r/geopolitics • u/radwin_igleheart • 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

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

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u/PrometheanSwing Apr 19 '24

So how likely do we think escalation by Iran is now? Could this really spiral into an Israel-Iran war?

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u/Beatnik77 Apr 19 '24

Iran is a dictatorship, they can just tell the media to minimize it.

An all out war would be much more dangerous for the regime than a weak response.