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Critics have said the US decision to retreat from the region has led to a greater likelihood of conflict

As Israeli jets struck targets in Iran on Friday morning, the US moved quickly to distance itself from Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to target Tehran in an escalation that threatens an all-out war in the Middle East.

The unilateral strikes indicated a collapse of Donald Trump’s efforts to restrain the Israeli prime minister and almost certainly scuttled Trump’s efforts to negotiate a deal with Iran that would prevent the country from seeking a nuclear weapon.

It also will probably lead to an Iranian retaliation that could develop into a larger war between Israel and Iran, a new conflict that Trump has publicly sought to avoid.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wonder what happens if everyone in the region starts lobbing missiles at isreal. How long can they maintain their air defense under a saturated attack? It takes time to reload those systems. A dumb missile launched in isreals direction requires a expensive one to intercept it. All it takes is the powers in the region to collectively decide they have taken enough shit from them and isreal is screwed. Not that they don't deserve it. You can bet trump wont get involved. He needs those troops to put a knee on our collective necks.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone in the region has any solidarity with Iran.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know they all have their hatred of one another. It would only take a two month love affair to do isreal in. Probably not going to happen but you never know.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wasn't that kinda the idea behind the 6 day war?

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

That was egypt and jordan. Not all of them. At that time iran was a US puppet state along with several others. Egypt like the way things are now. So there is no way they would get involved.

[–] gcheliotis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

AFAIK they’ve tried that before and Israel beat all of them. There’s no contest.