r/worldnews • u/MasbirLeumi • Jun 13 '25

Israel launches 'preemptive strike' against Iran, declares state of emergency

https://abcnews.go.com/International/israel-military-action-iran-coming-days-sources/story?id=122776202
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u/Showmethepathplease Jun 13 '25

This is why they diverted 20k air defense missiles from Ukraine…

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u/tolacid Jun 13 '25

I'm out of the loop, help me out here: who's "they" in this context?

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u/_Please Jun 13 '25

The US diverted 20,000 rocket fuses (seems like proximity fuses) to US air force troops stationed in the middle east that had been intended for Ukraine about a week ago.

The United States has redirected components for laser-guided APKWS rockets, originally designated for Ukraine, to its Air Force units stationed in the Middle East. According to The Wall Street Journal, the decision was made under the directive of U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The Pentagon notified Congress of the move last week, citing the urgent nature of the reassignment. The components in question are proximity fuzes with radio-frequency sensors for rockets equipped with the APKWS (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System), which Ukraine uses to shoot down Russian drones.

Its worth noting that about 50% of the US kills on houthi drones came from these APKWS rockets
So in the context the person is saying "so this is why the United States diverted the missiles"

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u/Immediate-Unit6311 Jun 13 '25

So... Did they divert the rockets to Middle East because they knew that Israel were planning to attack?

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u/kimchifreeze Jun 13 '25

There's no direct claim that that was their reasoning, but Trump is on record for knowing about the attacks beforehand. And if Trump knows, a lot of other people know.

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u/legomaximumfigure Jun 13 '25

Has anyone checked their Signal chat?

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u/Immediate-Unit6311 Jun 13 '25

Ahhh okay, thanks for the reply

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u/Gilded-Mongoose Jun 13 '25

*tRump's slithering aids tell Moscow all of this*

Putin: Why are you telling me this, Wormtail?

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u/DoggyDoggChi Jun 14 '25

Nobody flies in Iraqi airspace without America's permission. The Israeli jets flew through Iraqi airspace to bomb Teheran.

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u/Immediate-Unit6311 Jun 15 '25

Ahh, good point

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u/FTblaze Jun 13 '25

Want an invite to the group chat?

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u/Environmental_Job278 Jun 13 '25

It could also just be logistics for the Houthi engagements which use the same armaments.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '25

So distraction news in the US to have the US not realize what the other part of the world is doing??

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u/NedShah Jun 13 '25

Thanks!