US/UK launch strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen

[inbetween]

Not really. But that was kind of implied in my post. Iran misbehaves and becomes an international pariah and Israel gets a wagging finger, for far worse.

Cut off the tap and let them deal with the consequences of their actions.

Iran's 'misbehaviour' amounts to a state ideology that demands the total destruction of Israel, IE, genocide.

If we want to make the case against genocide then please don't give Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah or Houthis a nuclear weapon because it would be dropped right in the centre of Tel Aviv.

That's why Iran is a pariah, it is a country that has exchanged progress for hatred.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Half of that stretch of water also belongs to Djibouti and Eritrea and it is an international shipping lane that carries a significant proportion of world trade and any disruption to that shipping lane affects everyone. The Houthis are another Iran proxy like Hamas and their targeting of shipping that they say has a connection to Israel is just another provocation by Iran against the west and its main enemy Saudi Arabia. We are acting in our own interests along with the Americans, Australians, Bahrainis, Canadians and Dutch to ensure the safety of international shipping. Comparisons with blockades that don’t impact strategic international shipping routes make little sense.

Spot on. I'm normally pretty cynical about US/UK interventions in the middle east, but this one is required

 

[Gray]

Because they are doing it in solidarity with Gaza. And have said they will stop when isreal stops.

Sorry chaps but it is Israel.

 

[Gray]

Spot on. I'm normally pretty cynical about US/UK interventions in the middle east, but this one is required

Bring back the Shah.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Iran's 'misbehaviour' amounts to a state ideology that demands the total destruction of Israel, IE, genocide.

Behaviour means actions. Israel is carrying out actual genocide.

If we want to make the case against genocide then please don't give Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah or Houthis a nuclear weapon because it would be dropped right in the centre of Tel Aviv.

That's why Iran is a pariah, it is a country that has exchanged progress for hatred.

Have you heard of the Samson option?

No sense of English irony.

You've responded as if I actually believe in nuclear proliferation. Iran shouldn't have nuclear weapons but neither should Israel.

 

[halfcenturyup]

If we want to make the case against genocide then please don't give Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah or Houthis a nuclear weapon because it would be dropped right in the centre of Tel Aviv.

You honestly believe that? Don't just give me slogans. You think the Ayatollahs are suicidal?

If they are consumed with hatred, it is more likely hatred of the US, imho. What better way to get at the US than rattle their Israeli cage?

 

[vmsuhail]

Iran's 'misbehaviour' amounts to a state ideology that demands the total destruction of Israel, IE, genocide.

If we want to make the case against genocide then please don't give Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah or Houthis a nuclear weapon because it would be dropped right in the centre of Tel Aviv.

That's why Iran is a pariah, it is a country that has exchanged progress for hatred.

What exactly does Iran gain by the "total" destruction of Israel ? They don't even share a border. Just because 2 countries hate each other for political reasons, doesn't mean they want the genocide of the other.

 

[inbetween]

You honestly believe that? Don't just give me slogans. You think the Ayatollahs are suicidal?

If they are consumed with hatred, it is more likely hatred of the US, imho. What better way to get at the US than rattle their Israeli cage?

It doesn't take too many google searches to find this.

Iran leader says Israel a 'cancerous tumor' to be destroyed

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader on Friday called Israel a “cancerous tumor” that “will undoubtedly be uprooted and destroyed” in an annual speech in support of the Palestinians, renewing threats against Iran's archenemy in the Middle East.

apnews.com

Bill to "Destroy Israel" by 2041 Put Before Iranian Parliament

Coinciding with the anniversary of the assassination of Ghasem Soleimani, the Iranian parliament has been presented with a bill that is ...

iranwire.com

After Years of Vowing to Destroy Israel, Iran Faces a Dilemma

With Israel bent on crushing Iran’s ally Hamas, Tehran must decide whether it and the proxy militias it arms and trains will live up to its fiery rhetoric.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Because they are doing it in solidarity with Gaza. And have said they will stop when isreal stops.

So they are attacking other ships (that have nothing to do with Israel) to show solidarity with Gaza?

 

[shemnel]

Not much of a defence.

i think you wanted the United thread.