For a start, oil prices are already going up, so it will cost more to fill the tank in your car. If Iran closes the straight of Hormuz, 20% of the world's daily oil will be held up, which would have repercussions for the world economy as manufacturers depend on oil to this day, thus prices will go up. 

 

Obviously the war will further drive prices up, as it makes supply chains even more precarious. Even tourist travel is affected, as Thai airlines now cannot fly over the middle eastern areas affected. The result are considerable delays in air travel.

 

Israelis will most likely be affected as more nations will prohibit the entry of Israelis, or Israelis who served in the IDF.

 

The dollar will most likely be affected and go up, as it usually does during war times, which in turn will bring down other currencies worldwide.

 

Iran will most likely accelerate its nuclear weapon acquisition which Israel will be unable to prevent, as Iran has thousands of nuclear scientists and will just hide nuclear sites going forward. Pakistan has already said it will attack Israel if Israel unleashes a nuclear weapon on Iran. So the risk of nuclear war has gone up dramatically.

 

In what other ways will Israel's aggressive war affect you and the wider world?

Im concerned about how i will get my matzah ball soup and hebrew national hot dogs after this

Israel won't nuke Iran; they control the airspace over Iran.   

2 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

I don't think so either, though, it will depend on how things progress in the conflict. The Iranians have hit Israel surprisingly easily despite the "Iron" dome, which is clearly more of a nylon mesh dome.

 

At the moment Israel would not use a nuclear device. However, it looks like Iran is sending tons of old missiles Israel's way to deplete Israel's reserves and the intention is to strike later with the more powerful newer rockets.

 

If Iran does close the straight of Hormuz and the US get involved it could quickly become existential for Iran, who could then do some really reckless things. Which could prompt Israel to become reckless in turn. Well, even more reckless.

 

   Israel will target Iran's missile launch sites and Iran will lose the battle

Just now, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Israel will target Iran's missile launch sites and Iran will lose the battle

 

I'm sure they will, but even if Israel hits some missile launch sites, as regards nuclear missiles, the Iranians will simply hide their facitilies deep in the mountains going foward and keep them hidden. Iran has thousands of nuclear scientists. This attack on Iran has surely driven home to the Iranians that they need a nuclear weapon now, no matter what. 

 

So even if Israel wins this battle initially, in the long run Israel will lose the war. The Israeli army is not strong enough to occupy all of Iran. 

 

This initial attack was a little bit like Pearl Harbour for the Japanese, who celebrated and thought they had already won, only to find out later down the line, it was not the case. Israel will be in a similar position, it will just take a little longer.

 

I can see the logic from Israel's perspective, Iran had been the financier of all the enemies of Israel, so it's little wonder that Israel want to take out Iran. However, they do not have the capability to do so in the long run.

11 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

can see the logic from Israel's perspective, Iran had been the financier of all the enemies of Israel, so it's little wonder that Israel want to take out Iran. However, they do not have the capability to do so in the long run.

This will go on for hundreds more years.

There can be only one.

4 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

It was just reported on the news that the majority of Iranian casulaties are women and children. Very tragic for Iranian families.

 

It was just reported that you are shaking with delight and squealing with glee as you announce the future destruction of Israel and the triumph of Iran. Like you, I can not provide credible sources for that information, and there is a strong likelihood, my report was fabricated.  Your thread is filled with unsubstantiated claims and  disinformation.

Ive been watching the show for some time now!  I’m cheering for the planet’s

number one oppressed people since the existence of time!

 

I love to see Israel obtain  a bunker buster GBU 57 , maybe Massad can send a special ops team to steal some!

Iran’s air defense failure sends shockwaves to Russia

 

https://defence-blog.com/irans-air-defense-failure-sends-shockwaves-to-russia/

 

 

Israel’s high-tempo aerial campaign against Iran is triggering concern among Russian defense analysts and military circles, as parallels emerge between the exposed vulnerabilities of Tehran’s air defense systems and Moscow’s own troubled record in Ukraine.

 

Following Israeli strikes that penetrated deep into Iranian territory and destroyed key air defense assets with minimal resistance, Russian military observers have begun openly questioning the reliability of their own systems.

 

According to Russian-language military forums and unofficial commentary shared across pro-Kremlin channels, the Israeli operation has amplified existing doubts about Russia’s capacity to withstand a coordinated assault from a technologically advanced adversary such as NATO. As one commentator said, “Everyone here understands this is exactly what would happen to Russia if any NATO country decided to act.”

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Russian hardware fails when encountering the First World Hardware.   

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

In what other ways will Israel's aggressive war affect you and the wider world?

The conflict between Israel and Iran has always had a lot of theatrics. Millions of tons of missiles falling from the sky and... not a single casualty - that's the usual thing in this war.
So my prediction is - they'll make some noise and then disperse as usual. Nothing will change.

Now  US intelligence are saying Iran was 3 years away from the bomb. So much for the weeks away urgency spun by Israel. As usual WMD lies.

 

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/17/politics/israel-iran-nuclear-bomb-us-intelligence-years-away

The effects Israel's aggressive war against Iran will have on you

 

First I thought you meant the effect now on me (us).

I don't like these asymetrical wars , and it gets me down a bit.

The Ukraine/Russia war is quite even , but this one sided war against 

Gaza / Lebanon / Syria / Yemen and now Iran really s-cks.

Now even more that the "no wars" Trump is going to help make it worse.

 

That oil goes up doesn't bother me.

 

1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

 

I don't think so either, though, it will depend on how things progress in the conflict. The Iranians have hit Israel surprisingly easily despite the "Iron" dome, which is clearly more of a nylon mesh dome.

 

At the moment Israel would not use a nuclear device. However, it looks like Iran is sending tons of old missiles Israel's way to deplete Israel's reserves and the intention is to strike later with the more powerful newer rockets.

 

If Iran does close the straight of Hormuz and the US get involved it could quickly become existential for Iran, who could then do some really reckless things. Which could prompt Israel to become reckless in turn. Well, even more reckless.

 

Just now, Hawaiian said:

 

Israel's new Barak Magen air defense system has shown to be effective.  So far it has knocked down 8 drones.  Just saying.

 

The US has gone from manufacturing intel to justify a war, to ignoring its own intelligence to justify a war. Trump ignores Tulsi Gabbard's report that Iran was not actively seeking a nuclear weapon and was 3 years away, but instead Trump sides with Benjamin Netananyahu that Iran was just weeks away.

 

How times have changed. Bush took the trouble to fake the evidence. Trump can't even be bothered and just ignores his own intel chief to side with Israel.

 

Trump is making a mistake and will be on the wrong side of history.

11 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Israel's new Barak Magen air defense system has shown to be effective.  So far it has knocked down 8 drones.  Just saying.

 

The number of civilian dead, the destroyed civilian buildings seem to tell a different story and make a mockery of the "iron dome" hype.

18 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

The number of civilian dead, the destroyed civilian buildings seem to tell a different story and make a mockery of the "iron dome" hype.

Iron Dome has its limitations.  It can be overwhelmed if there are more incoming missiles than it can handle at one time.  Israel has never advertised the system to be infallible.  This why  Barak Magan is a welcoming addition.

2 hours ago, Cameroni said:

 

Lol, Iran is not China. Three years sounds about right for Iran.

I would trust Israeli intelligence far more than the source for your comments.  The Mossad has people on the ground with inside information.

2 hours ago, TedG said:

How quickly could Iran make an atomic bomb once it has acquired enough weapons-grade uranium? Some nuclear experts argue it would take Iran anywhere between several months to up to a year. But China’s experience shows that Tehran could build a bomb much faster—in as little as three to five weeks.[1

 

https://thebulletin.org/2025/01/how-quickly-could-iran-build-its-first-nuclear-weapon-look-at-china/

China has publicly indicated that they do not support Iran having a nuclear weapon.  Who knows whether they have supplied Iran with nuclear technology.  Never underestimate the enemy.

4 hours ago, Cameroni said:

 

Yes, clearly Iran has been financing and training Hamas and all of Israel's enemies really. However, in law for something to be self defence it has to be a response to a clear and imminent threat, and also the defence has to be proportional.

 

This attack by Israel is neither.

Ever heard of preemptive strikes?

Clean up with the worst offending posts removed. This is nothing but a bash Israel topic littered with unsubstantiated claims and off topic rants. //closed//

 

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