The Daily Populous Friday October 4th, 2024 morning edition
Authored by bbc.com and submitted by Class_of_22

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BigCharlie16 on October 3rd, 2024 at 19:43 UTC »

How is Iran’s air defenses capabilities against incoming missiles ?

seen-in-the-skylight on October 3rd, 2024 at 19:39 UTC »

One other element to consider: rising oil prices are good for Russia, who desperately needs the revenue right now. One of a few reasons this would be bad for the West.

Class_of_22 on October 3rd, 2024 at 18:01 UTC »

From Biden’s comments about the oil facilities, it seems like the U.S. government is not likely to support a strike by Israel on Iran’s oil facilities, nor is it advised.

So I’m guessing that Biden will tell Israel not to do it, and instead go for the air defense.