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You said they'd threatened nuclear attack. That's a specific threat and not implicit in their 'death to you' rhetoric. Considering your answer I assume they didn't make that specific threat.
I don't think anyone here is saying the Iranian leadership are model diplomats.
I gave a link to them threatening nuclear attack, and I don't recall claiming that they specified Israel in that. But nonetheless, they have decades of threatening Israel. Israel was done with it and reports they have credible intel that initiated the attack. They don't seem keen on splitting the hairs that you seem to be intent on splitting.



Why preemptive? Because in the assessment of Israel’s security chiefs, Iran’s nuclear weapons program had advanced to the point of existential threat, from a regime avowedly seeking to bring about Israel’s destruction. After years of vows to take military action, the IDF’s Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, in a statement to the nation, declared that the situation had “reached the point of no return.’
 
Probably not. A 5.2 is beyond what’s realistically possible for any bomb and earthquakes are commonplace on in Iran.
A North Korean nuke test explosion produced a 6.3 magnitude earthquake from 250 kiloton yield.


I think you are most likely correct though with it being naturally occurring. I doubt Iran's first nuke would be even close to that yield.
 
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The nuclear scientists were killed using a special weapon whose details were barred from publication, Channel 12 says.


speculate away..homing devices?
 
I was thinking nano tech ingestion myself, but mercy, seems like sci fi.
I was thinking for nuclear scientist isn't there a supplement or pill they routinely take? Seems like i remember something like that but it could of just been made up movie fiction.
 
I was thinking for nuclear scientist isn't there a supplement or pill they routinely take? Seems like i remember something like that but it could of just been made up movie fiction.
maybe potassium iodide, but I never knew people took it regularly as precaution. makes sense.
 
There are reports that Israel might not have enough Arrow interceptors to match the number of ballistic missiles Iran still has, which puts them in a tough spot. This is probably why there have been more impacts the last few days despite fewer numbers of missiles, as Israel is likely rationing interceptors. Sure, they can keep bombing, but they don’t really have the resources to finish the job on their own. If the U.S. doesn’t step in and this turns into a war of attrition, it’s hard to imagine a country with a tenth of Iran’s population holding up better in the long run. Israel knows that if this drags on, internal public sentiment could start turning against them (especially if they can’t conclusively eradicate the threat of nuclear weapons). That’s why I think the U.S. will ultimately step in, they’re not going to let Israel get stuck in a drawn-out conflict without a clear endgame. It just won’t happen. They completely sucked us into this.

The idea that Iran is better positioned right now is a wild, wild take. Where are you seeing the claim that Israel is running low on interceptors? I’ve been off the news today and may have missed it
 
Just to state the obvious... Given Trump's "2 week" deadline, that means he doesn't want to bomb Iran and just wants to avoid the decision. This is what he does... What he always does. I think it's highly likely we will not do it... For better or worse, because as we all know...

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lol what? He never said he wants to bomb Iran.
 
Just to state the obvious... Given Trump's "2 week" deadline, that means he doesn't want to bomb Iran and just wants to avoid the decision. This is what he does... What he always does. I think it's highly likely we will not do it... For better or worse, because as we all know...

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You are eaten up with Trump hatred.


Go outside.
 
You’re misinterpreting the argument and building a straw man. No one said Iran is threatening “we will make a bomb if you don’t do X.” Leverage, deterrence, and negotiation in this context mean creating pressure, not declaring intent to build a weapon. Countries use provocative actions all the time to gain diplomatic footing without crossing red lines. If Iran truly intended to make a bomb, they’ve had years and the technical ability to go beyond 60%, but they haven’t. That matters if we’re being objective.
How do we know they haven't? When was the last time inspectors were allowed in?
 
I don't think we should enter this war like I didn't think we should have entered the Ukraine war. I think Israel will defeat Iran, I ran will not defeat Israel whether it's a long drawn-out war or a short war
 
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