The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread
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The torpedoing of the Iranian ship might get messy. Allegedly it was invited to the waters off the coast of India along with other countries to participate in international exercises, had no ammunition on board, and was still blown out of the water by the US Navy. We'll see...
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We haven't declared war in 81 years. Why start now?
Don't tell that to Veterans of non-wars Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea, Vietnam...
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https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-underground-missiles-59b3492c
Iran spent decades constructing underground bunkers to shield its vast missile arsenal from destruction. Less than a week into the war with its two most powerful adversaries, the strategy is beginning to look like a blunder.
U.S. and Israeli war planes and armed drones are circling over the dozens of cavernous bases, striking missile-carrying launchers when they emerge to fire. Meanwhile, waves of heavy bombers have dropped munitions on the sites, apparently entombing the Iranian weapons below ground in some locations.
Satellite imagery taken in recent days shows the smoldering remains of several Iranian missiles and launchers destroyed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes near entrances to the “missile cities,” as Iranian officials call the subterranean sites.
Tehran managed to shoot more than 500 missiles at Israel, at U.S. bases and at other targets in the Persian Gulf region since the conflict began this past Saturday, although many have been intercepted, according to governments in the region. There have been fewer large salvos since the first days of the conflict, a sign that the U.S.-Israeli attacks are degrading Tehran’s ability to strike back.
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@jon-nyc said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:
In the past 24 hours, Trump is insisting he must have a say in who is appointed to replace Khamenei and govern Iran.
In the past few hours, Trump is now calling for Iran’s unconditional surrender.
Yes, the US is in a state of war with Iran.
No other way to describe it.
Elbows up!
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Speaker Johnson seems to have forgotten that we no longer have a "Department of Defense". We now have a "Department of War". War Departments make war.
@kluurs said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:
Speaker Johnson seems to have forgotten that we no longer have a "Department of Defense". We now have a "Department of War". War Departments make war.
According to Secretary of Limited Operations Hegseth it’s not a war.
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@jon-nyc said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:
In the past 24 hours, Trump is insisting he must have a say in who is appointed to replace Khamenei and govern Iran.
In the past few hours, Trump is now calling for Iran’s unconditional surrender.
Yes, the US is in a state of war with Iran.
No other way to describe it.
@Renauda said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:
@jon-nyc said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:
In the past 24 hours, Trump is insisting he must have a say in who is appointed to replace Khamenei and govern Iran.
Sick BURN by Iran's deputy foreign minister:
"Trump is asking for change in the leadership of Iran and he says he has to have a voice on that while he cannot even appoint the Mayor of New York"
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One thing is really interesting to me, and that is the difference in military effectiveness of the US in Iran versus Russia in Ukraine. They're quite backward. Aside from missiles and drones it is still WWII style warfare.
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