Public sentiment is predominantly negative towards the recent US airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, characterized by skepticism regarding military effectiveness and deep concerns about potential escalations into broader conflict. Many commenters express frustration with political leadership, highlight fears for innocent lives, and criticize the perceived hypocrisy of US actions that contradict peace-promoting rhetoric. Amidst this, there are polarized views on military action as both necessary and reactionary.

United States

Iran

Israel

Can we skip this war if we already attended the last one?

Virullett

Hegseth stands like a player model in the customization menu

Gaselgate

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Eagles5089

PreferredSex_Yes

Americans: Cheaper groceries, healthcare, and education please. 

Trump: Lets go to war.

Brokenloan

M_Lykins

They really let the star of Celebrity Apprentice, and the host of Fox and Friends send us to WW3

KingGrowl

"I wanna just say I love you god"

Please, cholesterol, do your thing.

unaskthequestion

The fucking stooges behind him lmao. This is so embarrassing.

gladfanatic

Next week Bebe and I will announce the location in Gaza where the new Trump Golf Club will be built.

Stormy31568

lmao, and this man wants a Nobel Peace prize? 

Get this man to a fucking nursing home.

cloudy_ft

Tryna get my dumpster fire of a life together and then I look up and see the entire US is about to crumble by dementia dickwhipping our way into a useless war. Great times.

kmiz18

Everything he does, in his mind, no one has ever done before. Almost as if he has no idea what anyone has done before.

hikingmontana

Typical_Accident_658

Drudenkreusz

United States of Israel. Whatever happened to America first? These four fucking idiots have destroyed our international reputation and should be tried as war criminals

GTDoc

There's no way we're not in a simulation. This timeline is just too fucking stupid to be real.

Somethingpithy123

9/11 pt. 2 here we come. Thanks a lot United States of Israel. So much for America first.

Suspici0us_Package

Russell_Jimmy

JD's eyeliner on fleak. Must be date night with a couch.

SecretEvidence3923

The body language between the folks standing behind Trump, look where their eyes are going.

Mr Vance looks very confused, like he's just holding his tongue, like he wants to correct the president, but he can't.

Marco Rubio looks like he's either bored, or has the thousand yard stare.

And secretary Hegseth appears to be communicating morse code via blinking.



  
Also all of that aside. Anyone else concerned that there's going to be consequences to such an airstrike?

SpeedBlitzX

![gif](giphy|iiQSTrHtDIgnw9YtlA|downsized)

tjtoed

Considering this isn't going to stop at a "preventive" strike, as Iran has no reason to negotiate, then the tl;dr version of this speech is:

&gt;Some you may die in the inevitable invasion of Iran, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.

Synchrotr0n

TheBlueGooseisLoose

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Delete_Acc0unt

I hope gas prices skyrocket and then we can watch this idiot try to blame it on Biden.

McChonger

TiramisuMaster

He has a hard time reading that’s why he moves like that when pronouncing difficult names. It’s what underdeveloped kids do who are struggling to read.

lifeisabigdeal

"This horribly destructive enterprise" says the only country to have used nuclear weapons

"Posed by the #1 state sponsor of terror" says the country that sold missiles to that state in order to sponsor terrorists in Nicaragua

AgainWithoutSymbols

Suicideking15

AlmostOffline66

What more peace can Iran give to the US? And Israel attacked them first. Fuck this man

PlsSuckMyToes

The stupid American morons who voted for this stupid dangerous American moron must be very proud of themselves.

The most destabilising US President in many decades, probably ever.

All of his largest donors are pro-Israel.

Disgusting.

redelastic

I really wish JD Vance's dick would fall off.

i3order

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brwnwzrd

asdfgtttt

They called him out on the “two weeks” remarks and the “TACO” comments and he finally decided to do “prove” something.  I hate this man and everyone that voted for him.  On a sidenote, a guy at work was all about Trump calling out all the Holidays we have, and I cut him off right there and said, “Yea, what an asshole!  He promised no taxes on tips or OT and now he wants less Holidays for workers so he can go golfing!  He just stared dumbfounded.  These people are friggin dumb.

Jazzlike_Isopod550

“…and a lot easier!”

![gif](giphy|gIN6MT17NtapJqFr25|downsized)

furn_ell

Ahh, so J.D Vance is trying Joey Tribbiani's "smell the fart" acting! I knew I'd seen it somewhere before!

BoringJamesMilner07

Steelergrl2310

Dr_WaLLy_T_WyGGerS

This guy is still so jealous of Obama’s announcement of the killing of Bin Ladin

Shlowmer

What a bunch of doofuses.


The bombing just shows Trump's weakness. He couldn't make a deal to resolve this peacefully. Anyone have a list of all the deals Trump has failed to make? It must be significant by now.

VirtueOfTheViolent

4 of the dumbest men in America. Also the drunkest man in America.

B3ansyy

ArionNation

We bombed you guys and dont you dare bomb us back

RetrotheWise45

theapplekid

Bombing a foreign country that posed zero threat to the US is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Trump is a criminal and the people who voted from this clown are the ones who should be deported.

OkDamage5769

Can we stop fighting Israel's war? Can we stop putting American lives in danger for Israel??

jam24749

AdminThumb

I sense an even higher rise with insurgency attacks in the US as retribution by the fringe. SMH. Trump has led us into a can-of-worms.

AsianHawke

The clown shuffle in the background lolololol

Rubio looks coked out of his mind along with kegsbreath and Rubio is staring into the camera trying to figure out if it's real life lolol

OzarksExplorer

Sorry but this is a weird headline. Where is he exactly slurring?

BikelJordan

Did he really carry out attacks on a foreign nation that were unprovoked, without Congress okaying it?
Either he is lying through his teeth, which is possible because destroying nuclear sites might cause considerable damage to civilians, or it's too late for the USA because he runs it completely.
And a new war that was started by Trump.

Runnerakaliz

&gt; full payload of BOMBS

Why is he like this

FantasticDevice3000

Time to trot these back out:

https://media.newyorker.com/photos/592318353560dc3f52e71da3/16:9/w_1280,c_limit/Bethea-The-Onion-Leaks-a-Trove-of-Trump-Docs.jpg

Rice_Adorable

GOP always seems to be at the helm when we get dragged into conflicts

Material_Policy6327

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1936759095068860898

ferchizzle

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PoliticsModeratorBot

The rhetoric makes it sound like he thinks he can drop bombs and then just walk away from this

AgentArnold

[Truth Social Post](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114724035571020048):

&gt; We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Because we live in a world where we learn about *attacks on nuclear sites* from The President's Social Media website.

Quidfacis_

How are we supposed to fight a two front war with Iran AND Los Angeles?

Pappyhorn

This coming just a couple hours after he bitched and moaned about wanting the Nobel Peace Prize.

NeoMegaRyuMKII

Drops bombs. "Now is the time for peace"

I really despise this man.

themattboard

From the CNN live updates feed:

22 min ago: Trump prefers a diplomatic option toward Iran ...

3 min ago: Trump announces air strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran

Wild how quickly that did a complete 180

CPOx

Rambo_One2

conservatives are acting like everything is over now that we bombed them and everything will be fine but doesn't this mean we just entered a war?

SoundSouljah

"NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!"? The time for peace was before Trump cancelled the Iran nuclear deal. Not after we've dropped bombs on them.

jamiegal

- Implode the economy
- Explode the national debt
- Start another war in the Middle East that our grandchildren will still be dealing with
- Fracture relationships with our allies all over the world 
- Restrict even more freedoms with increased surveillance on us citizens
- Wreck the environment like a rockstar on a bender in a hotel

But hey, here’s your fucking eggs, and also we bullied some trans kids. God bless America.

we_are_sex_bobomb

BringBackBoomer

Drops bombs... "now is the time for peace"

Impeach the mad king.

Asleepingin

pierre_x10

I’m at the Bernie rally in Tulsa. He found out while on stage. It was surreal.

While talking about the “Big Beautiful bill” one of the crowd goers yells “we just bombed Iran!” He looked stunned. Then an aide walked up with a press clipping… while reading it he lowered and started shaking his head… muttering “it’s just so unconstitutional…”

Edit 2: the gentleman sitting next to me taped the whole sequence. Will post it once I get home.

Edit 3: https://x.com/BernieSanders/status/1936589277548138931?t=MwKB-DSfdoF74r4fZr9CRw&amp;s=19

Edit 4: https://m.twitch.tv/videos/2492396011

At 2:00:53 is when he finds out.

inxile7

Enjoy your “low gas prices”. Shit’s about to get real expensive.

CoyoteExcellent1042

Money to go to war. No money to feed hungry children or forgive student loans.

crownpuff

Vote Republican, get another Middle East war.

Right on time.

RiffRaffCatillacCat

So this dickhead just dragged us into another war without congressional approval?

Fuck that.

Edit: Y'all, I can be mad at the situation and blame Tangerine Palpatine without all the whataboutisms. Yes, prior admins have done shady shit but that doesn't mean I can't be mad about this one too. That's a logical fallacy used to perpetuate the violence instead of calling for it to stop if you can just turn and be like, "well all these other admins did it too." Yeah, and I was against those as well. Using the argument that just because others did it doesn't give license for this one to do it too. Be better.

cxtx3

What. the. fuck. happened. to. two. weeks.

ThatEvanFowler

Alright, Magats who said this would be the end of your support: your fucking move.

Schiffy94

US military analyst Mike Lyons is being interviewed on ABC Australia, and the propaganda defending the strike is extraordinary. 

He claims that it was “an act of war”, but that the “US is not at war with Iran”. 

Good luck squaring that circle.

mulled-whine

THE ANTI-WAR PRESIDENT EVERYBODY. 

IN ONLY 6 FUCKING MONTHS.

ZedFraunce

Ah yes, the guy that campaigned on not spending money on and engaging in frivolous foreign wars, spending money on and engaging in frivolous foreign wars.

Stiggles4

Remember this in 20 years when they blame Iran on the Democrats.

Hello-their

#Reminder that the republican party can stop trump at any time with impeachment and chooses not to.

its the entire party.

I will keep commenting this, people need to never fall for this parties bullshit again.

Clownsinmypantz

I hate this stupid son of a bitch more than words can say. I have a lot I want to say but I don’t want to get banned on here again.

CEOPhilosopher

Alright MAGA! This is your chance to show your allegiance! Enlist for your king.

notdarrell

If a war starts I want the MAGA Gravy Seals and ICE agents to volunteer to deploy first since they’re so desperate for conflict.

1400TotemPole

Born too late to go to war in the Middle East.

Born too early to go to war in the Middle East.

Born just in time to go to war in the Middle East.

mstr_yda

Conservative subs before the election: no more wars. Trump won't start any wars.

Conservative subs now: here is why Trump getting manipulated by Netanyahu into bombing Iran is a good thing that shows Trump is a big strong leader who isn't getting played by everyone

LegDayDE

I'm just glad Congress isn't alive to see this 😔

emaw63

"A full payload of BOMBS"

VERY presidential lol

puiglooksatyou

Strange campaign for the Nobel Peace Prize.

alcabazar

He couldn’t even find Iran on a map in 2016, now he’s dropping bombs like mixtapes.

LolzNathan


&gt; NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! 


Bruh....I cant

Just_Cruzen

This never would have happened if Trump was president.

Primary_Magazine_555

Bearski79

This fuckwit is speed-running worst American in history, any percent. Bombing nuclear enrichment sites and bulldozing the Rose Garden in the same day.

WarColonel

Fuck every single Trump voter. Fucking morons.

Snapdragon_4U

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Recent airstrikes by the United States and Israel on Iran's nuclear facilities have raised significant concerns about the status of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, which is currently feared to be missing. US officials have indicated that the strikes aimed to damage Iran's nuclear capabilities, particularly targeting the Fordow facility. However, uncertainty remains regarding the actual damage inflicted and whether any enriched uranium was moved prior to the attacks.

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