Tensions are high over the possibility Iran will retaliate for an air strike that killed senior Iranian commanders nearly two weeks ago.

US officials had told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner, that a major attack on Israel could happen imminently.

Israel has said it is ready “defensively and offensively”.

“I can’t speak to the size, scale, scope of what that attack might look like,” US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Friday. But he added that the Iranian threat was “viable,” saying Washington was “watching this very, very closely”.

He said: “We are in constant communication with our Israeli counterparts about making sure that they can defend themselves against those kinds of attacks”.

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    Once again Linkerbaan is okay with deaths, as long as they’re on his preferred side.

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      I mean, at least everyone agrees that the Iranian strike will probably be a non-civilian strike.

      We cannot say the fucking same for Israel at all, like not even a little fucking bit

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        8 months ago

        Oh really? Everyone agrees on that? Does Iran? I’ll remind you that they fund several terrorist organizations that strike at civilians regularly

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          OK, I was vague enough to invite a little bit of assholery there.

          The intelligence services of the United States and Israel agree that it will not be a strike against the civilian target.

          This information was good from about five hours ago. I haven’t looked into it since then.

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      Pointing out it’s Israels fault for bombing an embassy means they’re pro death? What???