chaotic, fragmented, and contested, not a smooth restoration of the Shah. Any “secular” outcome would be fragile.

3rd, Mossad is feared, but it’s not a magic bullet. Yes, Mossad likes targeted assassinations, sabotage, psychological operations, but it’s a relatively small intelligence agency with limited operational capacity compared to something like the CIA. Your kind of overstating it and make it sound like a geopolitical boogeyman. Mossad isn’t going to be planting flags in Kabul or Karachi if Iran collapses.


Finally, Israel benefits more from a contained Iran than a failed Iran. Total collapse could create a power vacuum, unleash civil war, or enable Sunni jihadist groups to flood the region, which could pose new threats to Israel and the West.

Well regardless, I don't think Iran as we know it is going to stick around forever.

Israel definitely has no intention to keep Hamas around and I doubt Israel wants the current Iranian government to stick around any longer. The U.S. has always considered Iran an enemy and they may as well use this as an excuse to kill a bird with a stone.

I don't think the ceasefire is going to hold and both Israel and Iran will go back bombing each other again.