I keep posting this stuff because I’m extremely skeptical of claims made in the early stages of wars. It’s always propaganda, and then the fog starts lifting as the war drags on and then the truth emerges, often so in ways that closely resemble the claims and warnings made before such wars even began. Iran had a lot of missiles, they likely still have a lot of missiles, and claims of their destruction over the last week appear overstated

We’re now at the stage of the news hype cycle where the damage sustained by Israel is being overstated. Heard one prominent military analyst say that Iran has inflicted half a trillion dollars of damage on Israel, a country that has a GDP of … half a trillion dollars 🤷

Israel laying the groundwork for reparations after the conflict. You get bombed and we take your money.

Not sure it’s letting. It just happens in the internet age. Tough to stop in the smartphone era.

True. 
So they are letting people take pictures of and publish damage from strikes now?

I think the issue for Israel is that it was created to be a safe haven for Jewish people. And if it becomes harder to conduct business and live there there — because of missile attacks and threat of death — then the stated purpose of the country is undermined. Iran targeting that Microsoft facility was an attempt to undermine foreign direct investment there, for example, and I imagine it will be very hard for corporations to invest large amounts there going forward. If anything, this outburst of violence has been extremely damaging for the longer term