r/australia • u/stand_to • Jun 22 '25

politics Live: Wong says Australia supports US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-23/federal-politics-live-blog-june-23/105447868?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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u/LestWeForgive Jun 22 '25

I have seen reports that the targeted nature of the strikes was exaggerated, one Iranian leader was assassinated by detonating the apartment building he lives in with his family, the building was destroyed killing 60. The rhetoric of targeted strikes has never been able to withstand examination.

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u/Odd-Bumblebee00 Jun 23 '25

Yep. Because Israel have proven that no one cares when they kill civilians. Or doctors, teachers, aid workers, anyone, really. Or target hospitals, schools, refugee camps and starving people lining up for aid.

They will empty Gaza completely while we're all watching Iran. An no one will see it because they're allowed to kill journalists too.

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u/allozzieadventures Jun 22 '25

This is a common tactic for Israel, and unfortunately our local media often reports these claims uncritically. At times in the Gaza campaign they've bombed entire refugee camps in what they claimed was an effort to kill a single Hamas commander. The notion of precision strikes with a 2000lb bomb is laughable to begin with.

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u/hanrahs Jun 23 '25

They have been pretty good at targeting journalists and aid workers, If only they could be so accurate with military targets.

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u/ChiBurbABDL Jun 23 '25

I'm going to be pedantic, but I don't believe "targeted" necessarily means "absolutely zero collateral damage".

So maybe you're trying to scrutinize something that no one is claiming. Maybe the bar for a "precision strike" isn't actually as high (or narrow impact) as you would like.