Trump can post whatever he likes. But there is zero, I mean zero, chance the IDF would conduct a strike in that location without giving CENTCOM full visibility. Trump knew (and approved). Now he realizes it caused a major escalation with Iran's (entirely unjustified) attacks on Gulf energy targets.

I believe you. But even dishonestly distancing himself from it, it seems he is attempting to see if he can seize a specific deescalation action (Iran stop hitting Qatar LNG), and he is offering something in return (Israel will stop hitting Iran South Pars). does that seem a fair interpretation? (his previous calls to iran soldiers to lay down their arms did not seem serious and he was offering nothing in return.)

@DanielBShapiro Unjustified? So Iran has just to accept any atrocity and not hit back? You are nuts.

@DanielBShapiro Funny how everything Iran does, in retaliation to prior attacks nonetheless, is always “completely unjustified”. Gtfo of here with the tired ass propaganda🤡

Saudi Arabia told Iran today that Islam does not allow attacks on neighbouring countries, especially fellow Muslim states. Yet in Yemen, where they intervened militarily, an estimated 377,000 people have died as a result of the conflict — including many civilians — something Islam clearly forbids.

What the fuck is that unjustified attack ? Do you want them to come and beg for mercy after you go and destroy and kill their people? How many times did Iran warn of retaliation? Where were you guys then. Double standard A holes. I'm a fucking aithest. I'm anti war and when a person stands In front of my house trying to kill and destroy my family i Will fucking do what ever it takes to protect my family. You guys are just mobsters with no ethical values. Just culture less uncivilized barbarians. You live in the blood of others. Your luxury is someone else's blood. Vampires. Jesus Christ! Uhu

@DanielBShapiro Here is the truth. Trump APPROVED strike on Iran Gas refinery.

@DanielBShapiro @nayebsadegh Unjustified attacks?!? Iran said what it would do. They host the bases that fly thru planes that drop the bombs. You don’t know the law? There is none.

@DanielBShapiro All you need to read is THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL

@DanielBShapiro Iran is already at near max escalation... Firing what it has at nearly any target. Iran has hit oil and gas before yesterday. There is little cost for the US to fully escalate in terms of targetting, but Trump is effectively offering Iran a deescalation pathway here.

@DanielBShapiro Iran is strategically and morally superior than both US and Israel in this war, no amount of propaganda can hide this fact, most are seeing what Iran is doing and understanding why they are doing it

@DanielBShapiro Iran attack is unjustified? @grok explain GCC states importance of letting use Trump to their bases and airspace

Ambassador Shapiro, Your post contains several inaccuracies worth addressing. The claim that there was “zero, I mean zero, chance” the IDF would strike South Pars without full CENTCOM visibility doesn’t hold up. Israel retains sovereign authority over its operations and has conducted strikes with limited prior U.S. notification before. Certainty like that requires evidence you don’t have. The assertion that Trump “knew and approved” the strike and now “realizes” it caused escalation is speculation presented as fact. You no longer serve in government. You don’t have access to the President’s decisions or his thinking. And labeling Iran’s attacks on Gulf energy targets as “entirely unjustified” is a political judgment, not objective analysis. Iran explicitly framed them as retaliation for a strike on its own territory. Whether that framing is valid is debatable — but calling it unjustified outright is your opinion, not a neutral read of events. Confident claims require a basis. These don’t have one.

@DanielBShapiro Iran’s retaliation is wholly justified

@DanielBShapiro Naa at this point Trump is just an employee

Iran reportedly still has ten thousand of these small motor-driven drones. Dirt cheap. Low tech. Basically modified hobby aircraft. Ukraine has been the key contributor when it comes to real-world countermeasures against this kind of threat. Their battlefield experience is driving the solutions. As this drags on, anti-drone technology will keep improving and intercept rates will climb.

@DanielBShapiro He knew

@DanielBShapiro lol seeing Israeli officials calling trump out publicly is hilarious. Trump is the most Zionist president ever and this is the type of thanks he gets.

@DanielBShapiro @shaunking Okay, let’s say that is true, which I also believe, what is Trump doing with this post/claim?

@DanielBShapiro After what happened tonight I never thought I would say this, but forget impeachment this administration needs to be charged with treason if they don’t detain, extradite, and imprison Israeli military officials for what they did today. There is absolutely no excuse this time!

@DanielBShapiro Israel Firsters are turning on Trump already. Calling him a liar and trying to publicly throw him under the bus.

@DanielBShapiro I read it as a way to try to warn Iran not to try

@DanielBShapiro Ouch! In other words, Trump is only cleaning up Barack Obama's mess. x.com/RichardGrenell…

It's totally justified. We have bases in those countries so they are our vassals and we are at war with them. And they SAID if you attack our oil fields we will prove to the GCC you cannot defend them and we will attack their oil fields in return. You were WARNED. you tested it and saw it was true. But you still did it again!! You're a bunch of morons.

@DanielBShapiro It helps to never believe Trump or Netanyahu…

@DanielBShapiro I don't trust anyone named Shapiro to give an unbiased opinion on any of this

@DanielBShapiro @mehdirhasan A common person understands that Trump is trying to play a good cop here. Trump knew and approved and now the whole world is facing the consequences.

@DanielBShapiro @fjoethehoe hey bro the Jews are calling Trump a liar, whose side are you on?

@DanielBShapiro Ummm did your administration not give Iran pallets of cash? Asking for all the normal people out there.

Trump said US and Qatar were unaware of Israeli target nature. Is he implying the aircraft took off from Qatar? Because of this Israeli attack, Iran targeted extremely important gas facilities in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia today with a ballistic missile and 14 drones, in addition to the four ballistic missiles launched at Riyadh. All of these were intercepted. At the same time, they attacked an Emirati facility, disabling it. Why is the response on Qatari facilities needs Qatar justification only?

@DanielBShapiro @mehdirhasan Iran has the right to defend and attack others in the region. So if Iran suffers, we all suffer including the Middle Eastern countries. This is a pretext war.. Fuck Israel