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[-] SovietCollie@hexbear.net 54 points 23 hours ago

Already rebuilt.

🇮🇷 NEW: Iran has rebuilt Yahyabad railway bridge in Kashan, after it was bombed by Israel on April 7th

Reconstruction efforts around the country, especially of vital infrastructure, are progressing at a rapid pace.

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[-] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 13 points 22 hours ago

Praise be to Allah

[-] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 40 points 1 day ago

China is going to delivery a bunch of defensive aid to iran at this rate

[-] Lussy@hexbear.net 40 points 1 day ago

It really would be funny if they were just like ‘ohhh no what can we do, nothing like always aw shucks’ supplies hydrogen bomb

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 34 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Iranian breakout time: 2-3 years

Iranian breakout time if China just starts giving them nukes: 2-3 hours

(This will not happen)

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[-] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 90 points 1 day ago

I imagine that Israel (rightfully) assumes China won't do anything about this but this is a whole new level of poking the bear.

[-] Egonallanon@feddit.uk 78 points 1 day ago

Go on China, embargo them. Please? Don't even have to do war just stop buying their stuff.

[-] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 64 points 1 day ago

Can you imagine if Chinese ports did not permit any ship that has been to Israel within the last 180 days? If China banned any good containing more 10% chinese parts from export to Israel?

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 35 points 1 day ago

Can a trade addict stop buying from Israel? Even in self defense? I guess we'll find out...

[-] TrustedFeline@hexbear.net 13 points 20 hours ago

The contradictions are contradictoning

[-] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 36 points 1 day ago

hm well technically they attacked the Trade with bombing the railway so the Trade-Addicts have a difficult choice to make

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 101 points 1 day ago

Imagine bombing a railway China operates, that shit will be back up and running in days, completely fucking pointless.

[-] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 75 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That one clip from Family Guy of Peter repeatedly destroying the barn followed by the Amish rebuilding it.

[-] Nopeace@hexbear.net 59 points 1 day ago
[-] miz@hexbear.net 46 points 1 day ago

Brace finally went too far and now the entity has targeted Belden Road

[-] red_giant@hexbear.net 78 points 1 day ago

It’s not just a strike on a Chinese asset. It’s very directly a strike against China by squeezing its access to oil.

This railway project aims to establish a strategic route for Iranian oil exports directly to China, circumventing traditional maritime passages controlled by the US and its allies. It is expected to significantly enhance the economic and political position of China and Iran in the region by reducing reliance on sea transportation.

Israel wants to squeeze China in the same way Iran is squeezing the west.

[-] invo_rt@hexbear.net 67 points 1 day ago

Squeezing your second largest trading partner who controls access to a lot of key materials is definitely a decision that can be made

[-] red_giant@hexbear.net 33 points 1 day ago

Israel also shot at Italian troops in Lebanon so they’re also happy to scratch the EU pretty damn hard.

The only trade partner that seems to matter to Israel is the weapons trade.

[-] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 29 points 1 day ago

Israel have killed European peacekeepers several times over the years and it gets covered up

They've killed americams before too when they blew up the u.s.s. liberty

At least they said "sorry" that time (even though the president allegedly ordered it covered up as an accident despite evidence that it was not)

[-] purpleworm@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They've killed Americans even besides that, and more recently: https://dawnmena.org/u-s-citizens-killed-by-israel-soldiers-and-settlers-in-palestine/

Journalists, aid workers, people just visiting relatives.

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[-] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 76 points 1 day ago

china could potentially do something really funny

they'll probably just send a sternly worded letter though sicko-wistful

[-] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 52 points 1 day ago

Attacking China like that SHOULD be suicidal, but...

[-] OrionsMask@hexbear.net 51 points 1 day ago

I will never understand why Israel can just do whatever they want to nearly anyone.

[-] blunder@hexbear.net 51 points 1 day ago

Furthermore, I will never understand why raining death, destruction, and misery on the world is what they want to do.

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[-] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 37 points 1 day ago
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[-] sodium_nitride@hexbear.net 39 points 1 day ago

Usually China gives out strongly worded letters, but surely, attacking a Chinese asset should get China to start pursuing military actions of their own ... right?

I can't imagine them just letting this go.

[-] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 17 hours ago

This is far from the first time Chinese Belt and Road assets have been attacked. It's usually not this directly by a state actor, usually the US uses terrorist proxies to do it, but they have definitely been doing this for years and years. Chinese engineers have been killed and Chinese built infrastructure has been bombed by groups that are very clearly American backed proxies, across Pakistan, Myanmar and more. So China understands the game being played.

[-] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 31 points 1 day ago

A part of me wonders if the US government is behind this to see what China would do if poked; they get Israel to do the poking and see how China reacts

If the American government was behind it, I'm sure China would know, but any reaction against America itself without evidence would just make China look irrational which would only harm their warming relationship with Europe

[-] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 36 points 1 day ago

They don’t even have to go that far, just cut off trade to Israel with a strong demand, like Israel doesn’t get to have missiles or a standing military.

[-] jack@hexbear.net 27 points 1 day ago

I believe they will invade and occupy Tel Aviv by the end of the day

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[-] TheSovietOnion@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago

Yeah, this feels significant from a political standpoint. Your nation holding infrastructure for the Belt and Road might put you in the nazi's target list, so how much is it worth if China isn't willing to defend it/you when that happens?

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[-] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 45 points 1 day ago
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[-] Soot@hexbear.net 55 points 1 day ago

I didn't even know China was building global rail connectivity. Fucking awesome project. Of course Israel + US oppose it.

[-] purpleworm@hexbear.net 64 points 1 day ago

They really want a world war

[-] Elysia@hexbear.net 70 points 1 day ago

Most of the world has come around to the fact that Israel can not exist if you want humanity to have a future, trying to destroy everything is the only endgame they have left

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[-] acidic7_7@hexbear.net 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Fire when ready Chairman Xi

Please

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 39 points 1 day ago

They are trying to drag China in. China knows all the back doors. Might see some fun leaks in the near future. sit-back-and-enjoy

Itd be great if the full and unredacted epstein investigation including the names of investigators and everyone involved in the numerous clearly-to-cover-up redactions would just fall off the back of a chinese truck

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