from breakfastmtn@piefed.ca to world@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 04:32
https://piefed.ca/c/world/p/568571/middle-east-attacks-intensify-as-trump-says-he-rejects-irans-attempt-to-talk
US president claims ‘they want to talk. I said: Too Late!’, while Rubio threatens the ‘hardest hits are yet to come’
Israel and the US intensified their attacks on Iran on Tuesday, launching waves of strikes targeting command and control facilities, strategic state offices and missile launch sites as Donald Trump said he had rejected what he claimed was an attempt by Tehran to restart negotiations.
Iran retaliated with hundreds of missile and drone attacks against Israel and across the Gulf region, targeting US military bases, embassies and civilian infrastructure.
Despite acute international fears, there appeared little chance of any de-escalation of the conflict as violence and chaos continued across a fast-widening swathe of the Middle East for a fourth day.
Hundreds of people have been killed, mainly in Iran where the Red Crescent said 787 were dead and thousands injured. Billions of dollars of damage has been inflicted on oil refineries, tankers, airports, luxury hotels and much else, with the world economy threatened with a severe crisis as energy prices soar.
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Their white flags are no match for our long-range missiles!
Cruelty for the sake of cruelty.
Given that the US appears to have no coherent war aims, I suppose negotiations would be pretty pointless too. You need to actually want something specific to negotiate over.
Oil. They want the oil. Also, it would be good if Iran could make the whole Epstein business go away.
It’s worse than that. They’re trying to start the apocalypse.
Their end game is bringing about the end times. When their imaginary friend lets them down they will take it on themselves to end life on earth as we know it.
Did Iran even say thank you?
Khamenei was right when he said the US is the great Satan
Man, I’ve read the storybook. Satan was not the bad guy. Comparing the US to him is unfair. Satan was just a union organizer.
Even if we believe El Taco about this, it’s not like any talks would have been in good faith anyway. Pretty much exactly what’s happened every single time El Taco has engaged in negotiations with Iran is that the talks were just a distraction while he got ready to fuck them over.
Yeah I highly doubt Iran offered to resume talks after they bombed Tehran during the talks.