# United States and Israel are bombing Iran {for current/ongoing events, past/future have specific threads} **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump, iran-strikes-2026\ **Created:** [February 28, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071 "2026-02-28T07:56:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 43
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/846 "2026-03-15T11:57:12Z")
After the amount of munitions that have been used over the past 2 weeks, what sorts of targets are left to target? Are we now essentially in a defensive sort of posture, in which we can only respond to what Iran does? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/847 "2026-03-15T12:54:32Z")
I don’t think we’re in any sort of posture. This war is being run by idiots. They had no plan for the Strait of Hormuz – about the most basic and obvious strategic concern related to any war with Iran there could possibly be. Posture is beyond them. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/848 "2026-03-15T13:30:45Z")
More and more leaks about supposed misgivings about this war, from high-ups in the administration: > **[Brendan Nyhan (@brendannyhan.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/brendannyhan.bsky.social/post/3mh3ywex2522f)** > > First Vance, now Caine. Who hasn't leaked their misgivings and warnings at this point? > > \[contains quote post or other embedded content\] Generally, you see leaks like this when senior people think it’s going to go catastrophically wrong and they want to cover their own asses by saying “I advised against it”. Not terribly surprising with a war with no mission and no plan, run by idiots. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/849 "2026-03-15T14:08:39Z")
This should be obvious, but Trump bloviating always confuses thing, so it’s nice to have someone sane and serious confirm it - the war is, of course, no where near over. The IDF spokesperson spoke to CNN and confirmed, they have operations detailed out until Passover and even three weeks beyond that. > **[IDF on Iran: We have plans at least until Passover - and even 3 weeks after](https://www.ynetnews.com/article/9f3r4l82q)** ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/850 "2026-03-15T15:16:57Z")
Passover is on April 1st this year. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/851 "2026-03-15T15:29:42Z")
At least one poster has implied that this war is just another round of an ongoing conflict: > [@Alessan](#): > > No, but the war between Israel and Iran began in April 2024. So why would anything be over by Passover? ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/852 "2026-03-15T15:45:20Z")
As I read it, it’s not about it being all over, but about how far the _current_ operation’s plans run. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/853 "2026-03-15T15:51:48Z")
Yeah, this current round will be over soon, hopefully. The war as a whole will end when the current Iranian regime decides that it’s willing to end its conflict with Israel (not likely) or is replaced by a regime that is. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/854 "2026-03-15T15:53:47Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > At least one poster has implied that this war is just another round of an ongoing conflict: > > > [@Alessan](#): > > > > No, but the war between Israel and Iran began in April 2024. > > So why would anything be over by Passover? It absolutely is part of an ongoing conflict, but unlike at any time except for 12 days last year, we are fighting the source of the threat rather than a proxy group. Regardless, it sounds like the expectation is that it will very likely go at least three weeks beyond that, too. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/855 "2026-03-15T16:12:03Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Yeah, this current round will be over soon, hopefully. The war as a whole will end when the current Iranian regime decides that it’s willing to end its conflict with Israel (not likely) or is replaced by a regime that is. That argument ignores the fact that America is not constrained by Israel’s decisions. Israel doesn’t _get_ to decide when the war is over. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/856 "2026-03-15T16:25:00Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > "Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe,” Trump wrote on Truth Social… > > He added that “hopefully” China, France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and other countries “affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated.” Like most of Trump’s bullshit coming out of his piehole, these two statements do not agree with each other. “many countries” are sending ships, but “hopefully” they will be sending ships. In other words, he has begged these countries to send ships. Wishful thinking indeed. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/857 "2026-03-15T16:33:02Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > “many countries” are sending ships, but “hopefully” they will be sending ships. It’s how his mind works: if what he does or decides causes you a problem, you should know it’s up to you to do something to fix it, but _he_ still was right all along so _you_ are the one failing if you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/858 "2026-03-16T00:01:19Z")
Hengaw with a report on the casualties sustained by Iran so far: > **[War toll reaches 4,900 in two weeks, including 480 civilians, Hengaw’s fourth...](https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-7)** > [@](#): > > Verified data from Hengaw’s Statistics and Documentation Center shows that 480 of the victims were civilians, accounting for 9.8 percent of the total death toll, while 4,420 were members of Iranian military forces. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/859 "2026-03-16T00:04:35Z")
I’m not sure what prevents Trump from declaring the war over today, saying the USA will keep drilling more to cope with the blockage of Strait of Hormuz, declare anyone who complains about gas prices to be a liberal, and announce that any subsequent Iranian retaliation for the war will be considered “an unprovoked attack.” Would be absurd, but totally something his base could buy. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/860 "2026-03-16T02:16:12Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I’m not sure what prevents Trump He’s fucking stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/861 "2026-03-16T02:23:14Z")
His ego demands a “perfect victory” where America achieves everything it wants immediately with zero negative consequences. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/862 "2026-03-16T02:44:29Z")
No message. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/863 "2026-03-16T03:09:40Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > His ego demands a “perfect victory” where America achieves everything it wants immediately with zero negative consequences. As demonstrated by his demand for an unconditional surrender where he gets to appoint a new leadership of his choice. That’s not the kind of demand that you can expect any nation to just roll over for, no matter how big the mismatch is. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/864 "2026-03-16T03:17:28Z")
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/865 "2026-03-16T03:19:38Z")
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