Let me be a little skeptical here. First, Iran has long been preparing for a U.S. attack, which it has consistently regarded as the primary threat.
Second, the media coverage of this conflict feels strangely off. We read and hear about the IDF’s tremendous successes, yet the U.S. ambassador’s plea suggests quite the opposite. (https://substack.com/inbox/post/166201499)
Since Israel is now under IDF-imposed censorship, we lack an objective picture of events. Meanwhile, observers in neighboring countries report a very different reality.
Witnesses in Jordan say they heard explosions from modern variants of Iranian ballistic missiles, identifiable by the steeper angle at which they descend.
In my humble opinion, it will take time — but the truth, whatever it may be, will eventually surface.
At the same time, neighboring states are rightly alarmed by the risk of contamination.
I have spent time, from the age of five, at an institution that — aside from other fields — also conducted nuclear research alongside my father. From what I learned there, the reasons for forbidding attacks on nuclear sites are compelling. Only an imbecile — dangerous not only to himself but to every nation in the region — would contemplate such a strike. I was in one of the European countries affected by the Chernobyl disaster at the time; the lesson learned was a brutal one.
It’s fair to say that the greatest threat to the region right now is Israel — held hostage by a group of absolute lunatics. It pains me to admit it, but we must acknowledge this fact.
I hear you. Also, I hear the US is not helping its citizens to leave either Iran or Israel. Telling people to leave Tehran is not like helping them to leave. A resourceful woman got out of Israel and hearing her story, she had a lot of contacts or it would not have happened. It was a long and harrowing journey with bombs flying.
US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies:
"WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and President Donald Trump warns of the possibility of getting directly involved in the conflict."
Which is great, but what about US citizens in either of the countries? That is supposed to be a part of their job. I hear there has been a lot of abandonment of diplomats in many countries for example African countries. In Germany my friends were protesting at the Hamburg consulate, because even though it is the oldest in Germany, established under George Washington, they plan on shutting 3 down. Hamburg is larger than Munich where they will keep it open. It means that in Germany people have to travel farther to renew their passports, and any American who has a problem will have to travel to get help. All of this to provide tax breaks to the Oligarchs.
Clearly this administration does not support anyone.
"A government plane evacuated a number of diplomats and family members who had asked to leave the country Wednesday, two U.S. officials said. That came shortly before U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee announced on X that the embassy was making plans for evacuation flights and ships for private American citizens." (The same source)
Let me be a little skeptical here. First, Iran has long been preparing for a U.S. attack, which it has consistently regarded as the primary threat.
Second, the media coverage of this conflict feels strangely off. We read and hear about the IDF’s tremendous successes, yet the U.S. ambassador’s plea suggests quite the opposite. (https://substack.com/inbox/post/166201499)
Since Israel is now under IDF-imposed censorship, we lack an objective picture of events. Meanwhile, observers in neighboring countries report a very different reality.
Witnesses in Jordan say they heard explosions from modern variants of Iranian ballistic missiles, identifiable by the steeper angle at which they descend.
In my humble opinion, it will take time — but the truth, whatever it may be, will eventually surface.
At the same time, neighboring states are rightly alarmed by the risk of contamination.
(https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/18/middleeast/gulf-anxiety-iran-strikes-nuclear-contamination-latam-intl)
I have spent time, from the age of five, at an institution that — aside from other fields — also conducted nuclear research alongside my father. From what I learned there, the reasons for forbidding attacks on nuclear sites are compelling. Only an imbecile — dangerous not only to himself but to every nation in the region — would contemplate such a strike. I was in one of the European countries affected by the Chernobyl disaster at the time; the lesson learned was a brutal one.
It’s fair to say that the greatest threat to the region right now is Israel — held hostage by a group of absolute lunatics. It pains me to admit it, but we must acknowledge this fact.
I hear you. Also, I hear the US is not helping its citizens to leave either Iran or Israel. Telling people to leave Tehran is not like helping them to leave. A resourceful woman got out of Israel and hearing her story, she had a lot of contacts or it would not have happened. It was a long and harrowing journey with bombs flying.
US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies:
"WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and President Donald Trump warns of the possibility of getting directly involved in the conflict."
(https://apnews.com/article/embassy-israel-iran-united-states-7b4ebf294f390b47a5174413d3ef2682)
Which is great, but what about US citizens in either of the countries? That is supposed to be a part of their job. I hear there has been a lot of abandonment of diplomats in many countries for example African countries. In Germany my friends were protesting at the Hamburg consulate, because even though it is the oldest in Germany, established under George Washington, they plan on shutting 3 down. Hamburg is larger than Munich where they will keep it open. It means that in Germany people have to travel farther to renew their passports, and any American who has a problem will have to travel to get help. All of this to provide tax breaks to the Oligarchs.
Clearly this administration does not support anyone.
"A government plane evacuated a number of diplomats and family members who had asked to leave the country Wednesday, two U.S. officials said. That came shortly before U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee announced on X that the embassy was making plans for evacuation flights and ships for private American citizens." (The same source)
Good to hear.