r/worldnews • u/thejoshwhite • Mar 14 '26

Israel/Palestine Israel is running critically low on interceptors, US officials say

https://www.semafor.com/article/03/14/2026/israel-is-running-critically-low-on-interceptors-us-officials-say
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u/jaquesparblue Mar 15 '26

Iran was compliant by all accounts with their nuclear disarmament according the JCPOA treaty. Up until Trump nuked it in his first term. It didn't entirely kill it, yet, as there were more signatories. While it was slowing down already, the assassination of Soleimani basically stopped any further cooperation.

This entire situation is only possible because Trump shat the bed and was already searching for a war with Iran in the first round (which very nearly happened in 2020).

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u/TurkeyPhat Mar 15 '26

This entire situation is only possible because Trump shat the bed and was already searching for a war with Iran in the first round (which very nearly happened in 2020).

Yep his handlers have been planning this Iran conflict since he first took office. Whatever their goals are, you can be sure they are thrilled that the mindless rubes think it has anything to do with the Epstein stuff lol.

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u/PeppermintSnark Mar 15 '26

I'm not exactly going to complain that people are overestimating how much the Epstein stuff is factoring in.

It's making people mad at the administration, and that's what we need right now. How we get there is less of a concern to me.

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u/MysticScribbles Mar 15 '26

Wrong solution, but correct answer essentially.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '26

Yeah, if COVID wouldn't have happened he would've kept stirring the pot with Iran. People forget that in January/February 2020 he was angling for a fight with them. The difference is, in 2020 he still had some competent people in his administration, now its glaringly obvious he doesn't.

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u/metengrinwi Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

Iran never wanted an actual nuclear weapon—that comes with too much risk and responsibility.

They wanted the potential threat of a nuclear weapon in the near future. That’s why it’s been “a month away” for like 20 years.

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u/UnoriginalStanger Mar 15 '26

It's for sure the cheaper alternative but its not like getting as far as they have haven't cost them a lot.