The Iran Nuclear Program thread
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 08:46 last edited by
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 10:58 last edited by jon-nyc
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 11:01 last edited by
China is advising its citizens to leave Iran immediately.
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Am more drawn to analyses of events and crises such as this and Ukraine.
A an old friend of mine who lives in Ottawa sent me the following. Pretty compelling reading about Israel’s capabilities and Iran’s lack thereof. A few parallels with what Ukraine has been achieving lately against Russia. Both wars will be studied at military academies for some time to come.
wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 12:06 last edited by@Renauda said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:
Am more drawn to analyses of events and crises such as this and Ukraine.
A an old friend of mine who lives in Ottawa sent me the following. Pretty compelling reading about Israel’s capabilities and Iran’s lack thereof. A few parallels with what Ukraine has been achieving lately against Russia. Both wars will be studied at military academies for some time to come.
Great piece. Thanks.
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Ok maybe I can think of a worse job. At least at Fordo there’s a chance it gets attacked when you’re off duty.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 13:55 last edited by jon-nyc
The best case I’ve heard against regime change. The title is more polemic than the piece.
https://unherd.com/2025/06/the-regime-change-maniacs-are-back/?us
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 14:09 last edited by
We've..scratch that, make it they.. have learned nothing. The Iranian people don't want us to come in and direct regime change. The people have to do that.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 14:21 last edited by
Yeah but we’ve seen in the region with the green revolutions that there’s a high risk of Islamist takeover arising from chaos.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 14:23 last edited by jon-nyc
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 14:39 last edited by
Yet. But they are amassing the materials to do so.
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Yeah but we’ve seen in the region with the green revolutions that there’s a high risk of Islamist takeover arising from chaos.
wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 15:28 last edited by Renauda@jon-nyc said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:
Yeah but we’ve seen in the region with the green revolutions that there’s a high risk of Islamist takeover arising from chaos.
Which is exactly what happened in Iran in 1979. The revolution began as an urban middle class revolt against autocracy
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 15:53 last edited by
Islam is foul.
It’s been a while since I posted that. Don’t want anyone to forget.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 17:08 last edited by Horace
In my old age I've grown tired of that writing style with the affectation of too cool for school, and all the swear words and eyerolls at everybody who isn't smart like them. But I listened to If Books Could Kill this morning, and the hosts of that show both come from ground zero of whatever alt culture that is. I see that guy's moniker is "planefag". Maybe that affectation is big in certain LBGTQ communities. One of the hosts of that show is trans. This morning, they were dunking on In Covid's Wake.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 17:11 last edited by
I just hope there is 4K HD video if we use some of the bunker busters...
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In my old age I've grown tired of that writing style with the affectation of too cool for school, and all the swear words and eyerolls at everybody who isn't smart like them. But I listened to If Books Could Kill this morning, and the hosts of that show both come from ground zero of whatever alt culture that is. I see that guy's moniker is "planefag". Maybe that affectation is big in certain LBGTQ communities. One of the hosts of that show is trans. This morning, they were dunking on In Covid's Wake.
wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 18:15 last edited by@Horace said in The Iran Nuclear Program thread:
In my old age I've grown tired of that writing style with the affectation of too cool for school, and all the swear words and eyerolls at everybody who isn't smart like them. But I listened to If Books Could Kill this morning, and the hosts of that show both come from ground zero of whatever alt culture that is. I see that guy's moniker is "planefag". Maybe that affectation is big in certain LBGTQ communities. One of the hosts of that show is trans. This morning, they were dunking on In Covid's Wake.
I rarely see that style but I can imagine tiring of it. I thought the post was a useful reminder of all the mischief Iran has supported. Pretty much non-stop, since the revolution.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 18:20 last edited by
“We can have true peace only if the Iranian regime falls.” - Lindsey Graham