Netanyahu aims to trap west into war across Middle East, says Iranian diplomat
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Iran’s chargé d’affaires in London said his country would respond more severely if Israel attacked it again in ‘another mistake’

Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to trap the west into a total war across the Middle East that would have incalculable consequences for the region and the world, Iran’s top diplomat in the UK has claimed, in his first interview since Tehran launched an unprecedented missile and drone attack against Israel at the weekend.

Seyed Mehdi Hosseini Matin also warned that if Israel made “another mistake” by launching an attack on Iran, there would be a response from Iran that was stronger, more severe, and administered without a warning like that issued before the weekend attack.

The salvo of more than 300 drones and missiles – almost all of which were intercepted by Israel and its allies or fell short of their targets – came in retaliation for a 1 April airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, that killed several Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards officers. Israel’s top general, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, has said the country would respond, but it remains unclear what form that would take.

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  • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Alright cool Iran, you see the potential danger. So how about you don’t escalate shit yourselves?

    • alcoholicorn@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Sending a message “We can overwhelm your batteries of 100,000 dollar missiles with 1000 dollar drones if we want to.” is a de-esclatory action; it shows that escalating would be bad for Israel, without requiring a response.

      Edit: According to an Israeli general, the Israeli missiles cost a total of ~1 billion. IDK if this includes the missiles launched by the US.

      • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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        6 months ago

        That’s not how I would read that. That would make me want to destroy the facilities the weapons came from

        This is not a defense of Israel’s choices, this is a hypothetical response to an enemy making clear an engagement pattern is not in my favor. Find a new engagement.

        • alcoholicorn@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          6 months ago

          That’s not how I would read that. That would make me want to destroy the facilities the weapons came from

          Bombing American factories would be a hell of an escalation.

          • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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            6 months ago

            I get you’re trying to gotcha me, but you proved my point. If Iran had the means to go after American weapons production facilities, that certainly would be another engagement pattern.

            They don’t really have the means to do so, so it’s irrelevant.

            I never suggested Iran’s course of action wrt Israel was nonsensical, in the context of retaliation to Israel’s embassy bombing (which was despicable)

            Edit what we are discussing here is now Israel’s next response to Iran, in light of them not being able to afford to shoot down tons of Iranian drones.

            What has happened has happened, and we have no signal that iran and Israel are going to leave the extremism behind, and start a big happy family.

            Israel will be seeking a new vector of retaliation, and they can’t just sit back and try to shoot down drones.

            I get you probably want to respond that they should just cease all aggression and the drones would stop. I agree but that’s not what’s happening.

            Likewise I agree that the us should absolutely stop supplying / supporting Israel, but that also isn’t what’s happening.

            • alcoholicorn@lemmy.mlEnglish
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              6 months ago

              iran and Israel are going to leave the extremism behind

              Don’t both sides this shit, Iran has been exceedingly level headed in the face of multiple acts of war, making only token or equal responses after having their ships stolen, a civilian airliner shot down, the guy who beat ISIS assassinated while on a diplomatic mission, their IAEA compliant nuclear program attacked, sanctions, violations of treaties, etc.

              • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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                6 months ago

                Iran is a authoritarian theocracy, seeking Israel’s destruction. That’s all I’m implying.

                Israel is commiting genocide. I am,.and have never apologized for them.

                • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  6 months ago

                  Israel is a authoritarian theocracy, seeking Iran’s destruction.

                  Yet only one of these parties is actively killing the others top generals.

                  • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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                    6 months ago

                    Let’s be clear here, they both would love to do so.

                    So yeah, they are “both sides” on that count.

                    They are both authoritarian theocracies too.

                    One is conducting genocide.

                    Anyway, you.dont need to defend Iran or denounce Israel. We can agree both are terrible, but one is actively worse right now.

                    The point was about chained escalation, and the actions Israel might take now, given the whole drone situation. I make zero comment on the rationality of how they got here.