100% they do not. One only has to look at the United States' farcical retreat from Afghanistan and their bungled Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea that has achieved absolutely nothing to see that their capabilities are vastly reduced for what they were.

Would've been doubly funny if Iran managed to shoot down the aircraft with their S300s

You know you've lost the PR war when Ronaldo's wife, wife of the most followed person on Instagram, is posting pro-Axis of Resistance memes

This was peddled on a lot of the Telegram channels tonight but I can't find the actual source. I did find this, however, which seems more measured:

IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in televised remarks: "We will protect the citizens of Israel. This attack will have consequences. We have plans. We will act at the time and place of our choosing."

Per https://www.axios.com/2024/10/01/iran-missile-attack-israel

“We have carried out a large number of interceptions,” Hagari added. “There were a few hits in the centre and other areas in the south of the country,” he said, adding that the military was not aware of any casualties.

Per https://www.ft.com/content/e053817b-9f15-4b3e-af58-b106a8fed087 (archive link is coming, just taking a while)

Looks like Israel has chosen Regional War Time. 4 front war speendrun.

The day the prisoners broke through the prison gates; my goodness what a joy that was. Today is much less, especially in the face of the genocide and recent losses, but my god does it feel good.

Nasrallah laughing his ass off in paradise right now. Glory to the Resistance, death to the Entity.

The time of The Retaliation is at hand. Let's see what Iran has cooking. Last deep breath before the plunge, given how insane the Israelis have been the past few weeks I fully expect this to explode into regional war proper. Long time coming.

THEIR brutal unprompted invasion of a sovereign nation, OUR special military operation to neutralize terrorists

Negotiating with the United States is like negotiating with the demons in Frieren or something. They may use "words" but those words hold no meaning, they recognize no promises, they are only speaking to manipulate you into a position where you can be destroyed.

The United States promised a ceasefire in Gaza on the terms Hamas negotiated with Israel in exchange for Iran not retaliating. Instead the Israelis used this détente to take out Nasrallah and invade Lebanon.

Pezeshkian had already been complaining that he had received little in return for listening to western-inspired pleas not to seek immediate revenge for the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader assassinated by Israel in Tehran. Pezeshkian said he had been promised that a Gaza ceasefire deal that would see the release of hostages and Palestinian political prisoners was only a week or two away.

From https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/28/hassan-nasrallah-hezbollah-iran-lebanon-israel-us-analysis

Thanks! Paywalls delenda est.

The U.S. has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel, a senior White House official tells Axios.

Per https://www.axios.com/2024/10/01/iran-missile-attack-israel

The US Embassy in Israel has issued a high-level alert to its employees in Israel and the Palestinian territories instructing them to return home and be prepared to enter a bomb shelter. This is the first such order since Iran's attack in April.

Per https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/01/world/israel-lebanon-hezbollah

The buzz on the Telegrams is that Washington is claiming Iran is about to hit Israel with a ballistic missile attack "imminently" so we'll see if The Retaliation finally comes given Iran just got embarrassingly and pathetically played.

90% of HOMOSEXUALS give up just before impregnating their partner.

Cold feet in regards to what exactly? Hezbollah's been pounding the north for months. They unveiled a new missile today that struck Haifa. What "cold feet" are we talking about here? Preemptively invading Israel for reasons unknown? Attempting to goad Israel into nuking Beirut? Curious what you're expecting here.