# 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:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/598 "2026-03-05T07:02:09Z")

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That story about the MRFF should be viewed with extreme skepticism.

> **[Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for...](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you-share-that-story-about)**
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> The narrative is dramatic. The sourcing is thin. And skepticism matters, especially on something this serious.

Further discussion on this subject risks taking the thread afield of its purpose. If it’s _confirmed_ that US military leaders view the attack on Iran as a religious crusade, then it’s probably on-topic. However, _debating_ whether that’s actually a thing would be a hijack. So I propose we leave it there for the purpose of this thread and not mention it again.

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