This reminds me of an 18th century duel. Both parties have fired, and the challenger declares that honor has been satisfied. The other doesn't say but doesn't reload either.

@sirsancti5504

Ай бұрын

Yeah, but now Israel says they have grounds to "defend themselves".. U.S.A. and most EU will support it.. Russia supports Iran andcthe group.. And the cycle continues.

@Gorboduc

Ай бұрын

Barry Lyndon has entered the chat...

@fatimahkhatib8961

Ай бұрын

So US France Germany was only allowed to supply the zionist with ammunition but it was terror for Iran to supply help to palestine. U r all sick. Then the world have to b under ur spell. Admit n stop hiding the damage caused by Iran. Now evryone is feeling sorryyyyy for poor ISRAEEEEEL😅😅

@devonchildress6684

Ай бұрын

@@sirsancti5504they said they won’t support an offensive

@CorePathway

Ай бұрын

Who thought Iran was not going to ‘respond’ to an attack on their sovereign territory (embassy)?

Iran needed to respond to save face, even warning the United States. "It's an international game of poker, and everyone is cheating." -Beau of the Fifth Column

@b.6603

Ай бұрын

This guy gets his geopolitical analysis direct from the source Bo is always precise

@puraLusa

Ай бұрын

Usa denies that it was warned. Usa knew cause it has a pretty good inteligence of iran.

@snowthearcticfox1

Ай бұрын

I've never known beau to be wrong, whether you agree with his political views is up to you but he definitely keeps his facts straight.

@satakrionkryptomortis

Ай бұрын

regarding reactions from islamics they did not even achieve that..

@Bonzi_Buddy

Ай бұрын

Jesus. Beau cultists

This reminds me of when Pelosi visited Taiwan and the CCP shot their own missiles into the sea to show how angry they were.

@lrmry

Ай бұрын

😂

@Eyclonus

Ай бұрын

Like 90% of "targeted action" in geo-politics is just throwing a tantrum with an implied threat.

@antonystringfellow5152

Ай бұрын

And that episode reminded me of crows when they're angry at us, vigorously pecking the branch they're stood on.

@Bothandle70

Ай бұрын

Not everyone is bloodthirsty like West and Israel.

@magnumxlpi

Ай бұрын

​@@Bothandle70 🤡

Mission Hold Me Back Bro Accomplished

@davileite780

Ай бұрын

Yep. Pretty much it.

My guess is the iranians don’t want a bigger war so they sent attack big enough to be scary and to deter further attacks. But one that won’t do enough damage for Israel to escalate

@pabcu2507

Ай бұрын

They know war isn’t worth it as it’ll probably bring in America and drag other countries in the Middle East into the conflict

@pabcu2507

Ай бұрын

Well, Israel is the only country in the Middle East that have nuclear weapons, also America is there

@u2beuser714

Ай бұрын

Aside from all that, doesnt this attack makes you wonder how many missiles iran has? Think about it, iran fired missiles and drones in not insignificant number while knowing that all will be intercepted , so it basically knowingly wasted alot..

@Receipt

Ай бұрын

... But what if it's not scary at the end though? It was a smooth brained move.

@technobladeleakedclips1827

Ай бұрын

​@@pabcu2507israel does not have nukes wtf. It got rid of them in the 90s

It’s quite clear that this was a “warning attack” from Iran to establish deterrence. The damage was minimal (likely intentional), but Iran did show that they are willing and capable of directly attacking Israel if they are provoked again.

@zippyparakeet1074

Ай бұрын

It was clearly intentionally weak. Iran is not stupid.

@michellec1866

Ай бұрын

The result made Arab countries further departed from Tehran. 😂😂😂

@patjane7505

Ай бұрын

​@@zippyparakeet1074no one knew how Arrow 3 would work. They sent more than 100 missiles. It's a miracle that Arrow 3 worked so well

@davebrookbank4831

Ай бұрын

AND that iran couldn't make a good missile if there life depended on it ..... and it does

@ateampossible

Ай бұрын

@@zippyparakeet1074you sure about what you’re saying?! launching 110 ballistic missiles is intentionally weak. Yet Russia biggest attack was with 90 ballistic missiles on Ukrainian which is 25 times bigger than Israel.

I didn't know this channel until now. Hell, what a ride. Really cool and understandable made, some sarcasm, chapters, lots of logic and no talking like on meth. Thank you very much. Subbed, for sure!

@comlitbeta7532

Ай бұрын

No meth but lots of lines

@allemagneproducer

Ай бұрын

​@@comlitbeta7532 its all about fentanyl bro

Hey, I LOVED the format of this video! The final minutes doing quick answers to questions of the community was really good

@Gametheory101

Ай бұрын

I thought it was an interesting experiment, but I am waiting to see retention metrics before determining how frequently I will do similar things.

@SpoOoOoOoOoOod

Ай бұрын

It's like you're some kind of analyst

I was waiting for this video. And oh boy I got some answers to some questions I had. Thanks a lot. You are thebgo to channel when comes to geopolitics of conflicts.

Great video as usual. I loved the Q&A section. Would love to see it done more!

Thank you. Your analysis is always enlightening.

@mike4480

Ай бұрын

…Thanks for the Stream and explaining this subject in such detail.. 💙💛💙

Much awaited, much appreciated looking forward to excellent insights as always from you.

If you look at the map you see that the path of the drones was over/near American outpost in Syria and Jordan. The US will know immediately when they launch. If you don’t tell the Americans “this is not for you” the US might have taken action in the five hours that the drones took to reach their target. The Iranians had no choice but to notify the Americans.

@RobespierreThePoof

Ай бұрын

Hm. Interesting.

@user-il2er3uo8h

Ай бұрын

they didnt notify anyone . The US has satellites all over the world and can see everything anywhere

@funkyuns1655

Ай бұрын

it still pisses me off we invaded these countries and still refuse to leave

@aznluvr7

Ай бұрын

@@funkyuns1655 We are in Jordan and Iraq at their request. Syria, who gives a shit what Assad says?

@Muzain

Ай бұрын

@@aznluvr7 Iraq in their request What a joke

Great Analysis, and well thought out, some of the same things I was thinking after seeing this play out. Thanks 👍👍

Thank you for another amazing video. It is great to watch experts like you put the hard dedication on KZread for our joy.

Did not expect a 3 Body Problem joke. 😂

@vincentkwan8856

Ай бұрын

What was it?

@JRM92B

Ай бұрын

Iran didn’t want to escalate so they dehydrated their army 🤣

@izak5356

Ай бұрын

Literally the book coming up on screen and a reference to the Trisolarans in the book​@@vincentkwan8856

@Bajso84

Ай бұрын

Iran sent an entire fleet, but Isreal had a Droplet

@zbhylton

Ай бұрын

Based

ThanksMuch for posting !

At the end of the day… Iran just conducted a stress test , whilst the Russians watched closely

@simonkevnorris

Ай бұрын

From what I heard the missiles were all at high altitude where Russia fire them at tree top level making them harder to hit.

@515coldfire

Ай бұрын

Exactly. Jordan saudi and nato defended israel that night. What a joke. Imagine if israel was left to defend itself

@groinBlaster31

Ай бұрын

​@@515coldfireimagine Gaza on its own without Iranian supplies. Or Russia without Iranian and North Korean (and apparently also Chinese) supplies

@esjb1191

Ай бұрын

@@groinBlaster31 If all aid where cut to everyone that would deffinetly benefit russia lol. Ukraine receives ALOT more than russia in terms of help from abroad

@BarcaHannibal

Ай бұрын

@@515coldfire Imagine if Israel was left to defend itself from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Iran alone? Oh my god, Israel the cowards, a nation of 8 million population cannot defend itself alone against a combined population of 200 million knocking on its doors.

This makes a lot more sense than the hubub on TV. Absolute legend.

@badviper2059

Ай бұрын

I know right? I trust this channel far more than I trust "proper" news sources. Not to down on William but... that's pretty sad. William does an excellent job of avoiding tribalistic politics, and instead discussing the potential implications of geopolitical events, as well as potential motivations of the players, deeper than just the sore spots everybody already knows about. He doesn't doomsay or fearmonger or anything like that.

@furinick

Ай бұрын

24h news were a disaster for journalism

@kingace6186

Ай бұрын

Leave to actual expert to provide journalistic insight.

@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat

Ай бұрын

People still watch TV news? But how do you learn what happened?

@beyondalpha1072

Ай бұрын

Imagine thinking you can get any truth on KZread lol all those channels get shut down

was just to save face and test Israel's defense more likely

@MustardSkaven

Ай бұрын

It's not a realistic test. They announced the launch times and arrival times. They also made sure there was enough time between the drones and missiles to be intercepted. Such a "test" is not representative of Israeli defence capability. It's nothing more than Iran needing to respond to save face while at the same time avoiding a war with USA(Israel). They don't want any war until they have nukes.

@user-wj7bu9zv7i

Ай бұрын

But the results were rather humiliating for Iran...

@zippyparakeet1074

Ай бұрын

​@@user-wj7bu9zv7i would be even more humiliating if they didn't do shit. They basically just showed off their capability in an elaborate manner. "see, we could've hurt you real bad but we chose not to." They know Israel under Netanyahu is very hawkish right now but they also want to appear strong themselves so they had to do this.

@kevinj24535

Ай бұрын

but they have shown that they cannot harm Israel. Before that you could have seen that they might be able to.

@np8139

Ай бұрын

@@kevinj24535 We don't know how things would've gone if the attack wasn't so telegraphed and if they used a few thousand weapons instead of a few hundred. It was a valuable learning experience for both sides, and Israel came out looking better, but it's inaccurate to conclude that Iran cannot harm Israel. Becoming complacent thinking the enemy can't damage you is how October 7th happened.

Another quality update and video!

Excellent analysis!

Would you be able to do a video on Sudan's ongoing civil war? It seems really important for something discussed so little.

@booz394

Ай бұрын

The UN exists for the Palestinians and the Palestinian only. Please do not bore us with ACTUAL human suffering around the globe. Thx.

@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat

Ай бұрын

I didn't even know there was one ongoing. Did it stop at some point and restart? I think I heard about one years ago when they split.

@ami4511

Ай бұрын

@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat There have been some small internecine conflicts on an off since the succession from the South but this conflict since 2023 April between two rival factions of the militia has destabilised the whole country. Thousands killed and injured, millions displaced and fleeing as refugees, and fears about another genocide emerging. But for various reasons including the fact it's more or less a proxy war with Saudi Arabia-UAE, there has been minimal coverage. Although many other countries are involved too and there have been a lot of negative regional consequences. I'm ethnically south sudanese, and I would like to see a video from this channel about this conflict too!

@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat

Ай бұрын

@@ami4511 This is definitely being under-covered. I tend to stick to international news and this is maybe the second time I've heard about this. It's probably more Ukraine and Pa/Is drowning it out.

@jensholm5759

Ай бұрын

There is no Sudan. Its a belt with no real states all the way from Senegal to Eritrea and rules by¨warlords and tribes. When France has left the whole thing in fx Mali is just replaced by wagners. The didising by religion didnt help much i Sudan as well. I have changes oppions. For many years we helped with food, medical care, education and guns for rulers. The result is many and more come here. Europe is even blamed for not them an we cant even their birthrates. We buy minerals from there including uranium and oil. Money dont go to any positive progress at all. We yearh. We sell guns too.

This happened when Trump was president when they took out the Iranian general, the Iranians retaliated and many US troops got brain trauma but right away. Trump said it’s over no one got hurt, which was a lie,but it’s a very similar situation.

Love the Q&A great addition

As always, thank you for such a comprehensive explanation of this situation.

Since you are so good at adding some levity to your videos, you might consider continuing to highlight the best joke comment/question at the end of your videos (like in this one), if/when any such comment meets your threshold (but only after the book pitch, to make it worth your while). Either way, thanks for the videos professor!

@user-rw7yo8rs5f

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the compliment stay safe n God bless n protect you yours in christ

Iranian PR stunt or……? Iran had to respond on the diplomatic embassy in Lebanon regardless of the other events going on throughout the Middle East. PS - suspect Iran did not use its most deadly or stealthy weapons so as to not put Israel or the USA on notice.

@JaKingScomez

Ай бұрын

I dont think they have stealth weapons

@warbrain1053

Ай бұрын

​@@JaKingScomez stealthy weaponry can be terror actions

@JaKingScomez

Ай бұрын

@@warbrain1053 oh i had no idea

@warbrain1053

Ай бұрын

@@JaKingScomez yeah stealth is just being hidden. Technically a silenced sniper can do a stealthy attack lmao, but that would be called subversion attacks if i am not wrong

@sd-vx6bo

Ай бұрын

if iran did exactly what israel did to them to any western country it would be considered a declaration of war almost instantaneously. “rules based international order” is a joke

7:43 The words used here are *very* important. The US stated they would not support Israel *in an attack* , however they did not state that they would not provide air defense, ISR, funding, and weapons, meaning Israel would only be alone in carrying out the strikes. Given what the US has done for Ukraine, I see this as the most likely possibility.

@lif6737

Ай бұрын

It gives them enough wiggle room to encourage them not to, but to support them if they do.

@Ostinat0

Ай бұрын

Even with all that support, I doubt Israel has the means available to launch any serious effort there. I think that's exactly the message Iran wanted to send: "you are nothing without your allies and your allies have other arguably more important problems to deal with right now; just think about that"

@user-il2er3uo8h

Ай бұрын

@@Ostinat0 Israel can and will strike back just a matter of time . tighten up your turbans Iran

@TheRezro

Ай бұрын

@@Ostinat0 They already did launch successful attack against Iran in the past. Look destitution of Iranian nuclear program. Obviously full invasion, unlikely without US. But Israel can seriously screw Iran.

@LockheedMartinEnjoyer

Ай бұрын

"We won't interfere, but if they need weapons we can sell."

Always great content!

Thanks for the smart questions of everyone and your explanation in this video. I like to watch military strategy analysis videos and this one was very likable

Please god send complete health to the Israeli Arab (Bedouin) girl who is the only single injured and she is severly injured. Just 7 years old. Imagine hundreds of balistic missiles are intercepted 99% of their attack failed, but 1 girl got a shrapnel fallen on her how unlucky. Please pray for her. God bless her soul.

@nolga3569

Ай бұрын

if they shot down 99% how did an arab kid get injured? the isr narrative doesn't add up at all. sry idf lies non stop

@Tripserpentine

Ай бұрын

That god is what got these nazis there though. Iran has a right to defend itself.

@RPRosen-ki2fk

Ай бұрын

An intelligent, sincere comment ... NOT trying to show off witty analysis or be funny. So rare, I'll support it.

@ordro107

Ай бұрын

@@RPRosen-ki2fk yeah comments are like a microcosm of the internet… only provocative and short get attention, and the whole thing seems pointless but it’s addictive so here we are.. i guess i just have a need to amplify discussions about important things that are muffled by all the noise and shallow takes

You seem to be the only commentator mentioning the difference in cost of the exchange between Israel and Iran. Of course, one must take into account the GDP of the countries and that every munition used against Israel is one that cannot be sold to Russia. We must also consider the depth of each nation's stockpiles and production capacity, and the very different levels of necessity for victory.

The video makes sense. Thanks a lot. Keep doing😊😊

Very concise and well elaborated. Well done William

10:45 I see what you did there, very nice. Do I want to know how long you spend looking through images of officials to get these?

@Gametheory101

Ай бұрын

It’s true. I get unreasonably excited when one of the major accounts does a photo dump on Flickr.

Hello, watching closely from Warsaw, Poland. Greetings!

@MustardSkaven

Ай бұрын

Polski bratem

@nicolajohnson1887

Ай бұрын

I keep reading about Russian mouth pieces who want to attack Poland and Finland, they also want Alaska back. Good luck with that was my thought. My best friend is Polish so I know a bit about PL .

@Warszawski_Modernizm

Ай бұрын

@@nicolajohnson1887 Thank you for your kind words!

@ivanexell-uz4mv

Ай бұрын

@@Warszawski_Modernizm Poland will take their former lands back ❤ love from Uk 🇬🇧 we won’t make the same mistake again

@julianpetkov8320

Ай бұрын

Spamiel is almost 100% spam. Hi from Bulgaria.

interesting way to deliver news. Excellent and fair reporting.

Another phenomenal report .

Now can both sides just take their W's and chill the *censored* out!

@richardarriaga6271

Ай бұрын

They really forever war. They won't be fired if they are at war. It would be "unpatriotic".

@Eyclonus

Ай бұрын

But, Bibi wants his forever war to keep going so he doesn't have to deal with opinion polls and elections.

@Factfindersnation

Ай бұрын

Israel must respond

@codrinmicusan446

Ай бұрын

Just say fuck bro don't be a pussy

@makemoney7560

Ай бұрын

@@Factfindersnation don’t drag the US in the mess.

Nothing says Freedom units, like imperial

@markstott6689

Ай бұрын

Imperial units are a hangover from British colonial rule in North America. The metric system originates from France, the country that provided the support that allowed the US to gain said "freedom" from Britain. Without France, I doubt that the USA would have formed in the way it did. Therefore, please continue to celebrate those Imperial units from the mother country. Please continue to use the system from the country that tried to prevent your independence. I've been chuckling about this for decades. 😂😂😂❤😂😂😂

@cryf1840

Ай бұрын

Slight caveat: imperial was invented after the US revolution, and we actually use a customary system.

@groinBlaster31

Ай бұрын

​@@markstott6689it's clearly a play on words imo. Freedom. Imperial. Sounds oxymoronic

@grodesby3422

Ай бұрын

The British Empire claimed to be a bastion of freedom in its time, tearing down petty despots and supporting international free markets as it dod

@busterbiloxi3833

Ай бұрын

Huh? Douchebag!

Excellent video!

I'm not familiar with your work or your videos.... so tonight this was the first of your videos that I watched and I really like what I learned. I esp LIKE that you do not include a secondary "music" (noise) soundtrack like so many other channels do because I think it's distracting and makes it harder to concentrate on what's being taught. Anyway thanks for your videos I'm subscribing tonight.

Peter Zeihan says Iran called Swiss to let US know when and how they were going to shoot with coordinates.

@TheStephaneAdam

Ай бұрын

Always take that kind of statement with a pinch of salt... But yeah that would make sense.

@Frankthetank-zr5mc

Ай бұрын

…and the Israeli’s and Jordanians. They told weapon types, speeds, routes, times, etc. Iran is afraid but felt they had to do something for internal consumption.

@Adriaticus

Ай бұрын

​@@Frankthetank-zr5mcIsrael under the Netanyahu government isn't exactly acting rationally, Iran certainly didn't want to provoke an enormous response.

@gramma677

Ай бұрын

@@Adriaticus The fact that it's common knowledge it was a pantomime of an attack, is just such a ridiculous position they've taken. They have shown their opponents they are not willing to engage in a war they will lose very quickly and do this dog and pony show, to pretend it's responding in kind. It only works if people think it was a real attack. If everyone knows it was a play attack, it just makes them look like kids. And they play the harmless kid, so they don't get whacked. Pathetic cowardly leadership, slaughtering and oppressing their own defenseless people and being little wussies with serious countries that can fight back.

@asifshah5340

Ай бұрын

​@gramma677 lol you taking drugs bro

may be the iranians sent most of these missiles into areas where few people lived as a way of telling its people that they did strike israel while also saying to israel this is just a show of strength but not to escalate.

This really is a riveting channel😊

Glad to see that we got lines on maps, even for a few seconds. I am appeased.

He forgot to mention that Israel's cost to defend against Iran's assault was 1.3 billion dollars.. That is impossible to sustain.

@asafb1984

Ай бұрын

I don't think 1.3 billion dollars is accurate. The real number should be a much lower.

@jeffkeller589

Ай бұрын

That would be over 4 million dollars for each projectile intercepted.. doesn't sound right to me

@user-os6ch5pt7w

Ай бұрын

What? They spent close to $1.25 BILLION USD on the attack. How is that economical for sanctioned Iran with its low GDP? Iran launched: -115-130 MRBMS at $10 million/MRBM = >$1,150,000,000 -40 CMs at $1.5 million/CM = $60,000,000 -200 Shaheds at $200,000 = $40,000,000 For a total of = $1,250,000,000 Why are you so happy about being ignorant?

@RobespierreThePoof

Ай бұрын

There no way anyone has the information to accurately assess that figure at this point.

@SoftwareEngineer3

Ай бұрын

You are assuming in an all out war Israel will just sit there and take it? You're assumption is wrong. You need to calculate the cost of the damage prevent ed vs. the cost of the damage that will be inflicted on the enemy.

I'd be curious to learn whether this will drive Israel's future defense technologies towards more cost-effective anti-drone tools, such as the German Gepards. Between the loud broadcasting, the relatively long delay to arrival, etc., this seems more like something where Iran was looking to force Israel into spending some money, rather than a serious attempt at damaging Israeli infrastructure. Maybe that doesn't actually make sense from an economic standpoint, but the fact remains that Israel spent a relatively large amount on its defense compared to the cost Iran spent on an attack.

@groinBlaster31

Ай бұрын

It's definitely true that drones are very cheap to manufacture and expensive to take down. They're the flying equivalent of land mines (like $50 to set up in a few seconds and several thousand to safely dismantle in like 10 minutes)

I'm new to the channel. Thanks for the great content. Subscribed, liked, shared, watched all ads.

Great, spot on analysis

it aint bizarre , iran just dont want escalation that will pull the US in

@YouAreStillNotablaze

Ай бұрын

Nor does the U.S. , it would be an absolute nightmare for all involved.

@oussama123654789

Ай бұрын

@@YouAreStillNotablaze right , all the US is thinking about right now is china nothing else matters . but israel have other plans i guess

Thanks William

@akopowerletsplay3884

Ай бұрын

thank you bro

Finally an excellent analysis that sees the biggest picture behind this attack.

Your perspectives are so refreshing and clear, thank you as always. Didn't consider the drone facilities as targets, that would make a lot of sense.

@SebastianRosca

Ай бұрын

Iran is a mountainous country. They have posted videos online with Shahed factory deep inside tunnels. It's highly unlikely they have factories at ground level. Maybe for some components, the factories are based in cities, but the assembly and stockpiles are deep underground. The only way to counter this is at launch moment to destroy the carriers, but that means that F16, F15, F35 will need to travel 1000 km towards Iran, police the air and deliver strikes. This sort of distance implies aerial refueling over Iraq, having multiple AWACS planes in the air, Reapers and so on. It's a massive operation that Israel cannot do by itself. Also it's probable that Iran has at least a few thousand Shaheds on standby and at least a few hundred long range missiles ready. Considering the fact that Israel & allies used warplanes for defensive, any attack on Iran will imply that the warplanes are loaded with bombs and cruise missiles, rather than air to air interceptors. A massive drone and missile strike (more than 2000) will completely overwhelm the air defense. Right not there is no clear balance of power either in Israeli favor or in Iranian favor, as both countries have developed a countering strategy to each other's capabilities, and both stand to suffer huge losses if true war breaks out. It's pretty much the MAD pact between them.

@dohyunio

Ай бұрын

@@SebastianRosca Thank you for sharing, all great info.

As crazy as it sounds, I think Netanyahu is the more dangerous player in this situation. He's trying to avoid a trail even if it means trying to drag the US into it while Iran surprisingly is taking their time calculating what they consider an appropriate response trying not to bring the US into it and using proxy groups they can distance themselves from to a certain extent which allows the US to strike back at them without bringing Iran into it. Iran struck back at Israel and the day before yesterday Hms has laid out a peace deal that's pretty reasonable IMO, but I recommend checking it out yourself and seeing what you think.

@Typexviiib

Ай бұрын

Imagine hitler in 1945 offering the soviets about to enter berlin a peace treaty where the soviets release every pow into german hands, withdrawl all soviet troops from the area, and provide for daily supplies to the nazi war machine. In exchange they are willing to release some women and old men they unlawfully kidnapped from a polish village, and hitler stays in power. Something tells me stalin doesnt take that deal. Enemies on the verge of defeat do not get to dictate such one sided cease fires.

@BlackwingsProphet

Ай бұрын

Who would have thought we'll see The US and Iran trying to be reasonable while Israel Try to drag them both into war . I've never seen a country have a Napoleon complex before

@Typexviiib

Ай бұрын

@@BlackwingsProphet firing 300 weapons into a foreign country after propping up and arming terrorists to attack them is not being reasonable. Isreal should show restraint, but irans attack was a massive escalation of a conflict they started via proxies.

@melodymarks4927

Ай бұрын

Not true

@arthurmoore9488

Ай бұрын

@@Typexviiib Foreign and domestic politics are weird. Iran, the US, and China have this part in common. A major part of the population gets fired up by the crazies in power rhetoric and so not doing something can end in the crazies getting replaced by even more crazy people. They want to stay in power, so need to say/do something to appease their base.

There's one casualty according to several sources: a 7 year old Bedouin girl was hit by an Iranian weapon. I hope she stays alive and can heal. According to several sources Saudi Arabia helped, too. More or less indirectly by providing intel and by offering a place for American and British jets. I don't have more info about their help. Ukraine: Russia apparently currently turns to second hit attacks. Attacking - waiting for first responders to arrive - attack again. Evil.

@ctmdrivetest789

Ай бұрын

who is evil here ? what about USA many crimes all around the word . instruct urself more otherwise u end up like you stupid point of view accusing others without watching ursef the mirror

Very well made videos

Well done. New sub.

I love me some game theory.

Iran "we will send x number of drones and rockets through this flight path at this exact time and they will arrive at this designated time, our retaliation is complete, please don't hit us back"

@Mr11ESSE111

Ай бұрын

Iran drones and rockets worth 10 million $ and those of israel and USA which shoot it down worth billion or above !! Iran could afford lot of drones attacks on such a way while Jews not so

@tuehojbjerg969

Ай бұрын

@@Mr11ESSE111 I CALL COMPLETE BULLSHIT the missiles where millions dollars each

@aliosanlou4425

Ай бұрын

And yet the main missiles that were the reall deal reached their target succesfully (those videos are not in UTUBE )

@CorePathway

Ай бұрын

Exactly. Too bad 99% of people won’t get this info.

@marrs1013

Ай бұрын

​@@Mr11ESSE111 And both Israel and the West will just there and watch the incoming missiles. Right...

This could be because they need to appease the hardliners while not incure a lot of blowback. They did this when US killed their general in a drone strike. They warned Iraq counterparts they will attack a specific base.

I don't want to say "before turning around and heading slightly south" is funny, because it's not, considering the larger picture, but it was a clever play on words. Great video.

Thanks!

@Gametheory101

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Isn't Iran already captured a commercial ship, tangentially linked to Israel?

@user-il2er3uo8h

Ай бұрын

that was Potugese and India

@AlessandroRodriguez

Ай бұрын

@@user-il2er3uo8h no it was Iran and Israel owned ship, happens the 2024.04.15 (kzread.info/dash/bejne/eaOrmrmAaZq3cps.html)

🇮🇱🇺🇦 "To protect Israel, which is not a NATO member, Western countries did not need Article 5 of the Alliance. The same is possible in relation to Ukraine - political will is needed", - Zelensky

@Typexviiib

Ай бұрын

Nato is one collective security agreement, ukraines problem is they didnt seek ANY collective security agreements before hand. Kind of like how saudi arabia is courting a security agreement with the us before iran attacks them.

@SianaGearz

Ай бұрын

​@@Typexviiib didn't seek? I want some of your drugs.

@gideonmele1556

Ай бұрын

@@Typexviiibthe did have the Budapest agreement but yeah, they tried to straddle the fence since 1990.

@hamzamahmood9565

Ай бұрын

​@Typexviiib Saudis will fail miserably. Not only have they lost all trust from the Biden administration for coordinating oil cuts with Russia, but the security deal involves normalizing relations with Israel. After October 7th, it's fair to say that's not going to happen anytime soon.

@TheKolian1996

Ай бұрын

​@@Typexviiibwtf are you talking about? Ukraine asked to join NATO for decades

My first encounter with this you-tuber. Well done.

Have we really gotten to the point where even abandoning fathers don't go out for cigarettes?

@jlo7770

Ай бұрын

Look at that little goofball doggo pfp picture

I like noticing details. I found the little infographic a nice piece of material to exercise this on. As someone in the exact sciences, I also like numbers. The infographic shows numbers: 300 (threats), 99 (%), 170, 120, 30, says "none" UAVs and "none" of the cruise missiles crossed into Israeli territory, so two more zeroes. The most important number, i.e. the number of ballistic missiles that hit, is "a few". "A few" is not a number. The "few" that we could all see on videos as the situation was unfolding during that night was more than 2-4 (there were 5 alone within 15 seconds of a single video), and only 2-4 would fit the "99% interception rate". It is nice of them to have put the little asterisk so that everything is approximate, but 99% is incorrect. It is more than obvious Israel does not want the world to know the exact number of missiles that hit but what is ridiculous is that I see this 99% crap parroted by essentially all western media (I will not go through this video again but here it is shown more than once for whatever reason). Even though a joke is made about the Iranian media in the video, I don't think that Iranian media is a global issue as they have 0 influence globally. The global media space is absolutely dominated by western media and said media seems to be too lazy to even look at a few video clips and do simple division to very easily figure out how a certain figure is incorrect. We seem to "question everything" to the point where some military idiot can come out on TV and tell us that 99% of 300 is not actually 296-299 but can also be 295, 294, hey why not 290, just put an asterisk to denote how the numbers are approximate. "Keep the 99% though, it sounds super impressive. I mean, we were too late to prevent the social media from publishing the vids which showed some did hit so alas we cannot claim 100%." Then again, 170+120+30 is totally 300 as well. Haven't seen a more garbage infographic in at least a week.

@lisaruhm6681

Ай бұрын

From what I read 6 out of 320 fired projectiles made it through, so a 98% interception rate.

@SebastianRosca

Ай бұрын

Wording is key here. "Interception rate" doesn't mean neutralizing rate. So they can claim that they intercepted 99%, but some of the intercepted rockets and drones were not totally destroyed and the warhead managed to hit the ground. Also in the news you can hear that the US, whatever country intercepted some russian or chinese plane. Intercepted doesn't mean they destroyed it. They discovered it and flew in it's path to complete the "interception".

Thanks

The real line on the map are the friends we made along the way. Thanks for the video, it clarified some things I was wondering about. This whole situation is somewhat confusing to me, as it seems a bit like Iran wanted to "pull a pearl harbour" but ended up with a worse version of the Doolittle raid, and little it did indeed.

Yo, this building adjacent to the Iranian Embassy in Damascus is called and known as the Iranian Consulate. GOT IT!

@ChucksSEADnDEAD

Ай бұрын

It was a consulate annex. Not the consulate itself according to the sources online.

I think Iran is already or very near to becoming a nuclear power and that's why they attacked Israel directly for the first time

@rogerkamben389

Ай бұрын

They could have had a bomb decades ago if they wanted to, but they chose not to. It wasn't coz it's against Koran or some bullshit but simple economics. A nuclear arms race is expensive and Iran doesn't need it to deter their enemies. Hundreds of thousands of conventional missiles will easily level everything important in the region anyway. If/when they do want some nukes it wouldn't take them long either as Iran has some of the best scientists in the world

@ShyanTheLegend

Ай бұрын

they have every right to have nuclear energy. they are not interested in nuclear weapons. it is against their religion and the leader has declared a fatwa against WMDs, thus forbidding it. Iran wants nuclear power to supply their country with efficient and non polluting energy whilst simultaneously selling their oil and gas on the market.

@benmurray8903

Ай бұрын

​@@ShyanTheLegendI'm not sure I buy that, considering the secrecy of Iran's enrichment facilities and their commitment to the destruction of the nation of Israel.

Question your stated costs of shakes drones.

Love how you name the Golan Heights, West Bank and Crimea in one breath, makes one think...

Hi Dr. Spaniel!

@wavydavy9816

Ай бұрын

I keep wanting to call him Daniel 😂

The issue in this entire conflict is that the Arabs and Muslim leaders are forced to side with Palestine no matter what, even if the other side is wrong if they don't respond or one person accuses a Muslim leader is pretty much over for that government

@lotcam4046

Ай бұрын

The other side who is wrong is none other than the Israelis

Nice Three Body reference

Well said thank you , you understand the truth

72 hour warning and iran still landed strikes vs 4 nations air defense is crazy

@LARPing_Services_LLC

Ай бұрын

Thank God. The only thing stopping a nuclear war is (and has always been) the certainty of M.A.D.

@michaelthompson9548

Ай бұрын

Not really..

@bdleo300

Ай бұрын

They basically said when and where.

@hehexd4546

Ай бұрын

​@@michaelthompson9548how is it "not really" 4 power houses trying to intercept mid tier drones and rockets and still landing them on Israeli bases. Don't try to spin this

@groinBlaster31

Ай бұрын

It wasn't really announced 72 hours prior. Only like 10 hours before did president Biden come out and say US intelligence indicates an attack is imminent

Some Ace Combat kid who grew up and actually became a fighter pilot perked up in that briefing. "Gentlemen, we're scrambling to shoot down hundreds of incoming cruise missiles." The kid inside: "I was born for this!"

@jonesmorales-tu6kq

Ай бұрын

Drones they shot down

That milk comment was comedy gold 😂

well those Iron Dome missiles are quite expensive, a few more volleys of that stuff...

Why haven’t there been any media announced damage reports?

@rogerwilco5918

Ай бұрын

Not much to report

@SoftwareEngineer3

Ай бұрын

Israel has free press, which reported minor damage to the bases and one little girl seriously injured (Muslim btw). Iran has only government controlled media, reported 2 military completely destroyed.

@user-nx1mt4gj5v

Ай бұрын

Think about that😮

@rogerwilco5918

Ай бұрын

@user-nx1mt4gj5v yup.. think about it.. a full day later and still nothing.. Almost like nothing was hit...

@pwood6532

Ай бұрын

Nevatim..ramon..and one other base.reported on one israeli newspaper.much flashier to say almost all were intercepted arent we great blahblahblah..than to report the actual truth.

Freedom speed lol

@ThatTallGuy0

Ай бұрын

Called Freedom speed yet miles we’re made by and still used by the British

@TheFrog-cs3ot

Ай бұрын

@@ThatTallGuy0 yeah, miles per liter! And they also like stones

@ThatTallGuy0

Ай бұрын

@@TheFrog-cs3ot funny thing is we measure petrol in gallons and litres

Hi ! Can i upload your videos in my channel translated in my local dialect if u allow 🙏

I haven't commented in a while, but I am of the opinion that it was I, with my comment a while ago, that led to you talking about lines on map in every video.

Great video. Would have liked some analysis of why Israel initially blew up Iran's consulate in Syria, which set off the whole chain of events.

@gideonmele1556

Ай бұрын

Their stated rationale was a high ranking guy was involved with securing smuggling weapons used against Israel and him being just in Damascus, they took their shot. Syria and Israel have also been at perpetual war since 1948 since no peace treaty has ever been signed and occasional exchanges of fire are not unheard of.

@Typexviiib

Ай бұрын

Its complicated, not least because afaik Israel hasn’t acknowledged the strike even happened. Iranian military officials have been working and coordinating with Hamas and Hezbollah, two groups isreal is currently fighting. My guess is that the strike allowed isreal to give iran some payback for all the headache they are making for Israel while maintaining deniability. One of the reasons isreal is such a strong partner in the region is the willingness to engage in this limited but very productive strikes, and its not outside the them of possibility that the us encouraged the strike. Isreal having f35s gives them nearly limitless strike opportunities

@jfarm30

Ай бұрын

We have to start with the fact that the people in Isreal today are Europeans with no genetic linkage to the ancient biblical Hebrews. They are invaders, plain and simple. Because of That the strike in Syria did not start the chain. Iran has been carrying on a proxy war with Isreal for years with increased intensity the last 5 years or so. A kind of tit for tat shadow war. The main Iranian general responsible for designing and implementing Iranian strategy against Isreal through proxies located in Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen was in a building attached to the Iranian consulate in Syria. Iran ships weapons, gives training, and tactical and strategic direction to these groups with this general as the main communicator. Isreal has been killing Iranian Scientists and military officers for years. Isreal killed that general and Iran wants to change that dynamic.

@Ritawaltersssss

Ай бұрын

Why shouldn’t they! Iran is a state sponsored terrorism wanting to eradicate Israel and has used their proxies to attack Israel and Jews all over the world. Consulate was simply a command centre of Ayatollah regime

@malayanboey3406

Ай бұрын

@@Typexviiib for God's sake! HAMAS is the product of USofA covert propaganda/conflict, to foil the 2-State solution against the Palestinian Liberation people (PA). It was unfortunate that Gazans believed in HAMAS and are now paying the ultimate price. HAMAS was fighting in Syria against the Syrian Army and Hezbullah. Now, everyone believes the Western narrative that Iran is funding HAMAS? You guys are a joke! The Houthis are helping to save the ordinary Palestinians not HAMAS. Same for the Hezbullah. Then, Syria is being bombed for not playing an active part in this latest conflict?

It all came across as a scripted reality TV show, with them doing just enough to appease the hardliners back in Iran. They are no match for Israel's airforce and know it.

@kwesiankh4859

Ай бұрын

what can Israel do without the support of US AND UK? less informed soul!

@CupGuyDude12

Ай бұрын

@@kwesiankh4859a lot they have one of the biggest militaries in the region if not the most advanced by far

@Bothandle70

Ай бұрын

​@@CupGuyDude12Iran is not a neighbour country though. So israel's air force doesn't matter unless they declare war on Iraq. Only way Israel can attack Iran directly with troops will be through navy otherwise, it's missiles and drones exchange. Air defense is not a foolproof system and highly costly. And tiny country like Israel will take significant damage if full on missile exchange takes place.

@TeeTee-zm2re

Ай бұрын

​@@CupGuyDude12still haven't defeated Hamas

When audiobook?

Love the three body reference haha

I think you've chosen the right word - "bizarre." I watched the UN meeting and half the time I was asking myself, Why the f*ck are we all here? And for many of the speakers, Why are you talking right now? The only upside I see to what Iran did is saving face, and it's not clear whether that was directed at their own population or the rest of the world. They sent slow-moving drones and telegraphed the attack. That is what we (the US) do when we want to make clear this is a necessary retaliation for something. We usually give the enemy 2-3 days to clear out. We and our allies shot down 99% of Iran's missiles and drones (literally), and those launched from other places like Lebanon, and I don't think that would have been the case if Iran were really trying. But it seems like lighting a match in a tinderbox is a pretty stupid thing to do just to save face. Iran's leadership is probably a bunch of idiots (shades of Xi Jinping). What they do only has to make sense to isolated authoritarian leaders who are surrounded by yes-men and aren't that smart. Who knows, but I think the logic was stupid any way you dissect it. Netanyahu is a wild card and he's an angry person, and I think the only thing holding him back from massive retaliation (for what the media is calling Iran's retaliation) is the US telling him not to do it. I wouldn't be surprised if he did it anyway. This was a stupid thing for Iran to provoke.

@gideonmele1556

Ай бұрын

Iran has been having a lot of internal issues and decreasing popularity, it’s also an election cycle and the ayatollah has no clear successor. Add in that their proxies either aren’t having the level of effect expected for their costs over the decades or unwilling to commit further (like in Lebanon where financial and public sentiment are heavily against a full-on conflict). Like with China and Russia, this seems like much more of a play for their own people to stay relevant. Iran talks a big game and while not dismissing their military strength if leveraged properly, they seem unwilling to push too hard. Getting drawn into a self-destructive conflict is very possible and they seem much more keen on staying in power than risk uncontrolled escalation or worse: turning cold opponents hot. A misstep could see old rivals like the Saudis changing to harder steps in Yemen or losing assets in Iraq and their southern coast. Russia is preoccupied in the west and China is dealing with some heavy domestic issues (although they are much more ‘fair weather’ about the arrangement than Russia is).

@danielkreuzer1483

Ай бұрын

Bombing the Damascus embassy was the real stupidity here. Iran responding was an inevitability that Israel could easily have seen coming Blame for this who debacle lies with Israel if you ask me. One might even say Israel is TRYING to start a war here

@Ro-nu7vv

Ай бұрын

The US is NOT telling him not to do it but just to wait after November

@Borjigin.

Ай бұрын

I disagree that Iran's actions were stupid. It would have been FAR worse to not retaliate to another one of their top generals being killed. They absolutely cannot let that become the new normal. Plus, the consulate, the staff (medium-high and high-level) and documentation etc in it. I'm Canadian. In 1956, there was a fire in the Soviet embassy in Ottawa. The Soviet staff tried to prevent Ottawa firefighters from getting close enough to put out the fire, because the embassy contents are sensitive, and they were more concerned about the risk of non-staff entering and documents 'going missing', than they were about the fire itself. Walls being breached, a breakdown of site security, and the fact that a *breeze* through the rubble is now a security risk for papers to flutter away, is completely not acceptable. Also, if you've noticed, the Israeli military is currently busier than it has been in many decades.

@richardarriaga6271

Ай бұрын

​@@gideonmele1556The Saudis are fail-sons in Yemen. They would probably lose to Russian pilots and even the Russian Navy despite getting F35s.

Freedom speed = if you have your flag on the moon

@narannavan

Ай бұрын

You think there is a moon?

@rogerwilco5918

Ай бұрын

@@narannavan yup.. I've seen it.

@corycramer3695

Ай бұрын

The is US is so bad because we use a system the English forced on everyone. Sorry it stuck. I am not a fan either but what good does it do to call it out here?

2:57 earned you I subscribe good sir.

@gametheory101 I'd love to hear your POV concerning Canada's weird geopolitical position. As ex Canadian military personal myself, I can't figure out how we giving away so much to conflict that ain't ever going to be a good financial deal. Especially since we would need all funds as possible to set ourselves up north.

6:00 - I think a benefit on Iran's side is depleting more anti-air from Israel. Wasn't Israel struggling to resupply on that front? The more depleted they become, the more success their proxies will have in the future.

@YoutubeWatcher264

Ай бұрын

Depletion goes both ways

@Robertsmith-un5cu

Ай бұрын

Cheap drones are far less expensive than sending up jets or interceptor missiles. Jets need a lot of maintenance as well. They have to be patrolling and airborne at the right time to intercept. Just sending a stream of cheap drones eventually will deplete the defenses and then more missiles can be sent in. If Iran really wanted to they would just overwhelm the Israeli defenses. This wasn’t intended to be a strategic level attack. It was a warning attack.

@user-il2er3uo8h

Ай бұрын

@@Robertsmith-un5cu money only has consequences in 3rd world countries 🙄🙄

@ShyanTheLegend

Ай бұрын

@@KZreadWatcher264 Irans missiles are cheap and mass manufactured. Each Shahed drone cost around 20k USD. Each iron dome missile cost around $1 million. Do the maths. The depletion goes both ways but Iran can resupply itself cheaply. The most important thing about this response was not penetrating Israeli airspace or sending a message or saving face. It was to gain intel on Israeli air defence and radar capabilities as well as locating their positions.

@ChucksSEADnDEAD

Ай бұрын

​@@Robertsmith-un5cu Expensive ballistic missiles are not drones. Cheap drones can be shot down cheaply.

14:49 - Was it the gent from The Horror Mine?

Does anyone else no good people from iran and good people from the usa and think war is so stupid because theres good people everywhere?

@groinBlaster31

Ай бұрын

That's always the case and if everyone had the same access to information and level of education, wars wouldn't happen as often. Sadly, some people don't have freedom of information so they live in a separate universe where their enemy is the devil

As ineffective as this strike proved to be IMO it was solely for domestic publicity.

@galanoth17

Ай бұрын

it was probably intentionally ineffective. DO you think Iran doesn't know about the Iron dome? They announced the strike well in advance to warn Israel so it can be intercepted.

@furinick

Ай бұрын

I think international too

@V01DIORE

Ай бұрын

Proxy keeping, how weak they’d look after their 7th generals were taken under their noses to do nothing.

Are we sure they intercepted all the missiles? They been known to strech it a bit.