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Zorro

(18,988 posts)
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 01:22 AM Monday

Israel launches strikes on Iran after Tehran fires barrage of missiles

Source: Washington Post

Israel said it struck military targets in Iran, hours after Tehran fired a barrage of missiles toward the country for the first time since a ceasefire took effect in early April.

The exchange of fire threatened to further complicate efforts to broker a lasting peace deal to end the months-long U.S.-Israeli war with Tehran and raised the prospect of a return to open conflict.

The Israeli Air Force hit sites in western and central Iran, its military said on social media early Monday local time, without providing further details.

Iran’s attack on Sunday followed Israeli military strikes on what Israel said were suspected Hezbollah positions in Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier in the day.

Read more: https://wapo.st/43jZWBm

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Israel launches strikes on Iran after Tehran fires barrage of missiles (Original Post) Zorro Monday OP
This is shocking. SamuelAdams Monday #1
Calls all the shots, holds all the cards...he keeps using those words. tanyev Monday #2
This is never going to end Bayard Monday #3
Agree, let those 2 fight it out. Been a long time to happening. Fla Dem Monday #4
NO KINGS, STOP WAR WITH IRAN charlottewalker65421 Tuesday #5

SamuelAdams

(288 posts)
1. This is shocking.
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 08:01 AM
Monday

It was reported Trump demanded Israel not strike Iran. Trump claims he calls all the shots. Could it be he is actually a weak follower who real leaders laugh at?

Bayard

(30,532 posts)
3. This is never going to end
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 11:21 AM
Monday

trump needs to tuck tail and get out. He's wasting our resources and people.

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