Seriously, what is the benefit to the US here? I can't understand how this benefits the country at all.
It benefits the MIC, this is unlikely to be the end of this conflict.
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I swear, his signoff sentences are designed to give intelligent people brain aneurysms...
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#14So much for humanity learning from its mistakes....
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#15I fell for the "two more weeks" meme...
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#16They didn't finish manufacturing consent yet. Novice mistake.
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#17According to NYT the US is now at war with Iran: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/21/world/iran-israel-tr...
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#18The bunker busters will not have worked on Fordow.
(It will be the first time a GBU-57A/B has been used in war, which is interesting)
They needed troops on the ground. Israel was going to do this.
It's possible they have just collapsed the entrances.
Trumps comments - https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump You have a loop, @Osint613 reposted Trump as "Fordow is gone" which Trump reposted. Neither of them have any idea.
(Natanz, Isfahan were already hit and damaged by Israel, the US didn't bother to bunker bust them, it was Tomahawks from subs )
3D model of Fordow - https://x.com/TheIntelLab/status/1398716540485308417
You need a tactical nuke to destroy Fordow, but the USA considers tactical the same as strategic, so it would be very unlikely. Russia could, since they put tactical in a different category.
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#20They didn't finish manufacturing consent yet. Novice mistake.
Either they believe it is no longer necessary, or they are facing some other set of constraints that is making it less feasible.