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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

The White House on Monday said Iran was in some cases "actively facilitating" rocket and drone attacks by Iranian-backed proxy groups on U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria, and President Biden has directed the Department of Defense to brace for more and respond appropriately.

White House spokesman John Kirby said there had been an uptick in such attacks over the last week, and especially over the last few days, but the U.S. would not allow its interests in the region to "go unchallenged."

He said the United States believed these groups were supported by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and the Iranian government, which was also continuing to support the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups.

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[-] PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 43 points 11 months ago

Can we just not turn this into world war 3?

Please?

What's even the point? Just trade with your neighbors and don't fight with them.

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 23 points 11 months ago

There is a strong likelihood that Iran was behind Hamas' attack on 7 October, so it's not like the US are the ones escalating here.

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

There is a strong likelihood that Israeli intelligence turned a blind eye to the 7 October attack to bury opposition to Netanyahu.

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago

There is some likelihood, however it shouldn't be understated how well Hamas were prepared. They blew up cell towers in the area using small drones, which was a single point of failure in the early warning system, and sniped the Israeli guards in their towers. Israel was also distracted by an attack in the West Bank immediately prior, and many in the air force had been on strike over Netanyahu's actions with reservists stating they would refuse to answer if called up. Many of the active forces were on holiday, so everything was left with a skeleton crew.

Equally, Hamas' preparations were known about well in advance - they trained attacking mock Israeli villages in Gaza, right in sight of Israel. It was also the 50th anniversary of the last time Palestinians attacked Israel on the Yom Kippur holiday. The fact that there wasn't heightened security is absolutely a failure on Netanyahu's part.

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Or simply to justify a Palestinian genocide.

[-] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah, we could do that.

Unfortunately domestic policy spills over into international, and we no longer just throw stones to get our way.

China wants to restore its glory and never be fucked over again, USA wants to keep itself at the top of the world, Philippines and Taiwan want their space, Middle East has a culture and religion that needs to be expressed against us heretics... especially after being fucked over for decades, North Korea has small dick syndrome (leader, not its people) and countries that were colonial are trying to find their feet in a hostile world.

Not sure what Europe is up to.

[-] TheDarkKnight@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Europe is over there debating on spending 2% GDP on their military currently as the entire rest of the world is preparing for major potential conflict escalation.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Sadly, this is what we all voted for.

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