US take out Suleimani - mod warning in OP

Cheerful Spring2

Trump address to the nation called off. Not sure if it's a good sign or bad one? They probably busy right now assessing what actually happened here.

J Mysterio

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1214721219188199424

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1214721926377148421?s=20

Curious_Case

Mahony0509 wrote: »

Airspace blackout. Something about to happen?
https://twitter.com/ethanklapper/status/1214718817361891329?s=20

Possibly so that only Iranian planes are airborne ????

Mahony0509

https://twitter.com/RanjAlaaldin/status/1214720500959719424?s=20

Curious_Case

Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »

Trump address to the nation called off. Not sure if it's a good sign or bad one? They probably busy right now assessing what actually happened here.

He may not be in a fit state to do it.

Cheerful Spring2

Mahony0509 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RanjAlaaldin/status/1214720500959719424?s=20

Iran would not know that. I have doubts US military would release figures right now for their deaths if there is any?

Gatling

Curious_Case wrote: »

Possibly so that only Iranian planes are airborne ????

Standard stuff during escalations in conflict zones ,


If Iranian airforce are likely flying to safety,
they have a very limited number of capable aircraft which they won't want to lose ,

The sent f4 phantoms(Vietnam era aircraft) to help bomb isis because they couldn't afford to lose their newer russian jets

alastair

Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »

Trump address to the nation called off. Not sure if it's a good sign or bad one? They probably busy right now assessing what actually happened here.

Just look at Don Jr’s Twitter feed to see what daddy intends to do tomorrow.

igCorcaigh

Hopefully it all dies down now...

Scuid Mhór

Regardless of how unlikely it is that a full-blown war may transpire (as opposed to prolonged asymmetric warfare by proxy) it must be said that this is getting a bit too close for comfort. Theories of international relations rely on rationality at the helm - any attack to the US is by extension an attack on his ego and he is liable to respond in turn. Iran best know they are playing with a potential fire, and the elements required to avoid igniting it are by no means determined objectively.

igCorcaigh

Possible explosion in Central Baghdad.

alastair

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

Regardless of how unlikely it is that a full-blown war may transpire (as opposed to prolonged asymmetric warfare by proxy) it must be said that this is getting a bit too close for comfort. Theories of international relations rely on rationality at the helm - any attack to the US is by extension an attack on his ego and he is liable to respond in turn. Iran best know they are playing with a potential fire, and the elements required to avoid igniting it are by no means determined objectively.

He seems to like oversized letters. They should send him one to confuse him. Confused letters could become the signature of this conflict.

alastair

https://twitter.com/egyptianweeknd/status/1214709074933243905?s=21

Gatling

alastair wrote: »

He seems to like oversized letters.

HELLFIRE .

Curious_Case

alastair wrote: »

He seems to like oversized letters. They should send him one to confuse him. Confused letters could become the signature of this conflict.

I doubt that he'll be able to handle the challenges now facing him.
Maybe he'll step aside ???

Cantona's Collars

Mahony0509 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RanjAlaaldin/status/1214720500959719424?s=20

Al Jazeera report that F35 bombers in the air from US air base in the region.

Cheerful Spring2

alastair wrote: »

https://twitter.com/egyptianweeknd/status/1214709074933243905?s=21

It's from the attack earlier. They're nothing happening now for near an hour!

wotzgoingon

What amazes me is the likes of US and Israel can attack people and get away with it but the likes of Iran or other nations do anything first thing comes up is sanctions. Why are the US allowed do this. Also many people are blinded thinking America is the good guy, they are far, far, far from the good guys.

James Brown

No casualties info released yet.

Gatling

alastair wrote: »

https://twitter.com/egyptianweeknd/status/1214709074933243905?s=21

Love that C-ram system

ArchXStanton

wotzgoingon wrote: »

What amazes me is the likes of US and Israel can attack people and get away with it but the likes of Iran or other nations do anything first thing comes up is sanctions. Why are the US allowed do this. Also many people are blinded thinking America is the good guy, they are far, far, far from the good guys.

I think Iran called their bluff tonight, we'll have to see the US response,
If any of them have any sense at this stage,unless they want carnage all around them, all sides should cease this madness

Gatling

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Also many people are blinded thinking America is the good guy, they are far, far, far from the good guys.

Iranian revolutionaries are certainly not innocent and certainly not the good either but you would never know that going by Irish people cheering their missiles tonight

ArchXStanton

Gatling wrote: »

Iranian revolutionaries are certainly not innocent and certainly not the good either but you would never know that going by Irish people cheering their missiles tonight

Aren't you normally the tough talking US right hand man here on boards talking about hands been flown back on economy seats on planes?

LaFuton

are the videos really from 2017/14

alot of people saying they are

guess it won't matter if iran really threatened attack on israel and us soil as also mentioned

the "imminent" legalese will prevail

iebamm2580

ArchXStanton wrote: »

I think Iran called their bluff tonight, we'll have to see the US response,
If any of them have any sense at this stage,unless they want carnage all around them, all sides should cease this madness

Iran called there bluff how, they managed to only kill innocent iraqis going by reports. They either meant that as they didnt want to push trump or else they are the most incompetent army in history.

alastair

Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »

It's from the attack earlier. They're nothing happening now for near an hour!

It seems to show some sort of countermeasures used against the missiles though - which doesn’t seem to have done any good.

archer22

Oh well all bullies make the same mistake...eventually they pick on the wrong guy.

Cantona's Collars

Statement released that Trump is being briefed on the attacks.

wotzgoingon

LaFuton wrote: »

are the videos really from 2017/14

alot of people saying they are

guess it won't matter if iran really threatened attack on israel and us soil as also mentioned

the "imminent" legalese will prevail

Iran doesn't have missiles to hit America. Unless they spent a fortune on those new Russian warheads that fly at supersonic speed and can direction mid flight to avoid being intersected.

LaFuton

looking forward to our smarter posters to wake up and offer some intelligent input

clever folk already in bed