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Is he capable of recognising reality? I will not be surprised if Trump rejects advice given to him by military advisers including generals, admirals etc with disastrous effects resulting. A bit like Hitler with Operation Barbarossa.

Not going to debate with you. You concede no fault with Israel. To me an inability to do that makes you extremely blinkered and invalidates debate.

Nothing I wrote in my post implied the attack on the Jewish ambulances in London was justified. I said I imagined that the attack would not have taken place without the war in Iran. The attack was condemned by the British prime minister. It was also condemned by the Muslim mayor of London. I...

BBC TV news Iran reportedly denies that any talks between itself and the US took place.

BBC TV news 4 ambulances used by a Jewish charity set on fire during the night in a north London suburb with a large Jewish population, As they burned, several medical gas bottles (O2, N2O etc?) in them exploded. The mayor of London condemned the arson attack. No organisation is reported to...

I don't think that Trump bothers to check with advisors that his proposals are viable before posting on his social media platform. This idea of knocking out Iran's electricity generating capacity does not sound practical whereas Iran may be able to black out much of the Gulf countries more...

Trump's ego prevents him backing down. He tends to become more aggressive when things go wrong, not that his ego allows him to concede that things are going wrong. I hope that he finds some other problem to solve where things are more likely to go right so he can forget about Iran and set about...

Antisemitism... for some Jews includes criticism of or opposition to Zionism and criticism of or opposition to Israel and its actions. No ideology or state should be shielded from criticism or opposition. Some relevant links: The HRA is, inevitably, not objective in its definition...

They are not finished militarily. Every day they launch missiles and drones against their neighbours. The US cannot, from a distance, put an end to aggressive military action by Iran. 3 weeks into the US/Israeli attacks, what have the aggressors achieved? 1 Widespread damage to Iran, its air...

IIRC the few estimates I have read talk of 2.5k-6k killed in the demonstrations. Exactly how many thousand is not so important to me. That the internal security forces were ordered/allowed to kill the demonstrators is what matters to me.

Curious. Where did you find the tens of thousands number? I spent a couple of years working as a journalist for a number of UK publications (not news). Had I come up with a number as you have done, I think the editor concerned would have asked me the question I'm asking you.

What was I saying? Independent journalists seek to present the whole picture, not just what one side or another in a conflict would like to be seen... or not seen. Members of the press are not routinely executed because they do not report things with a strong bias one way or other. Agreed, more...

You are still being ridiculous. You are saying that there is no need for events to be reported by independent journalists. There is a need if the world is to know what is happening in a conflict rather than the fragments of the story that suit the belligerents involved. Correspondents report on...

I am sorry but you are being ridiculous. You do not get reliable or full information about a conflict by limiting access to that conflict to reporters acceptable to one of the belligerents.

Sad, isn't it? Non-Israeli lies. Israeli lies. Suppression of observation of events by independent reporters in Gaza, Iran, Russia etc

اقرأ المزيد: https://www.aljarida.com/article/126099 There is also talk that the Supreme Leader is in Russia receiving treatment for injuries. Is Iran currently leaderless?

Trump has created a rift between the US and the European countries that were once US allies. In any event, just as Russia thought it could quickly overwhelm Ukraine, the US and Israel got it wrong with Iran. Trying to provide safe passage through Hormuz for a few cargo/tanker ships a day would...

Not sure that is the whole story. I think that Israel wants to be in a position to threaten Iran's existence with nukes but does not want Iran to be in a position to threaten Israel's existence with nukes. Agreed, Iran has long expressed intent to destroy Israel. At the same time Israel has the...

2 very dangerous countries. I wonder if a change of leadership would make Iran less dangerous or whether the end of the Islamic Republic would be required. Loads of countries are Muslim and present no problem to peace. Could a post-Islamic Republic Iran become more benign or is Shia Islam...

Can 60% enriched uranium be used to make a fission bomb? I thought 90% was needed. Of course, Iran may still have the equipment to enrich to 90% somewhere underground. I think that enriching to weapons grade would be an extremely foolish thing to do, resulting in measures being taken in a...