Posted on 01/31/2024 8:29:54 AM PST by Mariner
JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran threatened Wednesday to “decisively respond” to any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic following President Joe Biden's linking of Tehran to the killing of three U.S. soldiers at a military base in Jordan.
The U.S. has signaled it is preparing for retaliatory strikes in the Mideast in the wake of the Sunday drone attack that also wounded at least 40 troops at Tower 22, a secretive base in northeastern Jordan that's been crucial to the American presence in neighboring Syria.
Any additional American strikes could further inflame a region already roiled by Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The war began with Hamas attacking Israel on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostage. Since then, Israel has killed more than 26,000 Palestinians and displaced nearly 2 million others from their homes, arousing anger throughout the Muslim world.
Violence has erupted across the Mideast, with Iran striking targets in Iraq, Pakistan and Syria, and the U.S. carrying out airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels over their attacks shipping in the Red Sea. Some observers fear a new round of strikes targeting Iran could tip the region into a wider war.
A U.S. Navy destroyer in the waterway shot down an anti-ship cruise missile launched by the Houthis late Tuesday, the latest attack targeting American forces patrolling the key maritime trade route, officials said. The U.S. later launched a new round of airstrikes targeting the Houthis.
The Iranian warnings first came from Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in New York. He gave a briefing to Iranian journalists late Tuesday, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
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the golden rule; Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
“I can’t wait to vote him out in November.”
No kidding.
“... as Biden weighs how to react to a base attack in Jordan..”
Should have all been gamed out long ago. Whatever he decides..if he does anything at all...he will give them plenty if advance warning.
Yup and i can guarantee Russia will take revenge, they known for it.
yup and Russia warned anyone supplying weapons
No worries for Iran. Under Biden, we’re like the dweeb in jr. high with a sign on his back that reads, “Kick Me.”
I think the Israeli movement of troops to battle Hezbollah is related to the attacks by Iranian proxies at places like Tower 22. Tower 22 and the nearby US bases are ideally located to interdict logistics moving from Iran to supply Hezbollah. Iran would obviously want to disrupt those efforts at interdiction, with Hezbollah ramping up to attack Israel. Israel would be well aware of all this and trying to get a leg up.
I think it was ABC this morning that reported some pretty explicit information on US plans to respond to the attack on Tower 22. We’ll hit the proxies again, harder than before, but not hit Iranian assets. The ABC analyst (and former State Dept. guy) didn’t seem too enthused this would deter Iran. I agree.
Even so, unless the leak is disinformation and we plan something else, I recommend finding the leaker, and a firing squad.
See my post #47.
Actually, we could wipe out Iran in one strike by dropping Chris Christie on them. It’d be the war crime of the millennium.
I really don’t want to do that to the Iranian people, though.
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UK Stormshadow missiles are responsible for the Black Sea Russian ship losses.
(as well, as Russia believes, crewed by UK personnel)
The announcement by Iran yesterday that they now had their own hypersonic missiles (I doubt it, more likely Russian supplied) means that it could be any day now.
My guess it will be UK ships targeted, but who knows.
Too much truth there for Cold War nostalgists.
i suspect Iran may put on a missile show that that would Stormin’ Normans “shock and awe” to shame, if Biden attacks Iran directly. They have no proof it was Iran that attacked, and if Iran is innocent and Biden attacks What do you suppose the response would be? Keep in mind that Iran may very well have nukes and a delivery system.
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