Originally Posted by
Bob Viking
RAF fighter jets deployed to shoot down Iran drones, MoD says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68810774
Not sure why the RAF need to get dragged into it. Especially when Israel have not even had the decency to admit that they bombed the Iranian Consulate. BV
Narrow PoV is again noted. Lack of objectivity also noted. (Also, UK has relationships with IraQ and Jordan, over whose airspace these missiles were flying).
Originally Posted by
pr00ne
According to the IDF it was 150 drones, 120 ballistic missiles and 30 cruise missiles.
Thanks for that.
Originally Posted by
melmothtw
Israel didn't 'start this themselves', unless you mean by just existing (directed at BV's comment, which I can't now find).
Whatever Israel does, Iran will continue to attack via its Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthi proxies, so either way it's certainly not over.
The "axis of Resistance" has been around siince the early 80's, with Hezbollah being the poster child but not the only one. (And Hezbollah seems to have playing along the other night).
Good to hear about the Arleigh Burke Class intercepts. Glad that works. It took a lot of years of development, and a lot of money, to put that capability into practice.
For dead pan: spot on!
Both sides declaring victory, minimal damage & casualties, no reason to escalate surely?
The Iranians were very clear about what they intended, warned folks what was coming, and then did their thing in retaliation for the attack on their consulate.
I suspect that, in the
PR war, this went over very well in most places in the world (outside of the echo chamber that is PPRuNe and certain Western press outlets).