[chasd00]

If Iran sinks a carrier then the us congress will declare an actual war and that will seal Irans fate. Also, seal the fate of hundreds of thousands of lives.

[randunel]

So US citizens like you actually expect other countries to accept being attacked by you without as little as defending themselves?

[padjo]

It appears to be the position of much of Europe's leaders too.

[anjel]

Please show where I said anything of the sort?

[chasd00]

Anyone can do whatever they want. I’m just saying sinking a us carrier doesn’t stop the conflict and, instead, makes it 2 or 3 orders of magnitude worse.

[tim333]

According to the Times of Israel Khamenei has been killed. I think that already counts as actual war.

[dredmorbius]

Reuters coverage for those interested:

"Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says"

<https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-te...>

Times of Israel: <https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-28-2026/>

[jopsen]

I'm not so sure.

I think Trump would taco.

A carrier is fair game, especially when you shoot first.

There wouldn't be a coalition with half of Europe. Because of bridges burned.