b9AcENone of that will make any of the peoples anymore safe, but very many people dead, to keep Netanyahu in power instead of at The Hague.
'Iran warned it has a "legal and legitimate right" to respond to Israel's deadly attacks Friday [...]'
AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/859717/iran-says-has-39legitimate-right39-to-respond-to-israel-attacks/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
Actually, no, that is factually incorrect. A State has the right to defend against an attack from another State's territory until that particular instance of attack has ended.
There does not exist any right to "retaliate", nor any right to "preemptive attack".
Both of those are simply acts of war of aggression.
If a State has been attacked from another's territory and they don't resolve it diplomatically, the attacked's right is to bring the matter to the UN Security Council, which then is to consider potential sanctions which may be of many types including economic and even deciding that the attacked State is given the right to go to war against the attacker, for example if the attacks keep reoccurring. In the latter case the attacked State does then have a legal right to go to war without it being a war of aggression, crime against peace.
Both Israel and Iran keep claiming fictional rights to "retaliate" or "preempt" as justifications for war, but those do not exist, for any State equally.
Not my opinion or wish. It's the States' system as they have designed it and all States agree to by declaring themselves States, is a part of the UN Charter and similar.
It's some special kind of crazy to bombard a nuclear reactor. Some Putin kind of crazy.
now has been canceled due to recent developments: Iran being bombed by Israel for allegedly getting nukes,
so that bombing against acquisition of nukes thereby prevented the diplomatic agreement which would have kept Iran from getting nukes.
Good job, Bibi, you... *gaah*
Israel: We must attack them to stop them from getting nukes.
Iran: We must get nukes now because they attacked us.
Or, actually literally:
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“One should not speak to such a predatory regime except in the language of power,” the Iranian government said in a statement.
“The world now better understands Iran’s insistence on the right to enrichment, nuclear technology, and missile power.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/13/israel-iran-strikes-defence-minister-tehran-middle-east-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684bbd468f08fa293877a35c#block-684bbd468f08fa293877a35c
Anyone could and should have predicted that result of the attacks.
so should start impacts in Iran within a matter of minutes.
OK, fine. Good even, but you know what you should have done?
You should have done that INSTEAD of sending the kamikaze-drones in "retaliation".
Then you would have had a much stronger case AT THAT UNSC MEETING.
Sigh.
as Iran and Israel fight across it again,
this time Iran's drones being shot down by Israel inside Jordan.
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/859796/sirens-sound-in-jordan39s-capital-people-urged-to-stay-home/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
"Iran says Israel attack 'declaration of war'"
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/859888/iran-says-israel-attack-39declaration-of-war39/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
Almost true. Israel's bombings were acts of war of aggression, initiating a war without right to war (jus ad bellum), which is not just a violation of international law but also as often quoted from the precedents setting Nuremberg Tribunal "the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole",
but it was not a "declaration" of war, it was launching a war without a declaration, which technically is also a separate (and lesser) violation.
What they may have meant was to say that due to Israel's bombings there is now a de facto and de jure state of war, an international armed conflict, which is true, as technically the moment one bullet (or equivalent or more) crosses from one State's territory into another's those States are in a state of war until they resolve it diplomatically (or remain unaware of it/ignore it away).
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/trump-israel-attack-iran-excellent-more-come-abc-interview-2025-06-13/
Well, I think you're a jingoistic moron, a danger to everyone on earth and actually the underlying root cause for these attacks since it was YOU personally who broke the previous agreement with Iran which was effectively keeping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. So there's that.
Oh, whoops.
I now noticed that I accidentally broke my toots-thread dedicated to Israel's war of aggression bombings of Iran (and related) during the night to today.
My first thread accidentally ended here https://todon.eu/@b9AcE/114673285586626180 while it should have continued with everything in this thread.
in addition to whatever the numbers may be outside Tehran too.
AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/859954/iran-imposes-internet-restrictions-after-israel-attack/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
So that explains the decrease in reports.
Also, what do you mean by "normalcy"? Will the Mullahs regime resign and let the people have a normal political life? (─←sarcasm)
Erdoğan commented Israel's war of aggression attacks in Iran during night to today and onwards.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned Israel was seeking to drag the world into "disaster" after strikes on Iran, urging the international community to stop what he called Israel's "banditry."
"The international community must put an end to Israeli banditry that targets global and regional stability," said Erdogan.
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AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/859965/erdogan-slams-israel39s-39banditry39-after-iran-strikes/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
I mean... everyone should protest Israel's war of aggression bombings, anyone's war of aggression anything, but... maybe not Erdoğan, specifically.
At one point I counted that douche being in a total of FIVE wars of aggression on two continents, on the aggressor side, at least,
and is currently in two wars of aggression launched by Erdoğan.
You are exactly the same as Netanyahu. In genocidalism, expansionist aggression, oppressive rule and in being a threat to everyone on earth.
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/859999/iraq-accuses-israel-of-using-its-airspace-to-attack-iran/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
Technically, according to the rules for States agreed to by every State by declaring itself a State, that does mean there is or was a state of war between Israel and Iraq too, although it seems probable Iraq won't push the matter very hard more than demanding the UNSC act and then probably letting it go, is my guess.
Iraq is kinda busy at the moment, e.g. by being occupied by Turkey.
@KCK_Kurdistan_ Executive Council Co-Chairpersons in a rough translation:
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Following midnight last night, Israel conducted extensive airstrikes against Iran. This attack has further deepened the war that escalated on Oct 7, 2023, causing significant harm to peoples in all respects and leading to destruction and great suffering. Wars developed by States for the sake of power, authority, and hegemony have not only failed to resolve problems but also caused immense harm to peoples. […] The history of the Middle East, adorned with continuous warfare for a century, has sufficiently shown that no problem can be solved through war; it leads to pain, loss, and destruction, further complicating issues and making them insurmountable. We condemn and criticize this war that brings losses to peoples, leads to destruction, and causes harm.
[…]
We reiterate once again that problems in the Middle East can only be solved through democratic modernity and a democratic understanding of nations. The capitalist modernist understanding of a single Nation-State, with its lust for power, authority, and hegemony, has sufficiently proven that through it, it is impossible to establish peaceful life in the Middle East […]
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has been published as an official English language text too:https://mastodon.social/@KCK_Kurdistan_/114676827361146870
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/860100/multiple-blasts-heard-in-and-around-tehran2c-iran/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
More bombing by Israel at Tehran now (video).
Also report of bombing in the city Isfahan, central Iran.
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/860126/iran-media-says-air-defenses-intercept-39projectiles39-over-tehran/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/trump-iran-israel-attacks-response
Don't trust a word that person says, ever.
Never trust an authoritarian.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/13/israel-iran-strikes-defence-minister-tehran-middle-east-live
Reuters' website is a mess, so that'll do.
Counter-missile missiles and flak counter.
Léo Corrêa/AP
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/13/israel-iran-strikes-defence-minister-tehran-middle-east-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684c6d678f08baf6b1a6b193#block-684c6d678f08baf6b1a6b193
Ballistic missiles are like, pain... owie!
If they head towards you, it's time to play the hiding game until the owies go away.
Don't do this.
That looks like multiple hits to me.
...which must mean that Katz did criminal actions in Katz's own opinion, because they both committed the same war crime of using high-explosives to attack densely populated areas, weapons which by their nature are indiscriminate in that context.
❤️while Israel keeps sending bombs at it (yes, the video ends before the audio):
"Iran’s envoy to the UN security council, Amir Saeid Iravani, said 78 people including senior officials had been killed in the Israeli attacks on Friday, and that more than 320 were injured, most of them civilians.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/14/israel-and-iran-exchange-missile-strikes-with-explosions-heard-in-tel-aviv-jerusalem-and-tehran-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684ce6c28f08baf6b1a6b3f7#block-684ce6c28f08baf6b1a6b3f7
"In total, three people have been killed since missile strikes against Israel began on Friday."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/13/israel-iran-strikes-defence-minister-tehran-middle-east-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684cf44d8f08baf6b1a6b426#block-684cf44d8f08baf6b1a6b426
Pic: "Israeli rescue teams at the site where Iranian ballistic missiles hit residential buildings in Rishon LeZion, near Tel Aviv, Israel."
Abir Sultan/EPA
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/14/israel-and-iran-exchange-missile-strikes-with-explosions-heard-in-tel-aviv-jerusalem-and-tehran-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684d06788f08c7927fc4579c#block-684d06788f08c7927fc4579c
Three videos chosen as representing what was seen in the other videos at the time too.
"A missile fired from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, killed five Palestinians including three children in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
[...] The Israel Defence Force said no interceptors were launched to prevent the missile strike."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/14/israel-and-iran-exchange-missile-strikes-with-explosions-heard-in-tel-aviv-jerusalem-and-tehran-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684d0fb68f08c7927fc457b8#block-684d0fb68f08c7927fc457b8
Israel and Iran exchange missile strikes with explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Tehran – live
Three people reported dead in Israel after Iranian strikes; Tehran says 78, mostly civilians, killed in Friday’s surprise Israeli attack and confirms new wave of retaliatory strikes on Israel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/14/israel-and-iran-exchange-missile-strikes-with-explosions-heard-in-tel-aviv-jerusalem-and-tehran-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684d40618f08be826d57162a#block-684d40618f08be826d57162a
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/860390/israel-defense-minister-warns-39tehran-will-burn39-if-iran-fires-more-missiles/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran-launch-more-barrages-israel-aims-wipe-out-tehrans-nuclear-program-2025-06-13/
That's a threat ro commit crimes against humanity.
The "Free Life Party of [Iran-held part of] Kurdistan" (PJAK) on the Israel/Iran war:
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[…] This is a war of power and conflicting interests, not a war of liberation for peoples and nations. It erupted as a result of the Islamic Republic’s expansionist and warmongering policies, showing no regard for the suffering of the Iranian people. The rulers initiated this war, and the costs are being borne by a population already struggling with social and economic crises. The high number of civilian casualties, especially women and children, in Iran and Israel during these attacks highlights the grim reality that states hold little value for people's lives.
The people of Iran should not be forced to choose between war and accepting a dictatorial regime. The Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), which opposes the imposition of war on the people of Iran, emphasizes the principle of democratic struggle. It is the people’s democratic struggle and the unique "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" (Woman, Life, Freedom) revolution that will bring freedom to Iran. Achieving the goals of our democratic revolution undoubtedly requires unity and collaboration among freedom-seekers, democratic forces, national fighters, women, and identity movements.
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Continue reading here: https://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/pjak-calls-for-the-launch-of-a-new-phase-of-the-jin-jiyan-azadi-revolution-in-iran-79806
https://hawarnews.com/en/pjak-vows-to-protect-e-kurdistan-iran-from-oppression
"PJAK: Iran’s future depends on democratic struggle, not war"
https://medyanews.net/pjak-irans-future-depends-on-democratic-struggle-not-war/
Here for example a facility of the South Pars Field (very major, central south coast/offshore) is on fire now after being bombed:
Colm Ó Donnchadha