Hamas is funded by Iran (and historically by Benjamin Netanyahu to destabilize the PA but lets skip over that). After Oct 7th, Israel effectively diminished Hamas, bombed Gaza for two years and then bombed Iran, with the US supporting (June 2025). According to Iran, In Dec 2025 a co-ordinated economic attack by foreign actors led to mass riots and casualties in Iran. The US and Israel have now bombed Iran today, with the European countries telling Iran not to retaliate. You know, turn the other cheek, we do not want international norms like tit for tat to be applied when we do bad things. As I understand it the supreme leader is missing presumed dead (not verified), while multiple cities have been bombed in Iran as well as multiple military sites. It is being reported by Iran that Israel for its part aided in the bombing with an elementary girls elementary school bombed with reports of 50+ children dead.
I am not sure Irony is the right word. Israel for its part has had alot of practice bombing schools in Gaza and making songs about it. If a government does not want a particular label, it should not do particular things.
You mixed verified facts, disputed claims, and wartime narratives as if they all carry the same weight. They don’t.
First, if children were killed anywhere, that is tragic. No decent person celebrates that. But in active conflicts, especially involving Iran, Israel, Hamas, or the US, early casualty reports often come directly from state media or partisan sources. Those claims need verification before being treated as established fact. We’ve seen that repeatedly over the years.
Second, regarding Hamas. Iran’s financial, military, and logistical support for Hamas and Hezbollah is not controversial. It has been acknowledged by Western intelligence agencies and by Iran itself in various forms. That relationship is part of the broader regional strategy. Internal Israeli political decisions are a separate issue. Political maneuvering is not the same as arming and funding an organization that carries out cross border attacks and openly calls for the destruction of a state.
Third, the claim that Israel “had practice bombing schools” is rhetoric, not analysis. In Gaza, Hamas has embedded military infrastructure in civilian areas, including near schools and hospitals. That does not remove Israel’s responsibility to minimize civilian harm, but it does explain why civilian structures are often involved in strikes. Urban warfare in densely populated areas produces horrific outcomes. That reality is not unique to Israel. It has happened in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan under Western militaries as well.
Fourth, on the broader point about irony. The argument is not that one side is morally pure and the other evil. The point is consistency. When Western democracies are attacked, they respond militarily. When Israel was attacked on October 7, it responded militarily. If Iran’s leadership were killed, Iran would respond militarily. That is how states behave. Expecting one side alone to permanently absorb attacks without responding is unrealistic.
Finally, Iran’s leadership has for years used eliminationist rhetoric toward Israel and supported armed groups committed to fighting it. That context shapes how Israel and the US perceive threats. You can argue whether escalation is wise. You can argue proportionality. Those are legitimate debates. But framing everything as simple aggression without acknowledging long term proxy conflict, threats, and prior hostilities is incomplete.
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Hotel in Dubai was targeted by Iranian ballistic missileThis post was edited by Many_Names on Feb 28 2026 09:57am