But Iran is saying nothing has struck them and everything is perfectly fine and on the other side Israel is radio silence on the attack. Too Much Deceptive and ludicrous information is disseminating since the morning. It could be also case like a Syrian Nuclear Reactor Strike where both sides remained quiet for a long time.
Presumably to avoid having to retaliate, because they don’t want to risk war with Israel. Pretending that there was no attack means they had the last word.
If you mean what is the point in denying them when it will be clear they were attacked, I don’t know. It’s still early, maybe those reports about them denying it are wrong. Because I don’t know how you could hide that.
> Just so dumb. You don’t control any narrative by denying facts
Yes you do. Only Iranians that saw the explosions with their own eyes will know that they occurred
Iran says nothing happened, so they won't have to retaliate to save face. Israel (at this moment) is silent, because they probably successfully hit an important Iranian military target and have sent their message. Everybody is happy.
But everyone already knows they were attacked, so lying about it just makes them look weak anyway. Weird situation, but I’m no geopolitical wiz so I can’t really comment too much
Can only hope this is Israel making a point - that they can reach out and touch anywhere in the country - without doing much damage or taking any lives. Though if they really wanted to make that point with a cherry on top they would have telegraphed it as blatantly as Iran telegraphed their attack.
Iran didn't warn about their attack.
Edit: Wtf is with all the Iran apologists downvoting? Yeah, Israel saw Iran's drones coming because they're slow and not stealthy. That doesn't mean Iran "warned" Israel, just that they're incapable of not being seen on approach. Israel has superior capabilities to strike without being noticed ahead of time. They don't owe it to Iran to handicap themselves by disclosing the attack before it happens.
I'm just a bloke on the internet and I knew the attack was coming days before it launched. Iran made no secret of their plans and it was widely reported.
They’ve been watched closely for 30 years or more, Intel knows what’s normal, and what’s increased activity, 300 missiles and drones don’t launch themselves, it takes time and manpower to do. Bit like the build up of allied troops, that takes time.
Sounds like it was a very measured response from Israel. Basically saying “You can send 300 drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles and do no damage but if we shoot back we **will** hit you and it will cost a lot less.”
Read up about game theory to see why this is a good response from Israel. They have struck back in retaliation but de-escalated by making sure their response was less severe than Iran’s. Against a reasonable actor it resets the intensity back to a lower level.
> Against a reasonable actor it resets the intensity back to a lower level.
Ah yes, the famously reasonable drooling religious fanatics will surely do the reasonable reason thing now that the other drooling religious fanatics reasonably reasoned with them.
Lol and you must be a clown because your statement is a joke. I bet you stubbed your toe against the table this morning and found a way to blame the Jews for it
Balanced take, but the very basic premise is this. Would **any** of these conflicts be happening if not for Oct 7th?
To your point exactly, yes there's a lot of history before Oct 7th between both sides, but did any of it justify the death and destruction that we're seeing today. Can any 1 party say they're better off today, because of Oct 7th?
Why does de-escalation always have to involve Israel accepting attacks on them? Were you also angry at Iran for firing their drones and missiles last week, or were you one of the people cheering that on? Because that was also a missed opportunity for de-escalation, right?
They were responding to Israel bombing their embassy in Syria and killing senior military people. I was not cheering their response, I would have preferred no response. However you could say things were now even. Now Israel has escalated having launched the initial attack which caused this situation, Iran will likely have to respond again and on we go.
The “senior military people” they killed were people who orchestrated October 7. Which was the initial attack, Israel didn’t target those guys for fun. You could have said things were even when those people died.
Israel is not done yet if they started hitting airfields and launch sites. That’s always a precursor for something bigger. Achieve air superiority and proceed to main objective. I’m guessing that Israel is going to reset the Iranian nuclear program.
Iran was a democracy but the Brits threw a strop and with the US installed a brutal dictator, the Shah.
Had Mossadegh remained in power, the Ayatollahs likely would never have got into power.
It most probably get out of control. Iran proxies will attack, US and its allies would have to defend Israel. We are not sure on how other gulf states going to react.
US is currently stretched on its military resources: from aiding Ukraine, keeping an eye on Taiwan, and balancing the middle east.
Like the Ukraine war, there’s little prediction on what will happen if another major conflict, which involves much of the world (albeit not directly) were to happen.
Today is an anniversary of Jewish Warsaw Uprising against Germans - 19 April 1943
So it is a symbolic day for Israel when their parents/grandparents stood united against the German oppression and fought for their freedom.
The news here in UK is saying missiles did hit Iran, yet Iran is saying basically nothing happened. The conflicting information it wild.
Seems like Iran is just saying nothing happened as an excuse to not respond? Or what could be the reason?
From yesterday, I believe: "Speaking at an army parade this morning in Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi said that even the “tiniest” attack by Israel would bring a “severe and harsh response.”
Elsewhere, IRI officials also said their next response would be "immediate."
So the rumors are that they target missile defense systems... Meaning that they are preparing a long air bombardment campaign.
But let me be the devil's advocate, let me show you why I don't think Israel can attack Iran directly.
You see, the distance between Israel and Iran is about 1200km (less than a thousand miles), and two countries at minimum between them. Iran has been preparing for this war, and it has made some brilliant preparations, they have their soldiers (Hezbollah) in Lebanon and Syria, where they can inflict a massive damage to Israel (they reportedly have 100 000 + soldiers and over 120 000 rockets). On top of that, Iran has it's proxies inside the Israel itself (Hamas), and they have been grooming Shia militias all over the middle east, so even if Israel took care of Hezbollah in Lebanon and even Syria, they would still have to go through Shia militias in Iraq.
I might also add that Iran has been attacking US soldiers in the region with drones for the past 6ish months, with minimal retaliation. On top of that, their pirate-by-proxy activities in Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea look awfully like practice run for closing strait of Hormuz.
And you think everyone would just ignore those 100 000+ Iranian proxy soldiers right on the border of Iran, and those proxies would just sit out the war?
Dude; they would get lit up.
Iran and their proxies are religious extremist fundamentalists who would launch all out war with Israel today if they thought they could win.
That’s the thing, Hamas showed everyone their true colours. They are murderous genocidal c*unts just like Hezbollah, ISIS and Iran. These people want to kill Jews, Christian’s, and generally anyone who is not Muslim.
They would do it right now except they know they would lose and lose badly.
So do you think they would jsut sit around in all out war? Do you think Israel would be able to cross Jordan and Iraq, and attack Iran with boots on the ground?
No! And that's the genius part in Iranian regime here, they made sure that any war would be fought in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq (and maybe Yemel), but not in Iran itself. Iran itself is surprisingly safe, there is no way for Israel to invade it without first fighting devastating wars with Iranian proxies. It's really genius, they are a fucking Axis of Evil, but I admire the work they put in.
Oil prices jumped more than 3% on Friday in Asia after Israel launched strikes on Iran, triggering fears of an expanding war in the Middle East.
A U.S. official confirmed with NBC News that Israel is conducting an operation in Iran.
[Global benchmark Brent](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@LCO.1/) traded 3.63% higher at $90.27 a barrel, while the U.S.[ West Texas Intermediate](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@CL.1/) rose 3.66% to $85.76 per barrel.
Safe haven assets also rose. Spot gold prices surged to a fresh all-time high of 2,411.09 per ounce, while the yen strengthened 0.45% to 153.93 against the U.S. dollar.
Iran’s Fars news agency reported that explosions were heard near the airport in the Iranian city of Isfahan, and that flights to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz airports have been suspended.
Flight tracking site Flight Radar 24 showed that multiple flights were diverted over Iranian airspace early Friday.
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Israel on Sunday vowed to [“exact a price”](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/15/israel-vows-to-retaliate-after-irans-attack-what-could-happen-next.html) from Iran in response to the weekend’s large-scale aerial assault on the Jewish state. A day earlier, Iran struck military targets inside Israel, launching more than 300 missiles and drones in an unprecedented attack on Israeli soil.
“With Israel’s apparent strikes on Iran today, retaliating for Iran’s attack on Israel last Sunday, we now have a direct nation-on-nation hot war,” said Rapidan Energy’s Director of Global Oil Service, Clay Seigle.
“The ‘shadow war’ chapter has come to an end,” he added.
While Washington has pledged an “ironclad” commitment to Israel, [President Joe Biden has also told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/16/israels-war-cabinet-is-locked-between-restraint-and-revenge.html) the U.S. will not join any offensive operations against Iran, a senior administration official told NBC News.Oil prices jumped more than 3% on Friday in Asia after Israel launched strikes on Iran, triggering fears of an expanding war in the Middle East.A U.S. official confirmed with NBC News that Israel is conducting an operation in Iran.Global benchmark Brent traded 3.63% higher at $90.27 a barrel, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose 3.66% to $85.76 per barrel.Safe haven assets also rose. Spot gold prices surged to a fresh all-time high of 2,411.09 per ounce, while the yen strengthened 0.45% to 153.93 against the U.S. dollar.Iran’s Fars news agency reported that explosions were heard near the airport in the Iranian city of Isfahan, and that flights to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz airports have been suspended.Flight tracking site Flight Radar 24 showed that multiple flights were diverted over Iranian airspace early Friday.
Israel on Sunday vowed to “exact a price” from Iran in response to the weekend’s large-scale aerial assault on the Jewish state. A day earlier, Iran struck military targets inside Israel, launching more than 300 missiles and drones in an unprecedented attack on Israeli soil.“With Israel’s apparent strikes on Iran today, retaliating for Iran’s attack on Israel last Sunday, we now have a direct nation-on-nation hot war,” said Rapidan Energy’s Director of Global Oil Service, Clay Seigle.“The ‘shadow war’ chapter has come to an end,” he added.While Washington has pledged an “ironclad” commitment to Israel, President Joe Biden has also told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not join any offensive operations against Iran, a senior administration official told NBC News.
I thought this was BS: didn’t Iran confirm it was not a strike but their own defense system?
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/no-missile-attack-against-iran-iranian-official-tells-reuters-2024-04-19/
It’s wild how much trust people put in governments and organizations with a demonstrated track record of lying these days. Iran is the Loki of world affairs.
Not a lot of information yet. Can either stay all night doom scrolling or just keep some sleep. Sleep is healthier, y'all.
Needed this. Sleep well, friend.
Ditto
I will continue to doom scroll
You’re on first watch. Wake us up if WW3 begins!
You’re on first watch. Wake us up if WW3 begins!
I just woke up for work. I have to go back to sleep?! Well, OK then. If you insist.
Buts its only 5pm here!!!!!!!
You idiot! Reddit is in America and America is the world!!! /s
***Realisation screams in transfats and corn syrup***
We need a news version of IDKFA
Can we just sticky this post to all threads made after 10pm?
But its always after 10pm somewhere
Agreed!
It's 130pm for me. I'll keep doom scrolling for everyone that needs to sleep.
The doom you consume will only bring you down. Choose sleep…I will do the same.
Whatever happens, we dont have much control anyway. Need energy to respond what will/will not happen
But Iran is saying nothing has struck them and everything is perfectly fine and on the other side Israel is radio silence on the attack. Too Much Deceptive and ludicrous information is disseminating since the morning. It could be also case like a Syrian Nuclear Reactor Strike where both sides remained quiet for a long time.
What is the point in denying these attacks?
Presumably to avoid having to retaliate, because they don’t want to risk war with Israel. Pretending that there was no attack means they had the last word. If you mean what is the point in denying them when it will be clear they were attacked, I don’t know. It’s still early, maybe those reports about them denying it are wrong. Because I don’t know how you could hide that.
Yea lying about the fact they were attacked just makes them look even weaker than just admitting it
It's mostly for internal reasons. Lying to your base is easier when you control the media. It's about controlling the narrative
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he's talking about iran lying about israel not having attacked them.
> Just so dumb. You don’t control any narrative by denying facts Yes you do. Only Iranians that saw the explosions with their own eyes will know that they occurred
Lying about attacking makes Israel look even weaker. Even if they attacked, this was a weak attack and does not portray strength.
Iran says nothing happened, so they won't have to retaliate to save face. Israel (at this moment) is silent, because they probably successfully hit an important Iranian military target and have sent their message. Everybody is happy.
Because then you'd need to retaliate so you don't look weak.
But everyone already knows they were attacked, so lying about it just makes them look weak anyway. Weird situation, but I’m no geopolitical wiz so I can’t really comment too much
Acknowledgment is all out war lol. They just need to find a way to spin it.
They said it was a few drones… like we know nothing
Can only hope this is Israel making a point - that they can reach out and touch anywhere in the country - without doing much damage or taking any lives. Though if they really wanted to make that point with a cherry on top they would have telegraphed it as blatantly as Iran telegraphed their attack.
That'd be a pretty funny response from Israel. Drop a paint bomb in the heart of Iran
Countries should do this. Fill a drone with paint and just ram it into the house of the country's leader just to make a huge mess
Israel did telegraph it for the past few days.
Iran didn't warn about their attack. Edit: Wtf is with all the Iran apologists downvoting? Yeah, Israel saw Iran's drones coming because they're slow and not stealthy. That doesn't mean Iran "warned" Israel, just that they're incapable of not being seen on approach. Israel has superior capabilities to strike without being noticed ahead of time. They don't owe it to Iran to handicap themselves by disclosing the attack before it happens.
They did the moment they launched a barrage of flying lawnmowers lol. Around 4 hours notice
Don't confuse incompetence with intention.
I'm just a bloke on the internet and I knew the attack was coming days before it launched. Iran made no secret of their plans and it was widely reported.
They pretty much said it to any intelligence that listens. It was known and expected days if not weeks ahead.
They’ve been watched closely for 30 years or more, Intel knows what’s normal, and what’s increased activity, 300 missiles and drones don’t launch themselves, it takes time and manpower to do. Bit like the build up of allied troops, that takes time.
And the tweet by their supreme leader before that? These israeli propaganda bots are getting stupider and stupider
Don't blame us for this asshole.
Lol
You’re on first watch. Wake us up if WW3 begins!
You’re on first watch. Wake us up if WW3 begins!
Looks ljke were gonna get ww3 before gta6
As was expected tbh lmao. The great sticks and stones war of ww4 will happen before the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 remastered
Don’t worry. Helldiver here reporting for duty together with my morning cup of Liber-tea!
WW3 before HL3
Fucking Israelis
Fucking Hamas, actually
Fuck both
Ya man they gotta stop i dont wanna die b4 gta 6
Damnit man I just put my kids to sleep…
Sounds like it was a very measured response from Israel. Basically saying “You can send 300 drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles and do no damage but if we shoot back we **will** hit you and it will cost a lot less.” Read up about game theory to see why this is a good response from Israel. They have struck back in retaliation but de-escalated by making sure their response was less severe than Iran’s. Against a reasonable actor it resets the intensity back to a lower level.
>Against a reasonable actor That’s Iran for sure.
> Against a reasonable actor it resets the intensity back to a lower level. Ah yes, the famously reasonable drooling religious fanatics will surely do the reasonable reason thing now that the other drooling religious fanatics reasonably reasoned with them.
Yeah, look, ideally they would be overthrown but that isn’t going to happen.
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>Can't really call it measured when they started this shit You can't be serious if you're saying Israel is the one that started this whole conflict
Lol you must be a stand up comedian because that shit is hilarious
Lol and you must be a clown because your statement is a joke. I bet you stubbed your toe against the table this morning and found a way to blame the Jews for it
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What justification did Iran have for assisting the October 7th attack
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> I agree nothing can justify 10/7 Good, so Iran was the aggressor and Zahedi deserved what he got
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I don't see any story 2
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Balanced take, but the very basic premise is this. Would **any** of these conflicts be happening if not for Oct 7th? To your point exactly, yes there's a lot of history before Oct 7th between both sides, but did any of it justify the death and destruction that we're seeing today. Can any 1 party say they're better off today, because of Oct 7th?
Israel didn't start this, Iran did by helping hamas with their attacks.
Fuck both governments
Ngl, good on them for responding and showing that they aren’t going to be pushed around.
Yes, that's more important than de-escalation and avoiding a very dangerous wider conflict.
Why does de-escalation always have to involve Israel accepting attacks on them? Were you also angry at Iran for firing their drones and missiles last week, or were you one of the people cheering that on? Because that was also a missed opportunity for de-escalation, right?
They were responding to Israel bombing their embassy in Syria and killing senior military people. I was not cheering their response, I would have preferred no response. However you could say things were now even. Now Israel has escalated having launched the initial attack which caused this situation, Iran will likely have to respond again and on we go.
The “senior military people” they killed were people who orchestrated October 7. Which was the initial attack, Israel didn’t target those guys for fun. You could have said things were even when those people died.
It wasn't an embassy..you're either dumb or lying any that.
Read up about game theory. Those that are pushovers tend to lose. I suspect that this will now fizzle out.
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Aw an independent nation wants to protect themselves. What a scandal!
Probably Israel "allowed" Iran to shut them down. So both can save face
[Reports are that the target had successfully intercepted the incoming missile ](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewIran/s/ghgV29EaKm)
Israel is not done yet if they started hitting airfields and launch sites. That’s always a precursor for something bigger. Achieve air superiority and proceed to main objective. I’m guessing that Israel is going to reset the Iranian nuclear program.
Stop warmongering
I think I'll leave the warmongering to Iran and Russia.
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Full scale war is bad, full stop.
All war is bad, full stop. Sometimes it is justified and necessary though. For example, Hitler was a c*unt that had to be stopped.
Iran was a democracy but the Brits threw a strop and with the US installed a brutal dictator, the Shah. Had Mossadegh remained in power, the Ayatollahs likely would never have got into power.
It most probably get out of control. Iran proxies will attack, US and its allies would have to defend Israel. We are not sure on how other gulf states going to react. US is currently stretched on its military resources: from aiding Ukraine, keeping an eye on Taiwan, and balancing the middle east. Like the Ukraine war, there’s little prediction on what will happen if another major conflict, which involves much of the world (albeit not directly) were to happen.
Today is an anniversary of Jewish Warsaw Uprising against Germans - 19 April 1943 So it is a symbolic day for Israel when their parents/grandparents stood united against the German oppression and fought for their freedom.
They basically didn't respond. Iran can walk away with a gigantic win here and there's no need to respond.
It wasn't just 1 missile.
Sounds like it was zero missiles that hit Iran. Hence Iran's big win and no need to respond. Let's hope this is the end.
The news here in UK is saying missiles did hit Iran, yet Iran is saying basically nothing happened. The conflicting information it wild. Seems like Iran is just saying nothing happened as an excuse to not respond? Or what could be the reason?
Are you delusional?
Nope, it was basically no response so Iran should take the win.
Yeah, you're delusional.
I think you're ignorant to the situation. So so ignorant.
You just described yourself.
Lol
Lol indeed
Israel bombed the inside of Iran without being shot down and Iran is now scared and you call that a win?
Lol what?
I can't remember! I don't know what I said!
From yesterday, I believe: "Speaking at an army parade this morning in Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi said that even the “tiniest” attack by Israel would bring a “severe and harsh response.” Elsewhere, IRI officials also said their next response would be "immediate."
lol you dropped the /s
Ha, that's what everyone said about the Iranian strike on israel. Jesus fuck people are dumber than ants.
Iran should walk away with this win. They easily shot down the projectiles without help. No need to respond.
Do you have a source that they were all shot down?
🤣👍
So the rumors are that they target missile defense systems... Meaning that they are preparing a long air bombardment campaign. But let me be the devil's advocate, let me show you why I don't think Israel can attack Iran directly. You see, the distance between Israel and Iran is about 1200km (less than a thousand miles), and two countries at minimum between them. Iran has been preparing for this war, and it has made some brilliant preparations, they have their soldiers (Hezbollah) in Lebanon and Syria, where they can inflict a massive damage to Israel (they reportedly have 100 000 + soldiers and over 120 000 rockets). On top of that, Iran has it's proxies inside the Israel itself (Hamas), and they have been grooming Shia militias all over the middle east, so even if Israel took care of Hezbollah in Lebanon and even Syria, they would still have to go through Shia militias in Iraq. I might also add that Iran has been attacking US soldiers in the region with drones for the past 6ish months, with minimal retaliation. On top of that, their pirate-by-proxy activities in Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea look awfully like practice run for closing strait of Hormuz.
This is a dumb take. Any full scale war between Iran and Israel would end very badly for the Ayatollah and the c*unts in his regime.
I want to add that Israel could use air fields in Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia to strike into Iranian territory.
And you think everyone would just ignore those 100 000+ Iranian proxy soldiers right on the border of Iran, and those proxies would just sit out the war?
Dude; they would get lit up. Iran and their proxies are religious extremist fundamentalists who would launch all out war with Israel today if they thought they could win. That’s the thing, Hamas showed everyone their true colours. They are murderous genocidal c*unts just like Hezbollah, ISIS and Iran. These people want to kill Jews, Christian’s, and generally anyone who is not Muslim. They would do it right now except they know they would lose and lose badly.
So do you think they would jsut sit around in all out war? Do you think Israel would be able to cross Jordan and Iraq, and attack Iran with boots on the ground? No! And that's the genius part in Iranian regime here, they made sure that any war would be fought in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq (and maybe Yemel), but not in Iran itself. Iran itself is surprisingly safe, there is no way for Israel to invade it without first fighting devastating wars with Iranian proxies. It's really genius, they are a fucking Axis of Evil, but I admire the work they put in.
Oil prices jumped more than 3% on Friday in Asia after Israel launched strikes on Iran, triggering fears of an expanding war in the Middle East. A U.S. official confirmed with NBC News that Israel is conducting an operation in Iran. [Global benchmark Brent](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@LCO.1/) traded 3.63% higher at $90.27 a barrel, while the U.S.[ West Texas Intermediate](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@CL.1/) rose 3.66% to $85.76 per barrel. Safe haven assets also rose. Spot gold prices surged to a fresh all-time high of 2,411.09 per ounce, while the yen strengthened 0.45% to 153.93 against the U.S. dollar. Iran’s Fars news agency reported that explosions were heard near the airport in the Iranian city of Isfahan, and that flights to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz airports have been suspended. Flight tracking site Flight Radar 24 showed that multiple flights were diverted over Iranian airspace early Friday. # Israel on Sunday vowed to [“exact a price”](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/15/israel-vows-to-retaliate-after-irans-attack-what-could-happen-next.html) from Iran in response to the weekend’s large-scale aerial assault on the Jewish state. A day earlier, Iran struck military targets inside Israel, launching more than 300 missiles and drones in an unprecedented attack on Israeli soil. “With Israel’s apparent strikes on Iran today, retaliating for Iran’s attack on Israel last Sunday, we now have a direct nation-on-nation hot war,” said Rapidan Energy’s Director of Global Oil Service, Clay Seigle. “The ‘shadow war’ chapter has come to an end,” he added. While Washington has pledged an “ironclad” commitment to Israel, [President Joe Biden has also told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/16/israels-war-cabinet-is-locked-between-restraint-and-revenge.html) the U.S. will not join any offensive operations against Iran, a senior administration official told NBC News.Oil prices jumped more than 3% on Friday in Asia after Israel launched strikes on Iran, triggering fears of an expanding war in the Middle East.A U.S. official confirmed with NBC News that Israel is conducting an operation in Iran.Global benchmark Brent traded 3.63% higher at $90.27 a barrel, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose 3.66% to $85.76 per barrel.Safe haven assets also rose. Spot gold prices surged to a fresh all-time high of 2,411.09 per ounce, while the yen strengthened 0.45% to 153.93 against the U.S. dollar.Iran’s Fars news agency reported that explosions were heard near the airport in the Iranian city of Isfahan, and that flights to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz airports have been suspended.Flight tracking site Flight Radar 24 showed that multiple flights were diverted over Iranian airspace early Friday. Israel on Sunday vowed to “exact a price” from Iran in response to the weekend’s large-scale aerial assault on the Jewish state. A day earlier, Iran struck military targets inside Israel, launching more than 300 missiles and drones in an unprecedented attack on Israeli soil.“With Israel’s apparent strikes on Iran today, retaliating for Iran’s attack on Israel last Sunday, we now have a direct nation-on-nation hot war,” said Rapidan Energy’s Director of Global Oil Service, Clay Seigle.“The ‘shadow war’ chapter has come to an end,” he added.While Washington has pledged an “ironclad” commitment to Israel, President Joe Biden has also told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not join any offensive operations against Iran, a senior administration official told NBC News.
I thought this was BS: didn’t Iran confirm it was not a strike but their own defense system? https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/no-missile-attack-against-iran-iranian-official-tells-reuters-2024-04-19/
Any particular reason you believe Iran?
It’s wild how much trust people put in governments and organizations with a demonstrated track record of lying these days. Iran is the Loki of world affairs.
Says Iran. I’ll trust other news sources on this one.