The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread

[Renauda]

@Mik

No problem, as I was once corrected by a former poster and self appointed know-it-all here when I raised the issue about stabbing the Kurds in the back, it’s merely realpolitik on the part of Washington.

[taiwan_girl]

Like Trump, Iran’s new supreme leader is a real estate mogul, with a house on ‘Billionaires’ Row,’ a villa in Dubai, and upscale European hotels

https://fortune.com/2026/03/09/iran-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-real-estate-mogul-billionaires-row-villa-dubai-european-hotels/

But before the conflict, he largely kept a low profile while accumulating assets around the world. A Bloomberg investigation in January found Khamenei has avoided putting investments in his own name, but they totaled more than $138 million.
That includes Swiss bank accounts as well as luxury properties. Among his holdings in several of London’s ritziest neighborhoods is a house on “Billionaires’ Row.” Sources told Bloomberg Khamenei’s real estate empire also boasts a villa in the “Beverly Hills of Dubai” and upscale European hotels.

[jon-nyc]

Jesus make it stop.

[89th]

[Renauda]

America’s very own Dim Philby.

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

My understanding is strategic reserves across the west have a lot of overall capacity but are rate-limited in how much they can deliver per day thus can’t make up for a closed SoH.

[Doctor Phibes]

Remember when Trump thought that using up the strategic reserve was almost as stupid as invading middle-eastern countries?

In other news, we have always been at war with eastasia.

[jon-nyc]

I remember when he wanted to sell half the reserves in the first term.

[Mik]

[Renauda]

@Axtremus said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:

@Renauda said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:

@Mik said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:

Yeah, I don't know how one could torture the words otherwise.

They could try to sell it as a Special Military Operation.

Doubt if anyone with half a brain would buy it.

Well ... we are talking about the MAGA folks after all.

I see Trump is trying to sell it as “an excursion”.

[Mik]

"See the Straits of Hormuz! Lots of fireworks!"

[89th]

At this point, should we just expect a complete ecological disaster in SoH if these oil tankers get blown up?

[taiwan_girl]

[taiwan_girl]

Has anybody gotten a clear understanding of what the overall plan in Iran is?

I know it is kind of a buzzword/cliche question, but....

How do we measure success in the Iran campaign?
kill the leader - check
get a new leader installed - 1/2 check
bomb the country - check
get a US friendly govt??
other?

[89th]

I think the plan is:

• Bomb them and kill their leadership (multiple times)
• Hope the people use the opportunity to protest and create real electoral change
• Say we won
• Not call it a war
• Not realize this is just a version of what happened Libya

[Renauda]

@89th

Not call it a war

As I already noted above, Trump calls it an excursion.

Reminds me of a field exercise I participated in when I was a serving reservist, Operation Whisky Jaunt.

[Mik]

Special Military Operation. Originality is overrated.

[jon-nyc]

My fear is that Trump will just declare victory when the political cost gets too high for him to continue, then basically paint a bullseye around the state of things at that moment.

[Mik]

The key is the guard.