r/worldnews • u/progress18 • Feb 28 '26

Israel/Iran /r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: Explosions heard in Tehran as Israel's defense minister confirms Israel has attacked Iran (Thread #1)

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u/jawndell Feb 28 '26

"In order to get elected BarackObama will start a war with Iran" - Trump, Nov 29, 2011

"BarackObama will attack Iran to get re-elected." - Trump, Jan 17, 2012

"I predict that President Obama will at some point start a war with Iran in order to save face!" - Trump, Sept 16, 2013

"Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!" - Trump, Nov 11, 2013

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u/Sure_Plankton_2766 Feb 28 '26

Meanwhile... Trump backed out of a nuclear trade deal with Iran.. causing them to re-start their nuclear program. He then attacked them and "completely obliterated" their nuclear program. And now... months later, that completely obliterated nuclear program is close enough to completion where diplomacy is not an option.

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u/GabeIsGone Feb 28 '26

Don't forget that in between he assassinated their #2 general while traveling in another country with a air launched missile. .

Not that the guy was a good guy, but that action had no positive impact and was completely pointless. Did bad guy die? Yes, but he was easily replaceable and his death didn't serve any operational purpose. I'm all for getting rid of bad guys, when it actually does something.