# United States and Israel are bombing Iran {for current/ongoing events, past/future have specific threads}

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/572 "2026-03-04T19:00:03Z")

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Moderating:

> [@Babale](#):
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> Of course not. But we’re not the ones who _chose_ to be at war.

> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> What a joke this is. This is the ultimate war of choice for the United States. We were not remotely in any danger from Iran.

This is not the thread to discuss the underlying reasons for what is being called a “war”. This thread is to discuss the actual bombings and actions that are occurring.

If you wish to discuss underlying reasons and/or consequences for the bombings (different threads, in my view), please start such threads.

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