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Miles Archer

(24,108 posts)
Sat May 9, 2026, 10:31 AM 6 hrs ago

"Israeli officials" are allegedly "actively pushing" Rapin' Bombin' Golfin' Grampy to launch a major attack on Iran

The Trump administration is actively being pushed to launch a major attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure by Israeli officials, The New Arab reported Saturday, citing an “informed” Israeli source whose claim was shared on Israel’s Channel 12.

“According to the report, Israeli officials believe Iran’s energy infrastructure could be destroyed ‘within 24 hours,’ forcing Tehran into negotiations ‘from a position of severe weakness,’” The New Arab’s report reads. “One Israeli official cited by the broadcaster said: ‘If the regime does not fall, then at the very least it will become paralyzed.’”

President Donald Trump first threatened to destroy Iran’s energy infrastructure in late March, and again in early April, writing in a curse-laden message that unless Tehran fully re-opened the Strait of Hormuz – a critical shipping waterway through which 20% of the world’s oil trade flows – the United States would decimate Iran’s power plants.

Trump ultimately backed off of those threats, but according to reporting from The New Arab and The Cradle, is now under immense pressure from Israel to finally make good on his ultimatum, and despite the United States and Iran having agreed to a temporary ceasefire.

https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676873399/

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"Israeli officials" are allegedly "actively pushing" Rapin' Bombin' Golfin' Grampy to launch a major attack on Iran (Original Post) Miles Archer 6 hrs ago OP
And he's bored with the way it's going, so yeah Easterncedar 6 hrs ago #1
He will do it. Epstein files are in bibi's hands. chicoescuela 6 hrs ago #2
Keep doing that sh*t and Iran will be no_hypocrisy 6 hrs ago #3
But Israel is our only democratic ally in the region... displacedvermoter 6 hrs ago #4
The tail is wagging the dog The Blue Flower 6 hrs ago #5
A ceasefire is the last thing Netanyahoo wants. patphil 6 hrs ago #6
This message was self-deleted by its author mwmisses4289 6 hrs ago #7
Trump is bored and wants to invade something new, so he'll probably bite to try to get Iran over with. Vinca 6 hrs ago #8
Ya know - I'm really getting to dislike those guys. 3_Limes 4 hrs ago #9
This reports sounds so very highly reliable and utterly believable DavidDvorkin 1 hr ago #10
Bibi and Donnie are the, "Menace To Society," twins Bayard 1 hr ago #11

The Blue Flower

(6,575 posts)
5. The tail is wagging the dog
Sat May 9, 2026, 10:41 AM
6 hrs ago

When I read this, at first I thought, what kind of leverage does Israel have over America? Haven't we funded them to the tune of billions from the beginning? But, yes, it's the Epstein files. Of course.

patphil

(9,190 posts)
6. A ceasefire is the last thing Netanyahoo wants.
Sat May 9, 2026, 11:02 AM
6 hrs ago

Trump is so stupid, and weak-willed that he might just do it. Then he can claim victory and bring our soldiers home.
One last grand gesture of murder and mayhem might be perceived by him as a good exit strategy, allowing him to refocus all his attention on the ballroom, arch, DC golf courses and other self-aggrandizing and money making projects.

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Vinca

(54,279 posts)
8. Trump is bored and wants to invade something new, so he'll probably bite to try to get Iran over with.
Sat May 9, 2026, 11:08 AM
6 hrs ago

Hope that general who talked him out of nukes is still in the building.

3_Limes

(567 posts)
9. Ya know - I'm really getting to dislike those guys.
Sat May 9, 2026, 01:11 PM
4 hrs ago

But I suppose that when you have control of another country's military, and can use it, instead of risking your own, its hard to resist doing so.

Bayard

(30,157 posts)
11. Bibi and Donnie are the, "Menace To Society," twins
Sat May 9, 2026, 04:12 PM
1 hr ago

They have to stir up shit in any country that looks vulnerable, and with its own kind of peace.

Bombs away!

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