There’s not much in the way of details so far. It apparently takes about 9 hours for drones to fly from Iran to Israel. Reports from Iraq say the drones have been heard flying overhead. The launch of missiles—faster cruise missiles and possibly even faster ballistic missiles will be timed so that the various aerial weapons will arrive in the area of Israel simultaneously. Jordan is said to have opened its air space to Israeli jets to attempt to shoot down the drones.
"The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, suggests there may be a diplomatic way out that avoids full Iranian military retaliation. Iran is "proposing the following: If a ceasefire is reached in Gaza and Israel does not attack the city of Rafah, it is ready, in order to reduce escalation and tension, not to take any action against Israel at the present time," the newspaper stated."
"Ballistic missile platforms were directed at a number of American bases in the region, and upon any intervention, the enemy will receive an immediate and rapid response."
"The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, suggests there may be a diplomatic way out that avoids full Iranian military retaliation. Iran is "proposing the following: If a ceasefire is reached in Gaza and Israel does not attack the city of Rafah, it is ready, in order to reduce escalation and tension, not to take any action against Israel at the present time," the newspaper stated."
Oops... just a little too late, I guess. /sarc :(
And we're off.
I think all we can do right now is to pray really really hard for the poor souls in that region and for ourselves.
Just cracked a beer and waiting for the highlights.
I'm sure it'll be "proportional" but still it's great to watch the histrionics of the NeoCons in times like this.
Looking very much like this could turn ugly and get rapidly out of control very, very quickly.
Iranian press sources:
"Ballistic missile platforms were directed at a number of American bases in the region, and upon any intervention, the enemy will receive an immediate and rapid response."
U.S. Officials now estimate 400-500 drones launched from Iran – ABC News