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"Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that Iran’s ballistic missile strikes are down 86 percent from the first day of fighting, “with a 23 percent decrease just in the last 24 hours.” Iran’s one-way attack drone strikes are down 73 percent, he said."

3/4/2026 9:25:56 PM

Will be interesting to see how this all plays out over the next few weeks and months. There has been very little reporting from inside Iran I could find— the internet is cut but you’d think some major news org could get something out

3/4/2026 9:37:57 PM

https://archive.is/nsFIC- nyt article about Irans use of AI and exaggerated claims

3/4/2026 9:54:16 PM

^ yeah social media is pretty bad now too. Hard to know what’s real. From the Iranians I could find on Instagram they’re all happy khamenie is dead and are hoping for the best on what comes next. The IRGC recently killed somewhere between 10,000-30,000 protestors so trump/netyahu are basically being given a wide berth on collateral damage from the diaspora. If what they’re saying represents the sentiment within the country it gives me hope they would be able to come together and build a new government

If our bombs kill more than the 30k of the IRGC though this sentiment could change really quickly…

3/4/2026 10:08:26 PM

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"But at this point, we have to finish what we’ve started."

I'm pretty sure this exact same quote was said about Iraq and Afghanistan.

I assume that, eventually, we'll cut our losses and not finish what we've started.

3/5/2026 7:00:14 AM

Yeah, "finish what we started" is meaningless. There are no clear objectives with this war. Even if there was, it's hard to believe we could accomplish them with air power alone.

3/5/2026 8:57:09 AM

I'm sure we'll hit the usual MAGA talking point of "why don't we take care of our veterans?!! + refugees from countries we bomb should be dumped in the ocean" circle again soon enough.

And the same stupid gas conversations we've been having since the fucking 20th midcentury.

THE LAST TIME GAS WAS UNDER A DOLLAR WAS MARCH 1999. IT'S BEEN OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY YOU CLODS.

3/5/2026 10:10:58 AM

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" Israeli ground op. in Lebanon will ‘strengthen Hezbollah,’ France tells Israel - exclusive French sources told the Post that a ground operation in Lebanon would undermine the Lebanese government’s legitimacy to act against Hezbollah. "

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-888947

3/5/2026 10:17:40 AM

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" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/china-tells-top-refiners-to-suspend-diesel-and-gasoline-exports China Tells Top Refiners to Halt Diesel and Gasoline Exports By Alfred Cang March 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM GMT +10:30 • China's government has told the country's largest oil refiners to suspend exports of diesel and gasoline due to an escalating conflict in the Persian Gulf. • Refiners were asked to stop signing new contracts and to negotiate the cancellation of already-agreed shipments, with an exception made for certain fuels and supplies to Hong Kong and Macau. • China's precautionary curbs reflect efforts to prioritize domestic needs as the crisis in the Middle East deepens, with the country still receiving close to half of its oil imports from the Gulf. "

Could get weird…

3/5/2026 4:12:18 PM

So I’m seeing several social media posts that that Iranian ship was part of joint exercises with India. We were invited to these exercises but did not accept the invitation. Also, these ships take part in these exercises without munitions….so we attacked an unarmed ship?

I real hope this isn’t true.

3/5/2026 5:28:01 PM

Thing i read said 54 countries participated

3/5/2026 5:31:17 PM

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" Reuters Exclusive "U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school." "The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ?Middle East." https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-investigation-points-likely-us-responsibility-iran-school-strike-sources-say-2026-03-06/ "

The eventual leaks of the coked up nonsense hegseth must have been spewing before all this is going to be infuriating I’m sure

3/5/2026 10:19:34 PM

Def was us. We got the buildings right next door

Meanwhile...

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-a-e-explores-freezing-iranian-assets-to-punish-tehran-for-attacks-904503de?st=CEPHJu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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"U.A.E. Explores Freezing Iranian Assets to Punish Tehran for Attacks"

I expect more stuff like this soon. Now that Iran is hitting a lot of the arabs, trump prob gonna strong arm them and be like you better help me and make me look good etc etc. and they will. I still see this going well, cause trump will get the help he needs.

3/5/2026 10:22:08 PM

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"cause trump will get the help he needs."

Unfortunately not the help he REALLY needs. . .

3/6/2026 6:59:33 AM

https://newrepublic.com/post/207429/us-attack-iran-naval-ship

Unarmed ship, survivors left

3/6/2026 10:31:54 AM

It’s not just Iranian assets these people want to suspend. Sounds like they want to pull investments from the US as well.

3/6/2026 10:37:24 AM

Kinda funny how furious gop was about Obama returning $1.7B to Iran that we owed them. And now we are spending a billion dollars a day to camp and bomb them.

3/6/2026 11:59:06 AM

Come on now. You don't really want a 50,000 drone to blow up a shopping mall do you? They have to use multiple-million dollar munitions just to be sure.

3/6/2026 1:43:57 PM

So the score so far…

Killing Khamenei/avenging Iranian protesters : Good
Disrupting Russia war supply chain: Good
Disrupting funding of anti-Israel forces: Good

Increasing global oil prices: Bad
Killing innocent Iranians: Bad
Enabling Regional Attacks: bad
Suggesting Americans are less safe: bad
Fiscal prudence/diplomatic credibility: bad

3/6/2026 3:59:26 PM

Disrupting Chinese oil supply: Good

Wasting munitions on an optional war: Bad

I feel like I’m more against this war than the typical lefties on this board.

3/6/2026 4:09:05 PM

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/world/video/iran-hardliners-demonstration-pleitgen-digvid

Looks like cnn got permissions to send a journalist in to Iran

3/6/2026 4:35:40 PM

^^i think i'm the only lefty on the board thats full steam ahead. I trust that trump wouldn't do this unless he knew it'd be relatively quick, etc. Seems like pretty soon Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran are no longer going to be so annoying all the time! Wouldn't have ever gotten results like this with Kamala!

3/6/2026 5:59:06 PM

3/6/2026 6:21:01 PM

LOL if you think we are going to "fix" anything.

We fixed Iraq so ISIS could run wild and behead people.

We fixed Afghanistan so the Taliban could take over within literally days of our leaving.

Yep, we won't be hearing from Venezuela, Iran, or Cuba again anytime soon!

Thank you, President Trump, for your steady leadership and your smart brain!

3/6/2026 8:42:53 PM

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" Disrupting Russia war supply chain: Good "

So i guess trump is looking at loosening restrictions on who can buy Russian oil

3/6/2026 8:49:31 PM

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" Leavitt: "When he as commander in chief determines that Iran no longer poses a threat to the US and the goals of Operation Epic Fury have been fully realized, then Iran will essentially be in a place of unconditional surrender whether they say it themselves or not" https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mgfx6ep5ic2f "

It’s fascinating how there’s absolutely no transparency or accountability for how an enormous chunk of taxpayer dollars are being spent. As job growth collapses, and various societal metrics (except crime) falter

3/7/2026 12:20:42 AM

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" …Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran's bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP "

Trump threatening to target Iranian groups not previously considered targets. Sounds like they expect more collateral damage

3/7/2026 11:34:13 AM

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"STOP RESISTING!!!"

3/7/2026 1:48:20 PM

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" Iran's leadership shows fractures due to US/Israeli strikes, revealing divisions between hardliners and pragmatists after Khamenei's death. Pezeshkian's apology to Gulf states sparked hardliner backlash, highlighting strategic disagreements despite commitment to defending Iran. Clerics are accelerating the appointment of a new supreme leader, potentially Mojtaba Khamenei, amid concerns about maintaining unity and control. "

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/cracks-emerge-in-irans-leadership-as-it-reels-under-bombardment

Reuters reporting but this is a free link

3/7/2026 3:57:49 PM

So Lindsey graham was acting as a foreign agent for Israel

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" WSJ: To help make the case on Iran, Graham traveled several times to Israel in recent weeks, meeting with members of the country’s intelligence agency...He spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, coaching him on how to lobby the president for action. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/lindsey-graham-trump-iran-fa5f54f0?st=BVTmmb&reflink=article_copyURL_share "

3/7/2026 5:07:29 PM

Man, F that guy!

3/7/2026 5:22:51 PM

[Edited on March 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM. Reason : F]

3/7/2026 5:33:37 PM

I'm sure Israeli intelligence agencies had our best interests in mind.

3/7/2026 6:03:30 PM

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-news-updates-2026/card/trump-blames-iran-for-deadly-strike-on-girls-school-zoDGN0eYW1abr9b3GSIA

Lawl

And boots on the ground "possible if for a very good reason"

And an unconditional surrender is "when they cry uncle"

Starting to have some doubts about this. Their people better rise up!!! And need arab states to help more

3/7/2026 6:07:13 PM

^^^
Excuse me, but the guy is objectively a shithead.

He's a war monger, and his principles shift on a dime to whatever he thinks is best for self-preservation.

3/7/2026 6:30:06 PM

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"So Lindsey graham was acting as a foreign agent for Israel foreign agent for Ukraine self-interested shithead"

3/7/2026 6:32:08 PM

It's unfortunate when someone's self-interest has global geopolitical ramifications, costs many billions of dollars, and causes death and destruction.

3/7/2026 8:28:20 PM

of course, but at least that's merely what every politician, in every civilization, for all of human history, has done as opposed to the absolutely worst thing that a human could do...secretly working for da j00s

[Edited on March 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM. Reason : i just want people to see all this as normal great power stuff, not nazi-level braindead conspiracy]

[Edited on March 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM. Reason : not that moron is a nazi per se]

3/7/2026 8:33:29 PM

Why did you choose to support your previous post with a link to the Twitter of a known anti-Semitic agitator?

3/7/2026 8:43:21 PM

[Edited on March 7, 2026 at 8:57 PM. Reason : understanding things and making discourse possible is important regardless of the source]

3/7/2026 8:55:55 PM

no, sources are quite important

and you’re doing that thing again of equating someone being against what Israel is doing with hating Jews

3/7/2026 9:29:55 PM

It is our duty in a functional sovereign democracy to put people like Lindsay Graham in prison to send a message and assert democratic control of our society, for the crimes he’s committing and we should not be shy about naming those crimes for fear of being branded in the made-up game of The Discourse.

We need to be advancing as a species if we ever want to figure out what the universe is all about, and the past few years have been a major regression under trump.

3/7/2026 9:44:03 PM

^It's only been a year.

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"understanding things and making discourse possible is important regardless of the source"

OK. Well, the Nazis had SOME really good ideas! Too bad about the other thing(s). . .

It's just strange that you would (knowingly?) post a supporting source who seems to hold the polar opposite view to you on what seems to be your highest importance topic over the last year or so.

A late Happy Purim, BTW!

3/8/2026 10:21:01 AM

There’s literally rivers of fire flowing in Tehran from the oil drums that were bombed

https://bsky.app/profile/newseye.bsky.social/post/3mgj5tf2bss2k

3/8/2026 11:35:31 AM

That's certainly how you win hearts and minds

3/8/2026 1:08:57 PM

We will be welcomed as liberators.

3/8/2026 2:11:10 PM

Maybe Trump isn't lying, maybe all he wants to do is effectively destroy the country and subject the population to living in a toxic wasteland as opposed to 'liberating' them.

Breathing that shit in can't be healthy, and surely he wouldn't send in troops on the ground into that. Right?

And if he does, surely he'll undo the DOGE cuts to the VA??

3/8/2026 3:02:58 PM

Anti semetic conspiracy theories by Jewish secretary of state Blinken

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"Biden's Secretary of State Blinken on Iran: Back during the Obama administration, the Israelis were pushing Obama to take military action against Iran and were warning that they would do it themselves if he didn’t."

https://twitter.com/i/status/2030626462823338021

[Edited on March 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM. Reason : E]

3/8/2026 4:03:10 PM

This is seeming more like a Venezuela situation. Sunday morning shows were a joke… no one can articulate what they view as the plan. But lots of death, insane amounts of money burned, big flashy military show, then they leave and try some diplomacy— that’s the best case scenario at this point at least.

3/8/2026 4:23:30 PM

You know what? I bet Antony Blinken is just another self-loathing American Jew! He is infected with the woke mind virus (or something -- I can't keep my conspiracies straight anymore)!

3/8/2026 4:57:10 PM