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Iran says missile attack against Israel was 'legal, rational and legitimate' (www.middleeasteye.net)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20957893

By MEE staff. Published date: 2 October 2024 11:34 BST

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[-] Saleh@feddit.org 35 points 2 months ago

Legal? Probably not. But there has been little interest for Israels international allies to uphold legal principles when it comes to Israeli actions.

Rational? In order to assess that we would need to know, which information they had when they made the decision. Probably we'll have historians analyze and discuss this in a few years.

Legitimate? From what we know the strikes were aimed and hit military targets, in particular air bases. Weakening Israels ability to bomb people relentlessly like the continue to do in Gaza and Lebanon will prevent many more civilians being killed in those air raids.

Ultimately the problem with every military escalation is that there is only three possible scenarios. Either one side, or the other side miscalculated their strength and resolve compared to their enemies, or both sides miscalculated. If everyone involved calculated correctly, they wouldn't bother fighting.

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[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 2 months ago

Honestly, considering the whole "land invasion of Lebanon" thing, I'd even say it was gentle.

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

"With God's help, the blows of the uprising front will become stronger and more painful on the worn and rotting body of the Zionist regime," he said.

Sounds very rational.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Very cool, and very legal.

[-] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

Following Friday's killing of Nasrallah, a former conservative Iranian MP told MEE that Israel was behaving like a "rabid dog", adding that it "must be controlled."

well, there's a first time for everything. i just agreed the first time with an Iranian conservative.

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Its just as legal as israel's attacks. Not that I think those are legal.

[-] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 months ago

They’re not at all comparable. Iran’s missile’s killed one person, a Palestinian man but were not targeting civilians.

This is in retaliation for Israel’s full year of genocide, terrorism and attacks on its neighbours.

Israel uses bunker busters, and the most cruel and gruesome bombs dropped directly on refugee camps, hospitals, schools, humanitarian aid vans, journalist’s homes.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago

You're making an argument for legitimacy not legality. All of the bombing that all of the parties have been doing is illegal under a strict reading of international law in that war is generally not allowed unless approved by some UN resolution.

[-] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

Yes.

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[-] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

Nope. Just as illegal as Israel’s.

[-] djsoren19@yiffit.net 1 points 2 months ago

Very legal, very cool

[-] SlothMama@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Very demeure very mindful

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