Bobby. wrote on Jun 12
th, 2025 at 8:31pm:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-ready-to-strike-iran-possibly-within-d...Israel said ready to strike Iran, possibly within days,
even as nuke talks set to resume
https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2024/08/WhatsApp_Image_2024-08-15_a...Israel may hit nuclear sites without US help, NBC says; Iran reportedly prepared to launch hundreds of missiles at Israel in response; Oman confirms parley planned for Sunday.
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Today, 11:05 am
US officials believe Israel is ready to carry out an attack on Iran and could launch military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming days, reports suggested early Thursday, even as high-level talks aimed at a diplomatic deal over Tehran’s nuclear activity remained on track for Sunday.
The reports, from US networks NBC and CBS, that Israel was moving toward a long-threatened military strike came hours after the US announced it would evacuate some personnel from the region amid fears they could be targeted by Iran in reprisal actions.
The moves came after US President Donald Trump indicated he was no longer as confident as he had been previously that his administration could reach a deal with Iran, after negotiations appeared to snag over Tehran’s insistence that it be allowed to maintain low-level uranium enrichment.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday that a “friendly” regional country had alerted Tehran over a potential military strike by Israel.
The official said tensions were intended to “influence Tehran to change its position about its nuclear rights” during talks with the United States set for Sunday in Oman, and vowed that Tehran would hold firm to its insistence on maintaining some enrichment.
This is exactly why I was asking about where the line is with Trump and him starting WW3
here.
Because the current Iran problem is entirely Trump's fault.
Obama negotiated the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) in 2015. It curbed Iran's nuclear ambitions, extended their breakout time, and brought in international inspections. Iran complied. The deal did what it was meant to do: prevent war and buy time for diplomacy.
Then Trump came in and, in a fit of ego and political spite, tore it up in 2018, no breach, no cause, just to erase Obama's legacy and curry favour with Netanyahu. He didn't replace it with anything. He promised a “better deal,” but predictably couldn't deliver. Iran ramped up enrichment, hardliners took control, and the region began spiralling back toward conflict.
Then, in a breathtaking display of hypocrisy, Trump undermined the US's credibility even further by turning on Ukraine, the only country that fully denuclearised under a signed agreement with the US and Russia, with both pledging to protect them. And now, Trump sides with Putin, openly mocking Ukraine's defence and floating the idea of letting Russia “do whatever the hell they want” if allies don't pay up. So tell me, why would Iran, or anyone, ever trust the US again, especially under a Trump administration?
Biden inherited this flaming wreck and tried to salvage it, backchannel talks, lifting some sanctions, even working with European allies to reopen dialogue, but by then the damage was done. Iran had no reason to believe America could keep its word, and regional tensions were already boiling over.
So now here we are, staring down the barrel of a possible regional war, maybe worse. And make no mistake: this is Trump's mess. He broke the deal, destabilised the region, trashed American credibility, and handed Iran every excuse to walk away from diplomacy. The consequences are arriving now, right on schedule. And if this spins into something bigger, into World War III territory, it won't be because Biden didn't try. It'll be because Trump lit the fuse and walked away.
And all that talk from MAGA about how Trump would save us from WW3, and here is is walking us into it while they still cheer...
Will they ever accept the truth and hold Trump to account?