# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1384
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/1384 "2026-04-19T19:10:56Z")
@EddyTeddyFreddy brought that up in the [Speculation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-for-and-or-consequences-to-the-us-and-elsewhere-for-engaging-in-the-bombing-of-iran-and-other-targets/1028210/474) thread a couple of days ago, I posted a bit on my second-hand concerns. > [@Speculation for and/or Consequences to the US and Elsewhere for Engaging in the Bombing of Iran and Other Targets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-for-and-or-consequences-to-the-us-and-elsewhere-for-engaging-in-the-bombing-of-iran-and-other-targets/1028210/478): > > Speaking to specifics - my wife is a Senior Engineer at a microchip firm that produces various boutique level chips including some with military applications that have recipes that cannot be altered. One of the common substrates in many chips is Tungsten (note, this is a SINGLE element in production, you can guess how many others are similar). 557% increase in cost. Now, I’m sticking to general terms, but those costs are NOT going to absorbed by the company, especially after getting burned … So we did a good bit of discussion about how it isn’t a good sign, and a profoundly ignorant one for the administration to take. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071)._