Public commentary on the potential Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities reveals significant skepticism and criticism. Many express concern over perceived double standards regarding nuclear capabilities, particularly highlighting Israel's nuclear arsenal while opposing Iran's aspirations. A substantial portion of the discussion centers around Iran's right to self-defense, with fears of catastrophic global consequences and geopolitical destabilization if a conflict were to arise. There is a notable distrust towards the motivations of the US and Israeli administrations, and apprehension about the potential for escalating aggression in the Middle East.

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I think its only a matter of time before Israel strikes Iran's nuclear sites. After the report that Iran had secretly carried out tests for nuclear weapons developments and the anonymous leaks about a deal with Iran that would allow additional enrichment (although I think there's been some contradictory reports), it seems like there's a lot of activity behind the scenes right now. I think a lot will depend on how close Israel thinks Iran is to a nuclear weapon and whether Israel has Trump's support, but there's a rift in the Trump administration about how best to proceed with Iran so it's hard to know which way Trump is leaning. 

shaymus14

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According to multiple U.S. officials cited by CBS News, Israel is fully prepared to launch a military operation targeting Iran. This readiness comes amid escalating tensions over Iran’s nuclear activities. The United States anticipates potential Iranian retaliation against American assets in neighboring Iraq. 

In response, the U.S. State Department has ordered nonessential government personnel to depart from Iraq and authorized voluntary evacuations from Bahrain and Kuwait. President Trump acknowledged the heightened risks in the region, emphasizing that the U.S. will not permit Iran to develop nuclear weapons. Despite these tensions, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to meet with Iranian officials for a sixth round of nuclear negotiations in the coming days.

Do you expect Israel to launch air strikes of Iranian nuclear sites?

Should the United States support this campaign?

Do you fear that such a “limited engagement” could spiral into a full blown war?

karim12100

Will the US defend Israel from the inevitable retaliation? If it wasn't for US Naval and Air assets the last Iranian attack could've turned out very ugly for Israel.

AbWarriorG

Is Israel trying to derail our nuclear negotiations?

Otherwise, I’m not sure I understand the timing here.

timmg

If they go through with this, I can imagine multiple scenarios where this leads to massive and full scale war in the middle east.

improbablydrunknlw

Read elsewhere that this leak could be on purpose to head off any action from Israel on this front to keep them from sucking the US into it. Israel wouldn’t be able to do that without the US’s help.

renomegan86

If this happens, Trump will be renting out the us military. To both sides.

Wrangler9960

So like, maybe a stupid question but, if the Iranians want a nuclear weapon, why not just concentrate the whole of your efforts in one location, bring everything you could possibly need under one roof, and layer it with air defenses and military assets?

Panda_tears

You could set a clock to the number of times this “intel is leaked”. Bet: nothing happens. Because nothing ever does

Delicious_Spot_3778

Horror-Potential7773

Tonsilith_Salsa

are-e-el

Great that sounds like the perfect fix for the situation

vapemyashes

They are going to be fighting Hamas for as long as they continue to not go after Iran.

TokenBearer

Not to mention the buildup on the runway in Diego Garcia.

[deleted]

Perhaps why US announcing deals in middle east and commuting to defense / AI supports ... Given a green light for vassal state Israel to keep going

forustree

It’s not new at all. It was made before Biden left office and was first reported by WSJ, not CNN.


Between then and now we’ve seen forward deployment of strategic assets to Diego Garcia.


This is old news that gets clicks. It does add a bit of context.

Something_Awkward

No-Preparation-6516

Most likely just Netty bargaining for US support when large parts of the civilised world is getting set to shut down trade.

Don't look at what's happening over there - think only of what we might do over there if you don't stop pestering me with your criticisms. Bait. And. Switch.

uk_one

I'm just getting my first car and these bastards are going to cause a new oil crisis through a massive war in the Middle East?

___VenN

Oh yay they are going to drag us into another war.


We should have cut ties along time ago this is going to far.

Festering-Fecal

Jazzlike_Ad7734

Well old orange Donny doesn't have a problem with genocide anywhere so he isn't worried about this

foxtrot_delta_tango_

I agree with people saying this is not going to happen and that this leak was likely on purpose.

Attacking a nuclear facility would be, without a doubt, the single dumbest thing they could do. Its a redline for nato if Russia does it, it would be a red line for the world if anyone does it. The fallout is the issue, and if the cloud of dust blows towards an innocent nation then all bets are off. Anyone attacking a nuclear facility or firing a nuke has signed their own death warrant on a global stage.

_reality_is_humming_

Good to know theyre as bad at keeping Israel's secrets as they are our own.

Ricky_Ventura

I have a really difficult time believing what the “US” says these days, if it comes from this administration.

RevolutionaryCard512

Yeah this was already posted, wasn't it?


https://www.reddit.com/r/PrepperIntel/comments/1krkus0/isreal_striking_on_iran_nuclear_bases/

therapistofcats

Serious question.  Is Israel trying to start WW3?  It’s not as if Iran would just sit back and take this.  

Dull-Hornet-2596

This is likely why Trump pivoted to recognizing a Palestinian state. Trying to put pressure on Israel not to go through with this at the risk of losing support. Likely didn't have the results they hoped for, so now they're onto the same strategy the Biden administration attempted with leaking the satellite images of Israel staging for the Oct 26th attack on air defenses.

4chanhasbettermods

Select-Cash-4906

That's a pretty fucking dumb take. They're going to do it, and are already in the process of doing so. Suggesting they aren't, especially because of some suggested authority of the IAEA (no such actual power exists) is just rampant idiocy.

It really looks like this organization has become just a political arm instead of a viable technical authority.

Argues_with_ignorant

Iran is trying to build them regardless.  What is pushing Iran to build nuclear weapons is its own expansionist, imperialistic ideology that seeks world domination.

The-M0untain

So, an attack on the place where they make nuclear weapons, would convince them to create nuclear weapons.


This guy uses 100 percent of his brain, apparently.


We live in idiocracy.

Effective_Jury4363

StizzyInDaHizzy

Life_Recognition7210

What a weird argument. They're pursuing them now but of course it will to be Israels fault if they get them for being mEaN, in the future. 

rjksn

A-Lewd-Khajiit

Israel finds children extremely threatening, thats why they are bombing the shit out of Gaza. If they can do that, anything is possible.

Sybbian-

Israel is too 🐔💩 to pull the trigger without Uncle Sam backing it up. And Trump has said he's out. I don't know what this clown from IKEA is talking about.

KappaBera

Let them do what they want and we get bagdad 2.0 we have to secure those Weapons of mass destruction.

Tough-Chemical6247

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So did Iran find out how many illegal nukes the rabid pariah Genocidal statelet of israel has?

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Bandini77

This is a nothing burger. The US, the UK and a few EU states helped Israel build a secret a nuclear weapons project while telling everyone else that atoms should only be used for peace. Who doesn't know this?

Israel secretly tested a nuclear device on a south african island, it was caught on satellite and on hydrophonics, and Jimmy Carter covered it up as did supposedly ethical academics.

I mean the Iranians could have just stayed home and watched the 3 part documentary the Israelis themselves made about how they got the bomb and all the help they received in doing so.

[https://thebulletin.org/2025/03/the-us-hypocrisy-about-israels-nuclear-weapons-must-stop/](https://thebulletin.org/2025/03/the-us-hypocrisy-about-israels-nuclear-weapons-must-stop/)

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Oh good, now we have to go spend a billion or so to shoot down missiles and drones for their useless asses again.

VeeEcks

Yh, you probably *do* go insane with power once you’ve not only got away with committing genocide but you’ve been aided and abetted in it by most of the Western world -and a lot of the rest of it too.

Dark_Foggy_Evenings

The cia moved quicker to assassinate MLK than they do to denounce this mf

Sudden-Compote-3718

Wars are his tools to stay in power. To safe him from the corruption trials. He will never stop.

mayonaka_00

Iran should nuke israeli nuclear sites in response

urban_zmb

Smart leader open as many fronts as they can.   
it always works. Ask Germany

JakobVirgil

Is this all these psychopaths know how to do, start wars, kill as many people possible then blame the ones they're bombing?  The *forever victim* as they cry, "they made us do it".    
Then when they're bombed in retaliation, they cry again, "they started this war."     
Israel is **the** cancer of our planet.   
I do hope a cure is near.

x-winds

Netanyahu gonna bring down the whole world economu with him. Just keep watching, folks. Don't do anything.

Nigiri_Sashimi

I wish they do that! They are almost finished and that would be final nail in the coffin!

denispkom

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Naz\* Germany soliders thought they where the good guys as well..

PokiMoki1453

I hope israel gets its fucking ass handed to it.

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I thought they reached an agreement with Iran?

ziplock9000

Good luck! Don’t call us, we’ll call you.

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Or not;Trump likes to pull that leash harder than Bibi is used to.

Israel is a nation led by warmongering Zionist ghouls.

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