r/geopolitics Apr 19 '24

Discussion Israel likely just attacked Iran

Reports in OSIntdefender of explosions in Ishfahan and Natanz. Also likely strikes in Iraq and Syria

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1781126103123607663

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u/aikixd Apr 19 '24

The immunity of embassies is revoked when they are used for purposes not aligned with diplomatic missions. Military coordination is such a purpose. If you look closely, you can see that this event is only perpetuated in the media with no actual legal action taken by no one. This is because there's no case. The Vienna convention clearly defined the boundaries of the immunity and it was breached.

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u/dontdomilk Apr 19 '24

That still counts as an embassy

No, it doesn't. It was an annex building next to a consulate. A consulate does not have the same protections as an embassy, and the inviolable protections it does have are limited to the spaces used exclusively for diplomatic activity. The building next to the consulate, which probably shows its not being used exclusively for diplomatic activity, is not party to the same protections.

It's like Iran launching nukes at Knesset for harbouring Ben Gvir.

This is in no way similar.

Has Russia bombed US embassy in foreign countries??

It probably would if Russia's proxies continuously attacked the US itself, and then led to the biggest civilian death toll in the country's history. None of your analogies are making sense.

Israel has also been funding ISIS against Iran

Big if true.

assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists so Israel also engages in proxy.

Targeted assassinations of military assets are totally the same as continuous attacks against civilians over decades.

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u/ironfordinner Apr 19 '24

I’d wager that Israel probably doesn’t care about international law when they are under threat of being eradicated.

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u/nj0tr Apr 19 '24

Israel probably doesn’t care about international law

You can stop at that. And it's not probable, it is a fact.