The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran • Hacker News Board

Re: The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran

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Post by FrankSaaSDev » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC

krembo wrote: post #200

Even if you don't support US & IL standing in the frontlines against the terror regime, at least pray for the freedom of the people of Iran, 90m people held hostages by the regime. If you are pro-peace, do not be hypocrite, some wars are needed to defeat evil.

US needs to start thinking that you are not givinig someone freedom bt bombing them. You have soo much of your problems but your money printing machine is working and that is only reason that you can say that. Its not about 90m people its about your pockets...

Re: The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran

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Post by pseingatl » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC

There are always unanticipated consequences in war. Argentina never thought in a million years that an attack on the practically undefended Falklands would result in the loss of the General Belgrano.

Re: The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran

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Post by giggert » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC

sekai wrote: post #123

r721 wrote: post #77

Feb 25: >White House officials believe ‘the politics are a lot better’ if Israel strikes Iran first >As the administration mulls military action in Iran, officials argue it’d be best if Israel makes the first move. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/25/white-house-politic...

Just now: Trump: "The lives of American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties - that often happens in war." Another republican president starting a war in the middle east, once again sacrificing American lives.

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Re: The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran

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Post by rurban » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC

The headlines in Europe are that Israel is carrying out preventive strikes, the USA is helping.

And that's certainly the deathbed of any hopes to a mullah regime change. They will come out stronger than before.

Re: The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran

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Post by bambax » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC

TheAlchemist wrote: post #105

Regardless of how it ends, and it can go both ways, we're witnessing history here. This feels like a much bigger development than Russia-Ukraine. Iran is a major partner for Russia and China, mostly for military technology and oil. Hope it's not a start of WW3.

WW3 started with the invasion of Ukraine.

Re: The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran

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Post by giggert » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC

sekai wrote: post #123

r721 wrote: post #77

Feb 25: >White House officials believe ‘the politics are a lot better’ if Israel strikes Iran first >As the administration mulls military action in Iran, officials argue it’d be best if Israel makes the first move. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/25/white-house-politic...

Just now: Trump: "The lives of American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties - that often happens in war." Another republican president starting a war in the middle east, once again sacrificing American lives.

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Re: The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran

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Post by RiverStone » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC

usrnm wrote: post #160

nomilk wrote: post #95

Are there any accurate sources on how many Iranian citizens the Iran regime has killed in the past couple of months? (some sources suggest tens of thousands, but I wonder if it could be a 'WMDs' situation [lie to get support for a war]). Trump said in the State of the Union [0]: > in just over the past couple of months with the protests they've killed at least 32000 protestors And just moments ago Trump says 'tens of…

I don't get that argument at all. Americans felt that they were missing out on all the fun, so they decided to kill even more Iranians? Does anyone really believe that bombing cities saves lives?

They’re not nuking Tehran, they’re dropping targeted bombs on government/military sites.

Get in touch with your local Iranian community. You’d be surprised how much they’re cheering the bombing on.

You might be surprised that people inside Tehran are shouting “get the mullahs out” and cheering us on.

Re: The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran

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Post by michaelsshaw » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC

RiverStone wrote: post #197

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Re: The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran

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Post by bambax » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC

pjc50 wrote: post #156

TheAlchemist wrote: post #105

Regardless of how it ends, and it can go both ways, we're witnessing history here. This feels like a much bigger development than Russia-Ukraine. Iran is a major partner for Russia and China, mostly for military technology and oil. Hope it's not a start of WW3.

There's no land campaign. It's an isolated series of strikes for PR reasons and wishful thinking about Iran collapse.

What happens when Iran responds by firing missiles on Israel or on a US ship and inflicts major casualties on either targets, though?

Re: The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran

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Post by RiverStone » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC

carabiner wrote: post #143

Remember when we bombed Iran at Fordow? It happened less than a year ago. Iran sent some perfunctory retaliation, and everyone forgot the whole affair. Same with this. Nothing ever happens.

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