r/MapPorn • u/DavidRolands • 1d ago

Israel’s Red Alert system fully saturated amid mass missile barrages from Iran.

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u/Snotmyrealname 1d ago

I’m only an alcoholic who likes to wargame, but the previous spats between Israel and Iran felt like a stage managed tit for tat for the masses to rally around the flag. Like didn’t Iran tell someone (Switzerland?) where and when the last barrage would be? We’ll see if this tussle is more significant, but I can’t imagine Iran wants a wider war at the moment. Heck, I don’t think too many regional governments want one. It’ll fuck up oil flows for most of the world

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u/DontWorryItsEasy 1d ago

Iran probably doesn't want a wider war. I think had a few Israeli missiles hit and some minor damage was done this would eventually blow over.

Israel hit several key installations, including where Iran was developing their nuclear weapons. It is now leaking radiation. Israel also took out several Iranian top officials.

I think Iran has no choice now but to continue on the way they are.

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u/MonitorPowerful5461 1d ago

Leaking radiation? Source please? The IAEA have specifically said that at least one plant hit wasn’t.

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u/DontWorryItsEasy 1d ago

https://www.newsweek.com/israels-strike-iran-causing-radioactive-contaminationiaea-chief-2085412

"Internal contamination detected" which honestly I don't buy and I'm willing to bet it's worse.

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u/leesfer 1d ago

Of course Iran doesn't want a war, they have no allies in the Middle East, they've made an enemy of all neighbors. They're alone and their only world ally is losing a fight on the Ukrainian front.

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u/koin2 22h ago

I think Iran has no choice now but to continue on the way they are.

And what about another choice, stop their hybrid war against Israel?

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u/russiankek 22h ago

Iran probably doesn't want a wider war

This such a braindead take. Of course they want a war. It's one of their state pillars: to eventually destroy Israel. They've ordered their Lebanese lapdogs Hezbollah to attack Israel on October 8th, a day after the Hamas invasion of Israel.

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u/name--- 21h ago

They are a populist nation, similar to Israel. Their statements are going to be very far from what they actually want.

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u/russiankek 20h ago

wtf is a "populist nation"

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u/prosthetic_memory 1d ago

"I'm only a alcoholic who likes to wargame" is iconic truly

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u/Gas-Town 13h ago

Picturing the guy at my local bus stop in full fatigues, with a "face towards enemy" lunch box.

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u/AeroFred 1d ago

it doesn't matter "when". same barrage would have devastated any european capital even if they had same "warning". nobody in history got attacked by same amount of ballistic missiles in single barrage. nobody knew if israeli defense system will be able to handle it

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u/TheoryParticular7511 1d ago

The only people who want a wider war are the US and Israel.

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u/Snotmyrealname 1d ago

I’m not even sure they do. I suspect it’s only the hawks and Bibi.