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U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites

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Both parties wilfully fund genocide and mess around with regime change. Trump does seem more restrained than most presidents, but it's hard to agree with this move.

All the Middle East calamities have begun with targeted and limited operations. Not believable anymore.

Re: U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites

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This is definitely a bold movement, I pray for peace, And hoping US stops jumping in conflicts that are not theirs

This absolutely is a conflict that the US has been involved in from near the start [1]. This a continuation of that, not something entirely new.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CsJPrHcaBs

Re: U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites

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The irony being that Iran must get nukes now. It is readily apparent they cannot defend themselves conventionally. Nukes are the ultimate deterrence. This wouldn’t be happening if they had a credible, survivable nuclear deterrence. QED this forces Iran to acquire nukes.

Israel would say if Iran just stops attacking and threatening Israel then they wouldn't need to defend themselves.

Re: U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites

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The 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 i…

Expert opinions seem to differ on this. We will know once enough satellite and signal intelligence data has been analyzed for US leadership to ascertain whether further strikes may be required.
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