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Trump announces possible new attacks on Iran (thelemmy.club)
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https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116721129088347687

https://xcancel.com/DropSiteNews/status/2064389363992023539#m

Trump Says Iran Shot Down U.S. Helicopter & U.S. Will Respond

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman Monday, with both crew members rescued within two hours and reported in stable condition by US authorities.

President Trump said on Truth Social that Iran shot down the helicopter and that the U.S. “must, of necessity, respond.”

Iran’s IRGC Navy claimed it shot down the aircraft after it ignored warnings, targeting it with fire from a speedboat. The Pentagon has not confirmed or denied the Iranian account. CENTCOM had said only that the cause is “under investigation.”

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[–] 56 points 3 months ago

"Sir! I do not understand our objectives. How does aimlessly hovering around within enemy attack range help the war effort, Sir?!"

'Frankly, that's above your paygrade soldier, but I can assure you it is vital to our mission! Now strap in and commence operation Specious Standard!'

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    [–] 35 points 3 months ago

    I have an idea how you can avoid getting your choppers shot down by Iran.

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    [–] [S] 34 points 3 months ago*

    He really just wanted to wait until after the Knicks game.

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    [–] 31 points 3 months ago

    Funny how the US shot at a civilian tanker (as he's claiming ceasefire victory) he brags about it. Then when one of the US military vehicles gets nicked the next day he throws a tantrum.

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    [–] [S] 27 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    IOF-linked reporter Barak Ravid says that the US helicopter was hit by an Iranian drone.

    https://xcancel.com/BarakRavid/status/2064392995118411871#m

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  • [–] 33 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    So fucking much to unpack here, the drone "got the helicopter to crash"? That's called shooting it down. and he's.... suggesting it could have been... accidental???

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  • [–] [S] 35 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    The thing you should know about Barak Ravid is that he served in IOF Unit 8200 at the age of 18. Unit 8200 is like Israel's version of US NSA. He reports the things that US/Israel wants you to think. He's employed by Axios.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    We all know how much the US military loves to crash helicopters into other flying vehicles over bodies of water

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    speculation on a couple of military forums that the apache was tasked with shooting down a shahed but did so within the blast radius of the explosion, so the "great military" may have stepped on a rake with this one. i don't know if i believe it, but that could jibe with the tweet warning us pilots of "their own human error"

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    • [–] 25 points 3 months ago

    Trump rolls the world's worst ceasefire, declares war in frustration.

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    [–] [S] 23 points 3 months ago

    New press statement from Iran FM Araghchi.

    https://xcancel.com/araghchi/status/2064410758587339035#m

    I made it into a new post : https://hexbear.net/post/8726399

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    [–] 19 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Great job Mr presindend

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    • [–] 18 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    For my money it's just how certain I am that he's lying. It is unfathomable to me that anybody could be to blame for this besides America. The amount of spin this has to even give the impression that it's a complicated matter must make a tennis player blush.

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