Iran Crisis & the 2026 War between Iran and the United States, Gulf States, and Israel - Please focus on news and coverage, not argumentation.

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I bring some unintentional humor from leftypol.

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Looks like bibi has a video of drumpf sucking dick, can't explain what's happening otherwise.
You cannot explain why the United States would want to topple the Islamic Republic of Iran, a country that has been chanting "Death to America" and referring to us as "The Great Satan" since 1979?
 
Looks like bibi has a video of drumpf sucking dick, can't explain what's happening otherwise.
Go back to the 2015 elevator speech. What’s one of the reasons that he cites for running? To keep Iran from getting a nuke and he’s said similarly going back decades. Trump is normally a living A/B test but there are certain things that he is utterly consistent on and this is one of them.
 
While meeting with Friedrich Merz, Trump has said that although he thinks Pahlavi is a 'very nice guy', he also thinks getting an insider to lead post-Mullah Iran might be more appropriate. Not sure if he's seriously already got another guy (likely some sort of high-up regime defector) lined up for the job or if this is some sort of misdirection ploy and if so, to what end (avoiding the impression that Pahlavi is 1000% the Americans' handpicked puppet and letting an Iranian rebel army, if one materializes, crown him instead of directly installing the guy back on the Sun Throne himself would be my own best guess).


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It's also rather premature to be talking about transitional/'transitional' leaders right now anyway, hashing out deals & plans behind the scenes is one thing, but when it comes to public discussion this is a conversation that should really only be had after & if the Mullahs actually go down for good IMO.

In other news, according to Iran International's live blog, as of this writing the UAE (Israel's best friend among the Gulf kingdoms at present) might well be joining Qatar (and possibly KSA) in striking back at Iran and the Jews have also whacked Qaani's top guy for Lebanese operations.
 
Iran has managed to achieve a surface to air kill! Its an Israeli Hermes drone. This one is a bit more of an achievement since it has the munitions intact. Its free r&d to reverse engineer it.

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on the territory of any of the Parties in Europe or North America, on the Algerian Departments of France 2, on the territory of Turkey or on the Islands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties in the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer;
Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus are covered by Article 5 since the UK still kept sovereignty over them when Cyprus became independent in 1960

$3.11 gas?

Fuck. I paid more than that this morning. And last week.
I paid $4.30 last week

Fuck California
 
View attachment 8647649Unusual events have been observed in India coinciding with the Iran conflict, which some interpret as potential indications that Israel may have contingency plans related to relocating its population. There is speculation that, in the event of large-scale population movements in Canada, there could be strategic considerations involving Indian territories. The term "Jewish Indians" has been used, possibly as a code reference to Israeli settlements in India. Additionally, there are concerns suggesting that Israel may have reservations about India's capacity to ensure the safety of Jewish communities residing within India. Which mean Israelis suspect india will lose a war to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
You realise there are literal Indian Jews, right? It's called Bene Israel and it's a whole thing.

India has not been amazing about securing the safety of Jewish communities. Unsurprising because they have their own issues. One of the most famous terrorist attacks was the massacre at the Chabad House in Mumbai in 2008.
 
While meeting with Friedrich Merz, Trump has said that although he thinks Pahlavi is a 'very nice guy', he also thinks getting an insider to lead post-Mullah Iran might be more appropriate. Not sure if he's seriously already got another guy (likely some sort of high-up regime defector) lined up for the job or if this is some sort of misdirection ploy and if so, to what end (avoiding the impression that Pahlavi is 1000% the Americans' handpicked puppet and letting an Iranian rebel army, if one materializes, crown him instead of directly installing the guy back on the Sun Throne himself would be my own best guess).

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It's also rather premature to be talking about transitional/'transitional' leaders right now anyway, hashing out deals & plans behind the scenes is one thing, but when it comes to public discussion this is a conversation that should really only be had after & if the Mullahs actually go down for good IMO.

In other news, according to Iran International's live blog, as of this writing the UAE (Israel's best friend among the Gulf kingdoms at present) might well be joining Qatar (and possibly KSA) in striking back at Iran and the Jews have also whacked Qaani's top guy for Lebanese operations.
bruh, if Trump decided to go full retard and put in some defector instead, the militia that's been waiting all year to act is going to have net zero motivation. Even if its some innocent guy who doesn't have blood on his hands it's a fumble. Imagine being asked to follow Joe Schmo from the DMV instead of your crown prince.
 
Ukraine is also fighting a defensive war for their own land, and their casualties are not anyting to scoff at either.
all of which have nothing to do with what my point was but sure ok thank you for describing the situation we've all known they have been in for years.

Ukraine has a 90% interception rate on more advanced versions of the same drones we're dealing with in the middle east, without relying on missile interceptors. And have expressed ample willingness to teach other western powers how to mimic their setup as they have ample experience with it by now.

From a purely logistical and cost effectiveness standpoint it's something we should be trying and saving interceptors for shooting down missiles.
 
Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus are covered by Article 5 since the UK still kept sovereignty over them when Cyprus became independent in 1960
Yes but the UK is not assembling a meeting to ask article 5 to be enacted so Nato allies help them fight Hezbollah so its a mute point.
The republic of Cyprus is party to EU treaties that have similar defensive provisions (right down to the weasel words) so if Hezbollah somehow shoots more stuff and it misses the british oversees territories the eu countries yapping about federalized defense (Spain lmao) will have to cough up or shut up
 
It's amazing how it is somehow against the rules of this website to say how much you hate both sides of this conflict. Anyway, I hope some ragheads get exploded and some Jews lose a shitload of money.
 

Footage shared by Manoto News shows a US/Israeli GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) 2,000 pound guided bomb hitting an Islamic Republic's target in the city of Urmia, Northwestern Iran. JDAMs don't have a huge range so this means we're flying wherever we want without worry.

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An Iran Air Airbus A319, identified as EP-IEP, was destroyed following airstrikes on Bushehr airport, Iranian state-affiliated agencies report



A sweep through the Shahyad Square (Azadi Square) and surrounding areas in Tehran as the capital city of Iran remains under heavy Joint American-Israeli bombardment.

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Photo of Tehran's Shahyad Tower (Azadi Tower) after US-Israeli airstrikes against the Iranian capital shows the levels of smoke across the central areas of Tehran



Fars News Agency, one of the main IRGC-affiliated media in Iran, released footage of missiles launched from truck-mounted platforms, which are being tracked and targeted by Israeli and U.S. drones and fighter jets.



A video recorded 2 hours ago shows a massive explosion in the center of Tehran, the capital city of Iran, as a result of an Israeli airstrike on a Islamic Republic government building.

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Israel tells Iranian officials in Lebanon that they have 24 hours to get the fuck out or they'll be killed.



Tehran, the capital city of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is burning following a massive wave of airstrikes by the United States Air Force and the Israeli Air Force

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The Assembly of Experts is currently holding a Zoom call to pick the next Ayatollah.

Has MES killed themselves yet? I need a bit more good news after wiping out most of the Islamic Republic.
MES is still coping and seething.
 
bruh, if Trump decided to go full retard and put in some defector instead, the militia that's been waiting all year to act is going to have net zero motivation. Even if its some innocent guy who doesn't have blood on his hands it's a fumble. Imagine being asked to follow Joe Schmo from the DMV instead of your crown prince.
If the guy is sold as a transisition government who only intends to implement free and fair elections and that statement comes with backing from the US which includes weapons and millitary intelligence they would.
 
It's amazing how it is somehow against the rules of this website to say how much you hate both sides of this conflict. Anyway, I hope some ragheads get exploded and some Jews lose a shitload of money.
the gay slap fight thread is this way:
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Please focus on news and coverage, not argumentation.​

 
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