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and the pattern we're seeing so far with Israel's war tactics puts them at the top. Its not just the weaponry, iron defence F35s or the billions in funding, its Mossad. They have key, high value targets pinned in every enemy state. We've seen plenty of examples with Lebanon, Yemen, and most recently (also in the past) with Iran. They might be onto us, for God knows, how long.

PructFrust

&gt; We need to speed up on research and development and improve our air defenses

Word! Honestly this is a necessity now. Comes with pros and cons tho. Military budget gonna peak, and poverty for the citizens as well.

alishbahahmad7

May Allah bless Dr AQ Khan and all others involved in our nuclear program back then. We were and are absolutely nothing without nukes

Brave_Impact_

we need to carefully stop our reliance on Arab countries, they are unreliable and are up for sale at all times. This loan seeking mentality needs to slowly removed from our economic policies and you're right the military must up their R&amp;D spend along with improve intelligence.

milk-steak-sunny

Also its also the only one with a good Air Force

goldtank123

People here really forgotten Iran was firing missiles at us last year, and have been helping India with BLA?

Anti-Israel works when our so called muslim allies aren't already involved in destabilizing us. Iran in Balochistan, Afghanistan in KPK, Arab states with Gwadar, Iran and Saudi inciting Sunni shia violence. 

And this whole "why are these arab states not helping out iran" You guys ever read what Iran did with Kuwait? who exactly did Zia go and help out Jordan against a coup? What Hezbollah, iranian backed, did to Sunnis in 2008? 

Muslim ummah is a dream that's never been true. We've been fighting eachother for centuries and centuries, or else there'd been no different Caliphates, no Abbasids after Umayyads, no Arabs destabilizing Ottomon empire with help from British

EverBurningPheonix

We need to buy a nuclear submarine yesterday. Investing in AD is good but if Israel wants to hit us, they will git us. Nothing can stop a swarm of ballistic missiles. Deterrence is the best strategy.

not_hairy_potter

So let's get something pretty straight. Israel is not doing anything to US. That is a fact. 

We aren't considered a major problem for Israel, in the sense that we are not involved in the conflict. Yes, we do the boycott, we raise our voice, but we are not funding any troops, etc. At the same time, we have helped in the Ukraine war, have major ties with China and Saudi Arabia (the other MENA country that America loves). 

So, like, we should stop this fear mongering and care about what is really required for us to better ourselves. The whole Iran-Israel thing was going to happen sooner or later. Like be sad for the lives that were lost, still advocate for Palestine where every you can but don't think a country like Israel will ever strike Pakistan overtly (covertly is another thing entirely).

Neat_Firefighter_806

wdym "we"????? the army owns the country and they will jump at the first opportunity alongside the saudis to normalise relations with the zionist entity.

there was never "we" in this equation. they dont serve our interests. they're the remnants of colonialism that we failed to neutralise. get that through ur heads ffs

titanfeed

Pakistan is not privately anti-Israel lol. To be clear, we aren't pro-Israel either.

But we have had decades of intelligence-sharing relations with Israel. 

We have allegedly also sent secret delegations to Israel. In 2005, our foreign ministers publicly met each other in Turkey.

Hamza-K

I don't think we have or will be a part of it. It is more of a Middle Eastern conflict than a Religious one

kaiser-1048

Bold of you to assume we don't have secret ties.

makhaninurlassi

It’s time we start from the ground up — by teaching our children the truth, the facts, and the rich, often forgotten legacy of the Muslim world.
For too long, education has been reduced to a narrow path: study hard, get a degree, find a job, buy a house, start a family, and eventually fade away. This cycle, while stable for some, has also bred complacency and crushed potential.

We must shift this mindset.

Our goal should not just be good employees — it should be great leaders, visionaries, scholars, inventors, reformers, and changemakers across every field of life. The Muslim world once led in science, philosophy, medicine, trade, and governance — we need to rekindle that flame. That starts with telling our children who they really are, and what they are truly capable of.

Let’s teach identity with purpose. Education with meaning. Ambition with character.
Let’s rebuild — not for comfort, but for contribution.

EfficiencyFrosty6964

Israel's goal is to eliminate the military capability of regional muslim armies so that it can have it's final plans for greater Israel implemented. 

Be in no doubt Pakistan will be next.  Israelis already succeeded in getting India to attack Pakistan and directly supported them.

kebabish

I am not sure if I understand.  If they make you sign the Abraham Accords, why would you need to improve your air defenses?

kawhileopard

What are you talking about?

The biggest threat is PTI and that person who is in jail from last 3 years.

Israel and US have nothing to afraid , we already unofficially banned Palestine protest or any symbol of solidarity. Just slashed 99% budget of atomic energy commission. We will serve our masters as they command , they don’t need to attack us.

DocAmad

Anythingaddict

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drmuneeb

What is your end game here, the ability to hit Israel?

Israel is very small. Hitting them impacts its neighbours too.

This sort of hoo haa is of little practical use. In the end, stable geopolitics -&gt; stable economies -&gt; environment for growth -&gt; people can lead prosperous lives.

It's time our societies realised that.

ramario281

Why are yall saying Iran is out of the way? What happened to Iran?

kickkickpunch1

&gt;Now with Iran gone

I think you are a bit quick on this assesment.

Other-Comfortable-64

What do you guys get with this fear mongering?

Ill-Significance5784

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We Turks are currently are only muslim nation who creates real danger and power struggle to Israel.

Dry-Peak-7230

You guys won against India, israel is no big deal then right?

Mightywavefunction

The far right ultranationalist scum Israel is at war against Humanity itself, and the only constant threat in the area..  The nazis must be stopped this time, too.

japakapalapa

Israel couldn't care less about Pakistan.

Xx_Mad_Reaps_xX

Who told you Pakistan is privately anti Israel.. ?

biryanishiryani101

&gt;I think ((they))

You could just say Israel?

Western-Challenge188

What does signing abraham accords entail?  nothing wrong with normalisation of relationships, if it DOES NOT MEAN giving up stance on freedom and security for Palestinians.

hastobeapoint

Correction:

Apparently, not openly. 

Deep down, they already are with Zionists.

Pakistan uses Israeli spy softwares.
Pakistani friend circle is Saudi, Turkey and Azerbaijan. All shamelessly Zionist servants and master hypocrites who help Gaza with tongues and talks while help zionists with money, oil, military facilities, intelligence, and creating religio-political fog that benefits Israel.

Onland-Pirate

Also, like others engages with Israel via backdoors. They just sent a team this year too, it was all over Israeli newspaper, nothing like Hafiz Asim engaging Zionist lobby for favors

Ihatepros236

Yes and then u will be fucked by both india and israel

Icy-Major-1327

Make us lol. So much self importance… no one cares about Pakistan. Maybe India.

Jehab_0309

Asim Munir is working tirelessly to establish relations with Israel.

ahsan_shah

Hey guys, we don't care about Pakistan...

kulamsharloot

As an Israeli, you're feeling way too important. No one in Israel cares about Pakistan, and most Israeli's wouldn't be able to point at you on a map

menkenashman

War should be the two leaders dueling with a gun. Sacrifice yourself.

SinfullySinless

Iron dome has a hard time with longer range ballistics. 

Hopefully this can end as fast as possible with as little death as can be managed.

UnoriginalJ0k3r

So 2 got through out of how many launched? How many dead in Israel?

MangoShadeTree

"Shoot zem, shoot zem both..."

(Points for the movie)

Hey, are those military facilities in densely populated civilian areas? It looks like those missiles are shooting up from the ground from in and around a city. Is Israel using civilians as human shields?

Bubbly-Money-7157

Iran has threatened israel with complete and total annihilation for decades now. All they were waiting for was the ability to create nuclear weapons. That is not propaganda or fake news. Its fact. Israel determined that iran was too close to achieving said goal. Its just as simple as that.

Enough-Silver-915

Let’s say there’s a timeline where Israel didn’t attack Iran. Iran would have nuclear weapons within a month or two. What do you think a nuclear armed Iran would do? Why don’t one of you Iran supporters play that out for me over the next five years or so?

Optimal_Weird1425

In the 70s, the idea of multiple valid perspectives in the culture (brings lots of progressive ideas, like hippy culture) brought enough resentment to cause a violent revolution, which oppresses women to this day (they dropped to the “Law and order” way of thinking). 

It’s confusing how progressives are choosing to side with Iran when it is so anti-progressive. Reminds me of Queers for Palestine.

HotPerformance6137

Russia just lost its source of drones in the Ukraine war.

mrev_art

Humans really are stupid creatures. "My sky god is better than yours!" "No mine is!" Moronic

InformalReputation39

Drewzzie_drew

This is ridiculous. The planet is burning up and all these middle to late aged men can think about is more war.

second_last_jedi

Thanks chat gpt.

I swear people can’t think for themselves anymore with ai

AccordingMedicine129

Fun_Imagination_904

Israel is not going to stop until it has defanged Iran.   And it shouldn’t.  It is not acceptable or safe for Iran to have nuclear capability.  And Iran has already tried to attack a US base in the region with drones, so they are trying to drag us in.  God help them if they drag us into this.  Between the US and Israel, we’ll send Iran back to the Stone Age.

JarHead-Actual-0302

What is the crisis point exactly? Like what point is that?

Ok-Replacement9595

\&gt;&gt;the possibility of this turning into a wider war is growing by the hour.&lt;&lt;

I don't see that happening.

Solopist112

Ok_Place_2551

Could of sworn Trump said, there would be no wars on his watch 🤔

Invest_and_ballout

bacachew

It's crazy that the ones who suffer the most are the people who have absolutely nothing to do with it and nothing to gain.

Durivage4

Hey guys I was searching YouTube to find videos and I typed “Israel attacks…” and then sooooo many places came up. Which one is it today?

Visible_Turnover3952

Thought Trump could prevent wars or end them in 24hrs.  If thos were under Biden they would scream weakness to allow this

MuchRoutine1979

DerfDaSmurf

YokedLlama

Sacdragons

So we got assholes on both sides making choices where civilians die because of their poor choices. 

Jolly_Ad2446

Qwazi420

Positive-Low-7447

Are these missiles just blind fire into populated areas? (for clarity I'm asking about missiles fired in both directions)

00gingervitis

Lugubrious-Athlete

jemhadar0

Sorry I feel so out of the loop on this a quick break down or eli5 would be great. I thought Israel and Palestine were fighting ...or they were fighting Humas. Now why are they attacking/being attacked by Iran?

go_go_gadget_travel

So it turns out bombing another country causes war

OpportunityCorrect33

and what is trump doing about this NOTHING AT ALL

Exotic-Control-8821

Bitter-Holiday1311

Yes there is. Gaza is the most densely populated area in the world . So the argument is that Israel is less densely populated than Gaza but that the Israeli government gave permits to civilians to build homes next to military installations so therefore the military is not using them as human shields…they are using themselves as human shields? That argument works much better for Gaza defenses though.  Where are Israel’s nukes, biological and chemical weapons stored?

Effective-Hunt-4602

apeoida

There are two types of people -- people who support Palestine because they want to see people suffer and people who support Palestine because they don't want to see anyone suffer.

Only one of those would mock and jeer "Iran has the right to defend themselves!"

Ok_Calendar_5199

Wild-Ad6025

rhavaa

Can Israel win against Iran? (Without nukes)

Klamangatron

I have had nightmares of stuff like this. Horrifying that some people are truly living it. I hope none of us here ever have to experience it. US needs to stop getting involved in foreign conflicts

Equivalent-Dingo3318

War is bad in any case but Israel how been going buck wild on Palestinians.

FlyByRoll

I mean, spreadsheets are just that. 
Their capabilities appear unrelated to this discourse.

youdubdub

It all needs to collapse before anything gets better sadly

CrotasScrota84

As if Iran will listen to the Israeli after their negotiations in Gaza🤣

Intelligent_Finger27

Pretty sure at some point their leaders gonna throw nukes at each other....


I just feel sad for all the peaceful people and families on both sides : /

BornSlippy420

Choose from options: 

1. Let God sort it out. 

2. Let Allah sort it out. 

3. Let Elohim sort it out. 

4. Let YHWH sort it out.

Creative_Major2266

Iran isn't innocent but the civilians dont deserve this. The world has gone mad

TellEmHisDreamnDaryl

Screams “ we only wanted to bomb you if you couldnt fight back”

Charming_Beyond3639

This would never have happened if Trump were in office.

Darth_Iggy

Maybe there’s a lesson here, don’t start a war

Stocky1978

Iran is targeting civilians. What a wicked nation.

Moonwrath8

Hate begets hate…sad but totally avoidable

Ornery-Ad8372

Really shows how mass media has no direction from upstairs who they want to propagandize us towards hating/loving. 


Imagine if when Russia attacked Ukraine they would run articles like:


RUSSIA vs UKRAINE - The bomb is about to blow! Enjoy these snippets of the destruction

New-Hovercraft-5026

Can anyone explain the logistics of the initial strike done by Israel?

Ok_Piccolo_4483

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"Iran attacked Israel"

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