• FosterMolasses@leminal.space
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    2 months ago

    Keir Starmer has demanded that the Iranian regime ends retaliatory strikes on neighbours in the Middle East in response to a pre-emptive attack by the US and Israel

    nigga what

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      2 months ago

      Now I know why its called The Onion

      The joke is the layers of sarcasm

      “preemptive regime change strike” by itself is already making my head spin lol

    • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
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      2 months ago

      I think he’s talking about strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE.

      UK condemned the US/Israeli strikes on Iran.

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        2 months ago

        The strikes are on American bases used to attack Iran, they aren’t on the gulf countries themselves, no matter how you or the leaders try to twist it.

        The only danger to civilians has come directly from falling debris from not letting the missiles hit their intended targets. The US/UK/gulf militaries are not defending civilians, they are protecting American bases.

        Meanwhile Israel directly bombed an elementary school on a school day in Iran and killed over 50 children.

        The UK should condemn Israel, not Iran for defending itself after a surprise attack in the middle of peace talks, or “preemptive” as they like to call it.

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          2 months ago

          Does that explain the civilian who died in Dubai?

          The UK should condemn Israel

          Pretty sure they already did