RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoIran declares U.S. citizens, personnel 'legitimate targets' after strike on nuclear siteswww.haaretz.comexternal-linkmessage-square138linkfedilinkarrow-up1232file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareflamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 month agoThe headline is somewhat misleading. Iran said US personnel are legitimate targets (meaning those employed by the US government. Not all US citizens. Although if I were American I would not risk depending on the judgment of a random Iranian soldier.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoFirst sentence: Iran announced Sunday that any American civilian or military personnel in the region are now considered legitimate targets So yes, still not all Americans, but no, not just government employees, American civilians too. But I suspect non-military people will be arrested, not treated as military targets to be attacked or bombed.
minus-squareBigPotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·30 days agoBased on that sentence, it even just says “in the region” so hardly “all” Americans
The headline is somewhat misleading. Iran said US personnel are legitimate targets (meaning those employed by the US government. Not all US citizens.
Although if I were American I would not risk depending on the judgment of a random Iranian soldier.
First sentence:
So yes, still not all Americans, but no, not just government employees, American civilians too.
But I suspect non-military people will be arrested, not treated as military targets to be attacked or bombed.
Based on that sentence, it even just says “in the region” so hardly “all” Americans