3 minutes ago, JimCM said:

Yes, as they have no intention of using them.

Fair enough, I do not.

3 minutes ago, JimCM said:

Do you think Israel should be allowed to keep theirs?

Yes, as they have no intention of using them.

4 minutes ago, JimCM said:

Yes, as they have no intention of using them.

Do you think Israel should be allowed to keep theirs?

You are right.

Either everyone should be allowed to have them or no one should.

5 hours ago, JimCM said:

I'm confused, do you support this illegal invasion?

Do you deny the US middle struck a primary school on the first day, killing over 100 schoolgirls?

All decent Americans I am friends with are totally opposed,vans a few of them are Jewish. They think the Israeli government is run by guys living in the 5th century BC, total lunatics, as is Trump. Yet, you seem to support him and Israel- please clarify.

If Iran had complied with UN demands from the start, none of this escalation would have happened. I support efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation and hold regimes accountable when they defy global rules. I condemn a state sponsor of terrorism and so does the majority of peace lovin people of the world.

https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-an-emergency-un-security-council-briefing-on-iran/

7 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Do you believe Iran should be allowed to continue developing nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles?

They have not been developing nuclear weapons.. but have every right to do so along with any other weapon that US/Israel has used or is in possession of.

1 minute ago, johng said:

They have not been developing nuclear weapons.. but have every right to do so along with any other weapon that US/Israel has used or is in possession of.

How do you know they have not been developing nuclear weapons?

2 minutes ago, johng said:

They have not been developing nuclear weapons.. but have every right to do so along with any other weapon that US/Israel has used or is in possession of.

So serial killers should have the same right as cops to own guns lol

5 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

You are right.

Either everyone should be allowed to have them or no one should.

Lets open the prisons up. Let murderers have freedom too.

Jared told him!

You know, even if Trump is a rapidly failing demented moron it's very comforting to know that he is surrounded by incredibly competent people with years of experience in their respective fields!

2 minutes ago, khaosokman said:

So serial killers should have the same right as cops to own guns lol

I like Johng. he has a right to his opinion. The international left have tainted what is normal .

Iran is a state sponsor of terror,it will never shake the title until they dissolve from using terror. They shouldn't have access to material or possess weapons to use, many countries agree.

The EU, UK, Canada, Australia, Bahrain, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, and Sweden .

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/19/eu-terrorist-list-council-designates-the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-as-a-terrorist-organisation/#:~:text=Search-,Council%20of%20the%20EU,and%20ISIL/Da'esh.

21 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

How do you know they have not been developing nuclear weapons?

International Atomic energy agency.

5 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Neither Israel nor Iran are known to possess Tomahawks, experts said.

It would also make the scenario of a single Iranian missile hitting the site at the same time and causing such a high reported death toll highly improbable, an expert told BBC Verify.

The Tomahawk is a type of long-range cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships and aircraft which has been in the US arsenal for decades.

US missile hit military base near Iran school, video anal...

A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows.

There are only four frames of video showing the missile, and the image quality is too poor to determine whether it is a Tomahawk or any other cruise missile. Many cruise missiles share very similar shapes - including Iran’s Soumar - so visual identification from such limited footage is highly uncertain.

While many experts are focusing on missile identification, I suspect much of this is little more than educated guesswork based on circumstantial factors rather than definitive evidence.

If the United States intends to investigate the incident properly, it should be able to determine the answer with certainty. Modern cruise missiles are tracked throughout their flight profiles, so the launch and trajectory data should exist.

As I mentioned earlier, mistakes do happen. Missiles are not infallible - guidance can be disrupted by jamming, navigation errors, or even deflection during interception attempts.

For the United States, the key issue is credibility. If a mistake occurred, credibility is best preserved by acknowledging it, explaining it, and addressing it. That approach maintains trust far more effectively than issuing a denial that few people find convincing.

Ultimately, the truth matters more for U.S. credibility than maintaining thin plausible deniability. By now, tracking data could - and arguably should - have been presented. Given the timing of strikes and the surrounding expert commentary, many people already assume the missile was likely American. The available video footage, however, proves only one thing with confidence: that a missile was involved.

The new DHS certainly seems to have the right mindset to fit right into this incredible administration. Pure "Call Of Duty" vibes from a man that hasn't served a day in his life!

PS. It's said that Mullin's mother gave him two first names as she wasn't sure which one of her brothers knocked her up.

https://x.com/BraddrofliT/status/2031103509328966039?s=20

20 minutes ago, johng said:

International Atomic energy agency.

You mean one of the agencies that was not allowed unrestricted access to inspections.

How would they know?

They were there up till the

“12 day war“ last year, after which Iran wrightly threw them out.

Here's a reminder about the key persons driving the war on Iran on the US side, just in case anyone wondered why it isn't going so well.😂

46 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Takeaways from the war on Iran.

When the POTUS proves beyond any doubt whatsoever that his dementia has reached the stage shown in this video, it's necessary to sit him down, strap him in and roll him out.

That seems fair enough. Trump has at least been candid in saying he does not yet know enough about the incident, rather than making definitive claims without the facts.

He also stated that whatever the investigation ultimately finds, he is prepared to accept the outcome.

For now, the position appears to be an initial denial until the results of an official investigation establish otherwise.

59 minutes ago, johng said:

International Atomic energy agency.

The IAEA has not stated that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons.

What it has said is that it does not currently have evidence of an active weapons programme. That is not the same thing as saying one does not exist.

In fact, the IAEA has repeatedly stated that it cannot fully verify the nature of Iran’s nuclear programme, largely because inspectors have not been granted full access and the agency has lost what it calls “continuity of knowledge” over some nuclear material and facilities.

What has been confirmed is that Iran has enriched uranium (U-235) to around 60%.

To put that into context:

- Civilian nuclear power reactors typically use uranium enriched to around 3-5%.

- Under the 2015 JCPOA nuclear agreement, Iran agreed to limit enrichment to 3.67%.

- Weapons-grade uranium is roughly 90% enrichment (a short technical step).

Once enrichment reaches 60%, most of the technical work required to reach weapons-grade has already been done.

There is no meaningful civilian application for uranium enriched to 60%, and Iran is currently the only non-nuclear-weapon state producing uranium at that level.

The IAEA has also reported that Iran possesses hundreds of kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%, material that could theoretically be further enriched to weapons-grade relatively quickly.

So the situation is not that the IAEA has “cleared” Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons.

The reality is that the watchdog cannot verify what Iran is doing, while at the same time Iran is producing enrichment levels that far exceed civilian needs and violate the limits it previously agreed to.

That combination alone is enough to raise serious concern about intent and capability - meanwhile your comment was deliberately over simplified and dumbed to to the point of wilful ignorance.

7 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

That seems fair enough. Trump has at least been candid in saying he does not yet know enough about the incident, rather than making definitive claims without the facts.

He also stated that whatever the investigation ultimately finds, he is prepared to accept the outcome.

For now, the position appears to be an initial denial until the results of an official investigation establish otherwise.

Let's hope the investigation has got legs. Let's hope it doesn't die and the guilty just walk away......

The Iran government at Minab is now displaying photos of genuine exploded Tomahawk missile component that they claim were part of the school bombing. However there would be no confirmation that the Iran government did not bring in some genuine Tomahawk remnants from another explosion.

So that's as far as I will go.

15 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

That seems fair enough. Trump has at least been candid in saying he does not yet know enough about the incident, rather than making definitive claims without the facts.

He also stated that whatever the investigation ultimately finds, he is prepared to accept the outcome.

For now, the position appears to be an initial denial until the results of an official investigation establish otherwise.

Trump claiming the Iranians were responsible for the attack on the girls' school

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

The reality is that the watchdog cannot verify what Iran is doing, while at the same time Iran is producing enrichment levels that far exceed civilian needs and violate the limits it previously agreed to.

And Israel has never allowed inspection of its nuclear program !

So Iran is perfectly allowed not to also, especially after the inspectors gave away 'secrets' resulting in

strikes on Irans facilities and scientists..

If US and Israel can have nukes then why can't every one else?

Who was it that have used the nukes ????

Yep the greatest hypocrites in the world...now saying that no one else can have them.

On 3/9/2026 at 2:37 PM, BLMFem said:

Takeaways from the war on Iran.

When attacking a country in a region that produces a large chunk of what keeps the world economy humming, expect pain at the pump.

Thats got exactly nothing to do with Trump, you know that though.

Russia is winning. US sanctions on Russian oil is off and won't be reintroduced when oil prices drop. The traitor asset in the WH delivers again.

Common sense discussion at the UN security counsel the other day ,its another Takeaway from the strike on Iran ,the state sponsor of Terror.

"Iran’s continued pursuit of advanced missile capabilities, coupled with its refusal to abandon nuclear ambitions despite diplomatic opportunities, presents a grave and mounting danger. The international community has long affirmed a simple and necessary principle: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. That principle is not a matter of politics; it is a matter of global security. ".

https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-an-emergency-un-security-council-briefing-on-iran/

1 hour ago, johng said:

They were there up till the

“12 day war“ last year, after which Iran wrightly threw them out.

The IAEA was never allowed unrestricted access to inspections in Iran.

36 minutes ago, johng said:

And Israel has never allowed inspection of its nuclear program !

So Iran is perfectly allowed not to also, especially after the inspectors gave away 'secrets' resulting in

strikes on Irans facilities and scientists..

If US and Israel can have nukes then why can't every one else?

Who was it that have used the nukes ????

Yep the greatest hypocrites in the world...now saying that no one else can have them.

Israel is not chanting "death to America", to the contrary, they are a close ally of the United States.

57 minutes ago, johng said:

And Israel has never allowed inspection of its nuclear program !

So Iran is perfectly allowed not to also, especially after the inspectors gave away 'secrets' resulting in

strikes on Irans facilities and scientists..

If US and Israel can have nukes then why can't every one else?

Who was it that have used the nukes ????

Yep the greatest hypocrites in the world...now saying that no one else can have them.

Yes, there is an element of hypocrisy in the global nuclear order - Israel never signed the NPT and possess nuclear weapons. But that reality dates back decades and is part of the world as it already exists.

The question now is not whether the past was perfectly fair, but whether allowing additional nuclear states - especially in one of the most volatile regions on earth - makes the world safer or far more dangerous. Iran enriching uranium to ~60% is already far beyond the 3-5% used for civilian power, and most of the technical work required to reach weapons-grade (~90%) is already done at that point.

At the same time, Iran’s leadership and senior officials have repeatedly used rhetoric about the elimination of Israel and Iran openly funds and arms regional proxy groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas, which are already engaged in conflict with Israel.

That combination - advanced enrichment capability, open hostility toward a neighbouring state, and a network of armed proxies across the region - creates a far higher escalation and proliferation risk than the nuclear status quo that has existed for decades.

If Iran acquires nuclear weapons, it is widely expected that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt would quickly pursue them as well, turning the Middle East into a multi-nuclear region with several rival powers and active conflicts.

So yes, the global nuclear order is imperfect and historically messy - but the fact that it isn’t perfect doesn’t mean allowing more nuclear powers in an already unstable region is a sensible or safe outcome. The aim of non-proliferation isn’t to rewrite history - it’s to stop the number of nuclear-armed states from continuing to grow.

The “it’s not fair” argument doesn’t really work - it’s a bit too schoolyard for a serious discussion. The world we have today isn’t perfectly fair, but that doesn’t mean we should make it more dangerous by allowing further nuclear weapons.

1 hour ago, JerryM said:

The Iran government at Minab is now displaying photos of genuine exploded Tomahawk missile component that they claim were part of the school bombing. However there would be no confirmation that the Iran government did not bring in some genuine Tomahawk remnants from another explosion.

So that's as far as I will go.

This now available no paywall:

https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/posts/iranian-state-media-posted-photos-of-mangled-missile-remnants-it-claims-were-fro/1317146930267767/

5 minutes ago, JerryM said:

This now available no paywall:

https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/posts/iranian-state-media-posted-photos-of-mangled-missile-remnants-it-claims-were-fro/1317146930267767/

Good info - so more and more information is piling up that the Missile that hit the girls school was fired by the US Military.

The evidence now increasingly points to the school strike having been caused by a US missile, and if that is confirmed then the US should acknowledge it plainly and of course apologise to the Iranian people and the world.

But there is still a difference between a catastrophic targeting failure and deliberately bombing a school full of children.

So what do people expect next ??.. The answer is not to pretend the tragedy did not happen, nor to abandon the fight entirely - it is to investigate properly, fix whatever failed, and make sure it never happens again.

The US is fighting the IRGC and the regime, just as Iran claims to be targeting US military assets in the Gulf - yet in both cases civilians are the ones who end up paying the price. A Bahraini lady died last night when a drone attack was carried out on a residential tower, in a residential area (it is reported that 13 US Military personnel were staying there - photos show them in the lobby).

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

Israel is not chanting "death to America", to the contrary, they are a close ally of the United States.

Iranians are chanting "death to America" because Israel gets America to do its dirty work against Israel's enemies. The Iranians are not enemies of America.

Israel just uses America. With friends like Israel, who needs enemies?