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The United States said Tuesday that it was discussing a joint response after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, warning Tehran of "severe consequences"

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[–] thejml@lemm.ee 83 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The joint response should be a cease fire.

[–] anas@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did the US not say they’re not backing israel if they provoke Iran into a war?

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They also said Rafah was a red line and that there needs to be adequate access for humanitarian aid and that they want a two state solution and and and.

The reality is that they are hellbent on supporting the zionist ideology, even if it murders American citizens like Shereen Abu Akleh or Aysenur Eygi. Biden called the latter totally unaceptable, only to send more weapons to her murderers the next week.

[–] EABOD25@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Israel is the United States' 23rd largest trading partner while the United States is Israel's largest trading partner; two-way trade totaled nearly $50 billion by 2023 300 American mostly technology oriented companies have set up R&D centers in Israel, whilst 650 Israeli technology companies operate in the United States. Israeli American partnerships tend to contribute to relatively niche sectors of the American economy with the effect multiplying positively toward the wider economy.

Bilateral relations have evolved from an initial American policy of sympathy and support for the creation of a Jewish homeland in 1948, to a partnership that links a small but powerful state with a superpower attempting to balance influence against competing interests in the region, namely Russia and its allies. Some analysts maintain that Israel is a particularly strategic ally for the United States, and that relations with the former strengthen the latter's influence in the Middle East. They argue the military foothold offered by Israel justifies the expense of American military aid, referring to Israel as "America's aircraft carrier in the Middle East".

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 36 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Why are we pouring gasoline on this dumpster fire?

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

The Americans want this, the neocons in the CIA have been wanting to attack Iran for donkey's years.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I hate it with a passion, but there’s also worse, there’s Political religion

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 day ago

You been asleep for the past 75+ years?

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What if they just stopped murdering children, bombing hospitals, causing starvation, and stealing land?

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

You mean Iran right? That's why we need severe consequences because Iran is doing this?

Right?

Right?

Are we the badies?

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There goes the neighbourhood.

And by neighbourhood, I mean earth.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Can they wait until Saturday to drop the nukes?

I want to sleep in before I get turned to dust