Iran has come out of the shadows and attacked Israel directly. **Read OP before posting**

A clear warning should Israel attack Iran again.

I wonder is it because I was friends with an Iranian whose wife and himself were both elegant and sophisticated hosts that I cannot understand how anyone could support the child murderers of Israel over Iran.

I knew Israeli's too and three were nice but none of those had served on the frontline when I knew them. I think the apartheid requirement they instituted has driven them barmy.

I've no major problem with Iran, womens rights probably need to be improved but supporting the child murdering genocidal state of Israel over Iran.... that seems crazy and yet we have people here supporting Israel. Why?

Fair point, seems like a shockingly cruel and arbitrary judgement, but still hardly a reason to hate them given Saudi does similar but is a great ally of the USA and certainly not a reason to prefer the child murderers in Israel.

How anyone could prefer the Israeli child murderers is beyond me. Maybe they are people working in Israel companies or otherwise compromised. It makes no sense to me and even more crazy to see the UK/ EU backing Israel. It feels like the colonists and imperialists have to support horror to somehow assert what they see as their superiority.

Iran condemns US attempts to trample on free speech and right to protest.

Sounds like you know literally nothing about Iran. Have a read of this:

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/iran

Executions

Iran remains one of the world’s top practitioners of the death penalty, applying it to individuals convicted of crimes committed as children and under vague national security charges; occasionally, it is also used for non-violent offenses. Iranian law deems actions like “insulting the prophet,” “apostasy,” same-sex relations, adultery, alcohol consumption, and certain non-violent drug-related offenses to be punishable by death.

Based on a report from the Iran Human Rights Organization, more than 700 executions took place in Iran during the period between January and November 2023. This marks a substantial increase compared to the same period in 2022. Among those executed, 238 were charged with “intentional murder,” and 390 with “drug-related offenses.”  Furthermore, 10 individuals received death sentences for political or security-related charges or blasphemy, and 1 person was sentenced to death on espionage charges.

Judicial authorities drastically increased the use of vaguely defined national security charges that could carry the death penalty against protestors, including for allegedly injuring others and destroying public property. Following grossly unfair trials where many of defendants did not have access to the lawyer of their choice, authorities issued 25 death sentences in connection to the protests. As of September 20, authorities executed 7 people, and 11 cases were overturned by the supreme court.

Their house thier rules

America still executes prisoners and Assange is facing the death penalty there If he gets extradited, have you ever posted anything against the death penalty in the US?

No, i don't agree with them carrying out the death penalty for those crimes (its a crime in their country wether we agree with that or not) but I also don't agree with the death penalty for any crime.

And if it is their house, their rules, who decides the extent of their house?

Is Gaza part of Israel or Ukraine part of Greater Russia, in which case, their house, their rules, no problem?

It seems to me that there are really some blind spots when it comes to the Middle East.

Sur that's fine, Iran isn't that bad of a place. Unless you live there of course, which is something the mealy mouthed will never do.

They're killed

Remind me again what penalty Julian Assange faces if extradited to the US?

Why do you keep assuming I'm pro the US way of doing things? That's the second time now you've replied to me and made a comment about things happening in the US as if I support it. I never gave any indication that I did.

People have to stop turning this into a black and white thing, it's ridiculous.

'He doesn't support the Iranian regime, therefore he must be pro the US'.

It is possible to support neither and think they're all insane.

But could have also faced the death penalty, that's why his extradition has taken so long because Gb want assurances from the US that he wouldn't receive the death penalty as some have been calling for.

Looks like as predicted the whole Iran distraction seemed more performative than anything. The Israeli government has a serious predicament now though with the student protests in America. These aren't state or community colleges, these are the ivy league that produce the next generation of CEO's, presidents and leaders. They've had their eyes opened to the reality of what a colonisation is and have seen how the sausage is made, there is no going back. The baby boomers who felt a tie to Israel will be replaced by a generation that saw their fellow students get arrested and beaten on the orders of a foreign government. Long term Israel is going to further become a extremest pariah state isolated by the whole world.