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The Jewish State and the US earlier started a “pre-emptive” attack on the Islamic Republic after nuclear talks failed to deliver a breakthrough.

The Iranian military has launched a wave of retaliatory strikes on Israel after the Jewish State and the US attacked the Islamic Republic, although the extent of the damage remains unclear.

On Saturday morning, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the country had carried out a “preemptive strike” on Iran “to remove threats against the State of Israel.”

US President Donald Trump later confirmed that American forces are participating, while vowing to dismantle the Iranian nuclear program, “raze [Iranian] missile industry,” and “annihilate their navy.”



Tehran maintains it does not seek nuclear weapons, insisting its research program is for peaceful purposes only.

Following the US-Israeli attack, the IDF reported several waves of missiles “launched from Iran toward the State of Israel.” The military said air defenses were working to intercept the projectiles but cautioned that protection “is not hermetic,” urging the public to seek shelter when sirens sound. The IDF also called on citizens not to share footage or disclose the locations of impacts.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite branch of Tehran’s military, confirmed that the strikes are ongoing, saying that “in response to the aggression of the hostile and criminal enemy… the first wave of extensive missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the occupied territories has begun.”

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  1. “after nuclear talks failed to deliver a breakthrough.”
    Balderdash, the Iranians offered the U.S. everything it could reasonably demand. This unprovoked attack was planned before negotiations were even started.
    Unbelievable how the lies have prevailed once again: “Killing it’s own people”, “WMDs” – sheesh!

  2. Nobody will ever trust USA peace negotiations ever again.
    What a slimy rat Trump is!
    USA corrupted by israhell, the united terrorists of the world.

  3. And all the countries hosting the US military are wailing, blaming Iran. You were all warned many times.

    Israel and the US did this to you. They attacked, the US using bases in your countries, and now you blame Iran?

    This is why Winston has been making statements about deaths from the attemlted colour revolution riots in Iran. He was attempting to manufacture consent for this action. He knew it was coming

  4. And so it begins.
    We’ve seen evidence of how disgusting and depraved our so called ‘elites’ are.
    God has the right to do whatever he wants with his creation, including ending it.

    • The “Nazis” were the good guys in WW2, they were attacked by Poland then England and France and that started the war, try searching Danzig Corridor.

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