Posted on 04/15/2024 2:05:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Israel is deciding its next steps after Iran's retaliatory attack as fears grow of a wider war in the Middle East.
What to know
An Israeli response to Iran's retaliatory attack may be “imminent,” a source told NBC News. The comments came as Israel weighed its next steps and after a meeting of the country’s war Cabinet today.
The two countries clashed at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, with Tehran insisting it does not seek further escalation after launching the barrage of 300 drones and missiles, but warning of more "decisive" strikes in retaliation to any Israeli counterattack.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said it was time to “step back from the brink” as a chorus of world leaders urged restraint. President Joe Biden has warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching new strikes on Iran, and said that the U.S. would not participate in any offensive actions against Iran, but has privately said he fears that Netanyahu is trying to drag the U.S. into a wider conflict, officials told NBC News.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., had a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today to convey support for Israel following Iran's retaliatory strikes this weekend, according to both their offices.
According to a statement from Netanyahu's office, Scalise expressed support "for any decision that Israel makes in light of the Iranian attack."
"Majority Leader Scalise informed the Prime Minister of his initiative to advance in Congress, in the coming days, a series of measures against Iran and for Israel; Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked him," the statement said.
Scalise told Fox News that they spoke about the House agenda this week and that he spoke to Netanyahu of his support for Israel's right to self- defense.
"He truly appreciated the action we’re taking to support Israel and to hold Iran and their terrorist proxies accountable," Scalise told the broadcaster.
Jordan allowed Israeli fighter jets into its airspace to intercept incoming Iranian missiles and drones, an Israeli Air Force official said today.
“In order to address something that comes from the east, we need to fly somewhere that is east of Israel,” the official said in a briefing to reporters. “This was done with coordination.”
While Iran’s direct attack against Israel was unprecedented, so was the scale of coordination between Israel and its Arab neighbor in the response. Jordanian and Israeli fighters — coordinated by the U.S. military — acted together to intercept the barrage of drones and missiles.
In a statement yesterday, Jordan’s government said the interceptions were made to ensure the safety of its citizens, rather than in the defense of Israel.
But it is thought to be the first time the two countries’ militaries have fought side-by-side.
Jordan and Israel made peace in 1994, though the relationship has often been strained by disagreements over Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians.
I am not sure Israel has the assets to do much.
The only retaliation against Iran that makes sense will be internal and it will involve the mullahtocracy being removed once and for all. Go back to pre-1979 relations.
Don’t know about that being Israel. Seems to be a bunch of professed Jewish people to me.
It can also be discused that they took the land by their own hand in a manner reminiscent of Elis’ sons.
Did you observe any shoulder-carrying?
Whovever’s hand was responsible, how do you explain Ezekiel knowing it ahead of time? And the destruction of Tyre, one of the wealthiest places at that time?
“It can also be discused that they took the land by their own hand in a manner reminiscent of Elis’ sons.”
Due to the duration, that should be attributed to their fore-fathers.
(Oh, look. Ezekiel)
I can’t really say.
Maybe he was some baggage handler for an old timer.
Look, I get it. As a conservative I like being in charge of my own game and not trusting the government or their political cronies. It’s a small step from that to thinking I’m a lone ranger in all aspects of life. But the reality is different because the real world God created, like it or not, is one in which we depend on Him.
Good reply. Thank you.
You can call a rock the truth and cling to it with all your might but it will not help you float.
(Babylon. Babylon. Babyl . . .)
From Amir Tsarfati’s website.
‘A report in the Washington Post:
“Russia has committed to providing Iran with fighter jets and air defense technology that can help Tehran strengthen its defenses against any air attack by Israel or the United States.”
This is according to American intelligence sources’
Cripple Iran’s oil export facilities - that will hit their pocket book.
Israel simply cannot afford to deplete its weaponry in attacks like this for very long and part of Iran's strategy in this conflict has been to get Israel to waste its frontline weapons on low value targets so Iran can operate its more advanced weapons against a degraded IDF defense system
Israel's best option is to degrade Iran's capability to launch a decapitation strike rather sit around and let Iran attrit its defense systems to pave the way for an Iranian decapitation strike
Israel’s measured and appropriate response to Iran should consisted of 120 ballistic missiles, 170 drones and more than 30 cruise missiles aimed at military targets in Iran and the Hooties.
That is the number of weapons fired by Iran and Yemen at Israel according to the AP.
They used to call it an “eye for an eye” in the middle east.
The response by Iran on Israel is Israel’s fault as they bombed a consulate and killed people there. Consulates and embassies are pretty much off-limits to attack since they are considered the sovereign territory of the country that is there. So, since Israel was bombing targets in Syria and hit their consulate, then yes, that would be considered some type of act of war.
The good news is that everything was planned in choreographed beautifully so that I ran, got their public revenge so to speak but all the players knew that they were going to do what they did and we’re prepared for it. It was all a well choreographed example of kabuki theater.
Israel’s response wasn’t immediate because they have to resupply their defensive missile systems in the likely even that Iran dumps another 300 missiles on them.
Iran can withstand an Israeli attack far more then Hezbollah can, I hope thats fact isn’t lost on the Israeli government. Its why Iran shot off missiles, take the heat of Hezbollah
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