Lemdro.id
  • Communities
  • Create Post
  • heart
    Support Lemmy
  • search
    Search
  • Login
  • Sign Up
return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility

abcnews.go.com

external-link
message-square
19
link
fedilink
  • cross-posted to:
  • world@lemmy.world
98
external-link

Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility

abcnews.go.com

return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
message-square
19
link
fedilink
  • cross-posted to:
  • world@lemmy.world
Several explosions were reported near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq, an Iraqi security source told ABC News.
alert-triangle
You must log in or register to comment.
  • Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    38
    ·
    2 years ago

    Reuters has an article that doesn’t infer that this was somehow an attack that targeted the US consulate in some way.

    • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      27
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 years ago

      cool, mainstream media manufacturing consent to get us directly involved in the Middle East AGAIN

      • Dulce Maria
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        11
        ·
        2 years ago

        but won’t you think of the poor military industrial complex?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      21
      ·
      edit-2
      2 years ago

      I was wondering if the word ‘near’ was doing some heavy lifting. Thanks.

  • Guy Ingonito@reddthat.com
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    14
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    2 years ago

    All these stupid idiots can’t think of anything better than ‘make big boom’. The world has too many dumb shits with too much access to explosives.

  • eran_morad@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    edit-2
    11 months ago

    deleted by creator

    • KuroeNekoDemon@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      17
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 years ago

      It is, Reuters debunked that they targeted the consulate. I swear why the fuck do the fucking Americans want to drag NATO back into the middle east…again…? There’s a war on the EU’s border rn as we speak

      • return2ozma@lemmy.worldOP
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        11
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        2 years ago

        Military industrial complex loves money.

      • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        edit-2
        8 months ago

        deleted by creator

      • r00ty@kbin.life
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        2 years ago

        The headline says “near”. I’m not sure there’s anything suggesting they targetted them. At the same time targetted doesn’t matter much. If people were killed in the consulate, the result would probably have been the same as if they were targetted.

  • Deceptichum@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    2 years ago

    Iranian imperialism.

    • MxM111@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      3
      ·
      2 years ago

      More like theocracy.

      • Deceptichum@kbin.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        7
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        2 years ago

        They are a theocratic government yes, but I meant the act of imperialism as they’re extending their ‘authority’ into Iraq and striking targets without approval from Iraq.

        • Cethin@lemmy.zip
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          edit-2
          2 years ago

          I don’t agree with Iran in the slightest, but this is a retaliatory strike as a counter to Israel’s attack in Syria, without permission. It’s not out of the blue.

          https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-say-they-have-attacked-espionage-centers-iraqs-erbil-2024-01-15/

        • MxM111@kbin.social
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          2 years ago

          They claim they bombed Jewish spy center. That’s a religion related thing.

          • Deceptichum@kbin.social
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            4
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            edit-2
            2 years ago

            They violated the sovereignty of a state that follows the same branch of religion as them. This is politically motivated, or else they’d have targeted a synagogue instead of alleged espionage agents.

            • MxM111@kbin.social
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              3
              arrow-down
              1
              ·
              2 years ago

              That’s not a good enough excuse to home Jewish spy center and right next to US embassy.

  • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    2 years ago

    I imagine that one of the next US presidents would end up invading Iran. Not Trump, nor Biden, but a new face, that’d be remembered for exactly that. It’s pushed in the media as a root of all evil, the end boss, so this can even get some support, especially after some 9\11 moment, but would further polarize an already torn apart world.

    • DoctorNope@lemmy.one
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      2 years ago

      The United States government has been pissing and moaning about Iran my entire life. They’ve been “two years away from the bomb” for literally forty years now.

      I’m not saying that the United States wouldn’t invade Iran—they are certainly stupid enough—but this saber rattling is nothing new. Iran happens to be a particularly convenient bogeyman for the powers that be to propagandize their citizenry.

  • TheDeepState@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    2 years ago

    Liberate Iran!

    • taanegl@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      11 months ago

      deleted by creator

  • EdibleFriend@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    2 years ago

    deleted by creator

    • tate@lemmy.sdf.org
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 years ago

      ?

News@lemmy.world

news@lemmy.world

Subscribe from Remote Instance

Create a post
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !news@lemmy.world

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil

Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.

Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.

Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.

Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.


5. Only recent news is allowed.

Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.

No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.


7. No duplicate posts.

If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.

Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.

All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body

For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

Visibility: Public
globe

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

  • 2.53K users / day
  • 7.49K users / week
  • 11.8K users / month
  • 24.4K users / 6 months
  • 80 local subscribers
  • 36.2K subscribers
  • 36.8K Posts
  • 869K Comments
  • Modlog
  • mods:
  • JonsJava@lemmy.world
  • gedaliyah@lemmy.world
  • 🌱 🐄🌱 @lemmy.world
  • jeffw@lemmy.world
  • enu@lemmy.world
  • rjc@lemmy.world
  • Tenthrow@lemmy.world
  • UI: 0.19.11
  • BE: 0.19.12
  • Modlog
  • Legal
  • Instances
  • Docs
  • Code
  • join-lemmy.org