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Anti-war protests spontaneously sprung up in more than a dozen citis across the US after the news of the American attack broke – but pro-war groups also gathered.
Anti-war protests spontaneously sprung up in more than a dozen citis across the US after the news of the American attack broke – but pro-war groups also gathered.
What is happening?
During the weekend, the US launched Operation Midnight Hammer, hitting multiple targets in Iran.
The targets
The operation targeted three Iranian nuclear facilities, in an attack lasting only 25 minutes.
According to US President, Donald Trump, the operation was a spectacular military succes, stating that Iran’s facilities for nuclear enrichment was “completely destroyed”.
Doubts over effectiveness
During a press briefing, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, Dan Caine, said that the first assessments of the damage done to the nuclear facilites show extreme damage.
He emphazised that the complete picture of the damage will take some time to verify, though.
Protests spring up across the US
When the news of the operation broke, anti-war protests sprung up in mutliple citis across the US.
But when talking to Americans on the street, it’s clear that the population is divided.
“We have opened Pandora’s Box”
Speaking to AP, one of the protesters in New York, Dana Cote, drew comparisons to the 9/11-attack, which he experienced first hand being in New York when it happened.
“I was here during 9/11 and to think that you can bomb Iran without lighting a spark in extremists all around the World – we have opened Pandora’s Box, and we can’t close it again,” Cote said.
Not another regional war
Detroit-resident, Nichole Conaway, who was at the New York-protests, called the attack a “dangerous provocation”.
“We don’t want to become part of another regional war, that will cost millions, if not billions, of Americans tax money,” she said.
Should have been done years ago
Other than the anti-war protests, another group of people gathered on the streets of New York, but they supported the decision to bomb the Iranian nuclear facilites.
New York-resident Steve Weisbrot told AP, that he believes the bombing should have been done years ago, and that it will save the US, Israel and the Western Civilization against mad men en route to getting nuclear weapons.
Authorities: Excercise extra caution
Following the attack, the US Department of State, is now asking Americans all across the Globe to excercise extra caution.
“There is the potential for demonstrations against U.S. citizens and interests abroad,” a statement said.
The Department asks Americans to carefully read the Travel Advisory and any recent security alerts before traveling abroad.