A source was provided for the second bit I highlighted. (Are you deliberately lying, eh?) But you've finally deigned to offer one yourself. Well done! It "complicates" matters. Here's the BBC on the same question. "Even during the sea phase, when drills and live firing take place, ships carry only tightly controlled ammunition limited to the specific exercises." So, this would imply that if they participated in live firing, they had no ammo when they were done at the time that your cowards attacked them. Or "not armed in any real sense" as already stated. Any thoughts on the Geneva Convention yet? Since you say you can read, you surely can't have missed that part of my posts five separate times? Would calling you "Billy" help? Or perhaps this? Article 18(1): "(1) After each engagement, Parties to the conflict shall, without delay, take all possible measures to search for and collect the shipwrecked, wounded and sick, to protect them against pillage and ill-treatment, to ensure their adequate care, and to search for the dead and prevent their being despoiled."
Trump wants an "unconditional surrender". What does this mean? According to his spokesperson... "When he determines Iran no longer poses a threat to the US and Operation Epic Fury has been fully realized, then Iran will essentially be in a place of unconditional surrender whether they say it themselves or not."
The Iranians are accusing the US of targeting water desalination and making implicit threats to respond in kind. Jesus Christ.
Well, it really is a race to the bottom here. What happens when no side has any moral guardrails to prevent themselves from committing atrocities?
I'm a bit torn on this conflict. The Islamic regime had to go, but having ham fisted Orange Julius Caesar and Pete"The most unqualified and inept Secdef ever" Hegseth conduct the operation is very dubious, at best.
Video looks post-apocalyptic: https://bsky.app/profile/cwebbonline.com/post/3mgjhsfcip226 (A refinery in Tehran was destroyed and is dumping on fire oil into the storm drains and so the sewers are on fire)
Putting aside the latest acts of terrorism and portents of global war, I just want to mention the astonishing comment from Trump about the UK "joining wars that are already won". As no fan of Starmer or British war-making, what the fuck? There are two particularly prominent wars he appears not to know about. As with most of the filth emerging from Trumps mouth, a total inversion of history.
Wonder what caused the medical episode? You don’t suppose it had anything to do with weapons fired in his direction, do you? https://x.com/nypdnews/status/2030448509682413968?s=46&t=iYW3foyqIA6Tn8VWwn3nwQ
Nuclear weapons seem to have entered the conversation. There are hints from both US and Israeli statements that they're considering it.
And just like Putin threatening to use them against Ukraine, it’s all talk. One of them pops off a nuke and that’s it for their economy.
Considering what they have been getting away with and suffering little consequence, I'd like to believe you.
BREAKING: Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, state media report. LIVE updates: aje.news/hzgzfq https://bsky.app/profile/aljazeera.com/post/3mglbhlb5ak2p
So this is going well. Khamenei assassinated, replaced with Khamenei. Brilliant. Look at all the money we saved.
I think that you're missing the real point: A place that we've known for decades as desperately needing freedom was just discovered to have oil! Who would have thought?
Meanwhile: "Khamenei's son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in Venezuela," Trump told Axios. Fucking moron still thinks he's running one of his money-losing businesses.
Not my quote and probably not doing it justice: Trump wanted Venezuela, Bibi wanted Libya, Bibi led him down the path like a sheep to the slaughter.
