Iran - Israel War

[don'tbesilly]

Chubbyross said:

lord trumpton said:

I think this is a pre agreed retaliatory strike to allow Iran to keep its vow.

It's a negotiated, symbolic face save with no real harm done

Yep. I’m with you on this. This will have been agreed upon between the US and Iran. The drones -and possibly a Cruise or two - will cause a bit of damage and that will allow the Iranian government to save face.

Or WWIII by Monday.

This might well exacerbate the situation

[Bathroom_Security]

rossub said:

Reports from reputable source though?

Pistonheads is the only source we need.

[rossub]

Think I’ll go back to watching the golf.

[skwdenyer]

Olivera said:

skwdenyer said:

Israel is in danger of becoming a rogue state at this stage. Why *should* we enable their reckless behaviour?

To claim Israel is a rogue state, but no mention of Iran being one

We know what Iran is. Israel pretends to be different.

[CoolHands]

Douglas Quaid said:

nukes?

I’m hoping I’m too stupid to understand politics at this level

It does seem so. No we are not going to be nuked

[gotoPzero]

rossub said:

Bathroom_Security said:

gotoPzero said:

Reports cruise missiles in the air.

Yes we already know thanks

Reports from reputable source though?

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/13/iran-israel-attack

[eharding]

rossub said:

Think I’ll go back to watching the golf.

Netanyahu : "Right, that's bloody *it*. Nuke Iran, in fact nuke the whole sodding Gulf."

Chip The Deaf Head Of Israeli Defence Forces: "Right. Nuke the Golf. Got it".

[hidetheelephants]

eharding said:

Bathroom_Security said:

Enjoy whatever luxuries you take for granted while you still can.

Any tips on securing bathrooms against 100kt air burst at 15 miles? - I'm guessing that's what Exeter will get.

450mm of reinforced concrete with at least 2m of earth overburden, I also recommend lead-lined underpants.

[x5x3]

dudleybloke said:

x5x3 said:

drones with 9 hour batteries?

The Shahad uses a small petrol engine.

even so, 9 hours of petrol, plus a payload - seems unlikely to do much damage?

[essayer]

The drones are hours away!!

[Tango13]

hidetheelephants said:

eharding said:

Bathroom_Security said:

Enjoy whatever luxuries you take for granted while you still can.

Any tips on securing bathrooms against 100kt air burst at 15 miles? - I'm guessing that's what Exeter will get.

450mm of reinforced concrete with at least 2m of earth overburden, I also recommend lead-lined underpants.

Are the lead lined underpants to prevent a chernobyl fallout situation?

[gotoPzero]

There is some US air assets in northern Iraq.

We only know this as as tanker has just had to declare and emergency and is diverting back to Qatar.

Currently top tracked on fr24.

[hidetheelephants]

Tango13 said:

hidetheelephants said:

eharding said:

Bathroom_Security said:

Enjoy whatever luxuries you take for granted while you still can.

Any tips on securing bathrooms against 100kt air burst at 15 miles? - I'm guessing that's what Exeter will get.

450mm of reinforced concrete with at least 2m of earth overburden, I also recommend lead-lined underpants.

Are the lead lined underpants to prevent a chernobyl fallout situation?

[e-honda]

This is weird

I don't think I have ever heard of an air strike happening hours before anything is actually meant to get hit.

Been times where we knew stuff was going on, like the the Ukraine war it was widely reported that air strikes were to be expected the night it happened, but I don't remember there being reports of confirmed launches with details about what was happening hours ahead of them arriving.

[eharding]

gotoPzero said:

There is some US air assets in northern Iraq.

We only know this as as tanker has just had to declare and emergency and is diverting back to Qatar.

Currently top tracked on fr24.

Well, it had been flying a race-track pattern over Iraq indicative that it had been refuelling something, but that doesn't mean they were necessarily US recipient aircraft - the US has practised refuelling Israeli Air Force aircraft in the past.

[rjfp1962]

Reuters News agency stating Iran says it has launched it's "first wave" of ballistic missiles!

Edited by rjfp1962 on Saturday 13th April 22:50

[Scrimpton]

skwdenyer said:

Olivera said:

skwdenyer said:

Israel is in danger of becoming a rogue state at this stage. Why *should* we enable their reckless behaviour?

To claim Israel is a rogue state, but no mention of Iran being one

We know what Iran is. Israel pretends to be different.

God forbid we embolden the only non-sthole country in the region

[S600BSB]

e-honda said:

This is weird

I don't think I have ever heard of an air strike happening hours before anything is actually meant to get hit.

Been times where we knew stuff was going on, like the the Ukraine war it was widely reported that air strikes were to be expected the night it happened, but I don't remember there being reports of confirmed launches with details about what was happening hours ahead of them arriving.

Pre-agreed

[eharding]

rjfp1962 said:

Reuters News agency stating Iran launched it's "first wave" of ballistic missiles!

Link?

[rossub]

e-honda said:

This is weird

I don't think I have ever heard of an air strike happening hours before anything is actually meant to get hit.

Been times where we knew stuff was going on, like the the Ukraine war it was widely reported that air strikes were to be expected the night it happened, but I don't remember there being reports of confirmed launches with details about what was happening hours ahead of them arriving.

Feels a bit like WW1 bi-planes. I'll be amazed if one of them hits its target.

Missiles a bit different… if there are any.