Israel Hit Beirut; Iran Put Its Airbases On The Menu

Israel Hit Beirut; Iran Put Its Airbases On The Menu

From Kernow Damo by Damien Willey

June 8, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent military actions between Israel and Iran, focusing on the strikes in Beirut and the subsequent Iranian response.

Right, so Israel struck Beirut's southern suburb after widening its attacks across Lebanon, Israeli-linked reporting framed it as a warning, an equation-setting attack, rather than some uniquely urgent assassination that could not wait all in defiance of that supposed ceasefire in place, things Israel never seems to trouble itself with anyway. And at this point, well, Iran then decided it had had enough. Israel hit Beirut, and Iran fired back by dropping Israeli airbases into the middle of the story. That is the one outcome Netanyahu spent weeks trying to dodge, and he walked straight into it the moment he treated Dahiyeh like somewhere he could lob a warning shot. Iran launched missiles. The IRGC named Ramat David Airbase, and later Iranian claims named Nevatim and Tel Nof as well. So the answer to the obvious question is yes. Iran tied its response to Beirut, as they have always said was their red line, and what it pointed it’s missiles at was Israeli military infrastructure. And Trump gets pulled into all of it on the spot, doesn't he, seeing as he had been leaning on Netanyahu to go easy on Beirut while telling anyone who would listen that he is the one calling the shots on…

People in this episode

Host: Damien Willey

Topics covered

  • Israel
  • Iran
  • Middle East conflict
  • military strikes
  • political tensions

Keywords

  • Israel
  • Iran
  • Beirut
  • military strikes
  • Netanyahu
  • Trump
  • IRGC
  • Lebanon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IRGC

Places: Beirut, Lebanon, Ramat David Airbase, Nevatim, Tel Nof, Dahiyeh

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