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applegrove

(126,401 posts)
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 05:35 PM Monday

Israel just said people should evacuate Tehran. CNN. I guess

Bibi didn't get the memo that Trump de-escalated things with Iran after Iran gave warnings of where they were going to bomb in Qatar..... or maybe Netanyahu did get the memo.

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hlthe2b

(110,381 posts)
3. If this is true, then GD Netanyahu over and over and over. He's determined to incite WWIII...
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 05:39 PM
Monday

and Trump is the STEER (castrated bull) whose nose ring is just being pulled along.

enid602

(9,461 posts)
4. CNN
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 05:47 PM
Monday

Watching CNN as well. They said it appears that Iran was not really escalating their nuclear problem after all, so the recent bombings put them back even further. Oh happy day!

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FBaggins

(28,165 posts)
6. He did get the memo
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 06:27 PM
Monday

Trump just announced a ceasefire to begin in a few hours when the current in-progress missions are completed.

So this is Bibi just getting in a last punch called

Iran is doing the same thing - warning people in a Tel Aviv suburb to evacuate:

"Iran warns Israeli settlers to urgently evacuate the Ramat Gan region"

AntiFascist

(13,395 posts)
8. Sounds like the same "ceasefire" tactics used in Ukraine, and we know how well that worked out n/t
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 07:10 PM
Monday

FBaggins

(28,165 posts)
9. It's actually fairly common
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 07:20 PM
Monday

Lots of ground-war ceasefires are preceded by intense conflict trying to move the final lines before the deal takes effect.

wishstar

(5,721 posts)
7. This whole "war" back and forth reminds me of WWE wrestling- very staged and theatrical
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 06:34 PM
Monday

Weird to say the least

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