@markbishopuk huh? it's the exact opposite. it's controlled escalation
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ArtSums
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One positive to this: it's a sign that Iran is desperate, that command and control has entirely collapsed, or more likely both
Visegrád 24@visegrad24
BREAKING: Iran has struck the world’s largest natural gas export facility, the Ras Laffan refinery in Qatar. Qatar helped the Islamic regime in Iran for years, but is still getting hit. There’s no honor among thieves and Islamists
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They're bragging about abolishing a 700-year-old system. Madness.
Cabinet Office@cabinetofficeuk
This is the biggest reform to our Parliament in a generation. 🇬🇧 This morning, the 700-year-old system of hereditary membership in the House of Lords was abolished. Membership is now earned through public service and merit, not granted by an inheritance. ✅
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@cabinetofficeuk retarded. destroying what worked for more of what's killing the country: self-serving retards in parliament
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This is the biggest reform to our Parliament in a generation. 🇬🇧
This morning, the 700-year-old system of hereditary membership in the House of Lords was abolished. Membership is now earned through public service and merit, not granted by an inheritance. ✅
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@RapidResponse47 @SecScottBessent What in the world makes these subhuman dogs think that it's up to them how entire countries trade their resources? Why must countries seek the permission of these savage barbarians?
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.@SecScottBessent: In the coming days, we may unsanction the Iranian oil that's on the water. It's about 140 million barrels, so depending how you count it, that's 10 days to 2 weeks of supply, that the Iranians had been pushing out, that would have all gone to China. In essence, we'd be using the Iranian barrels against the Iranians to keep the price down for the next 10 or 14 days, as we continue this campaign. So, we have lots of levers.
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.@joekent16jan19 goes to the heart of the matter: Without addressing America's imbalanced relationship with Israel, the current war won't end and a deal with Tehran cannot be found.
"The main issue is that the Israelis are out of control, and they are driving this entire war."
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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud slams Iran:
I do not understand how they claim to defend Islamic causes while attacking Islamic countries.
They are not attacking just one nation—Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Türkiye—all are Islamic countries, and all have been targeted.
Even before this war, what was Iran’s contribution to the Islamic world?
They supported the Houthi militia in Yemen. They supported militias in Iraq—and now they are attacking Iraqi territory.
They have interfered in Lebanon through Hezbollah, not only hijacking political decision-making but also carrying out destabilizing actions across the region, including in Saudi Arabia.
One of the clearest examples is Iran and Hezbollah’s role in Syria.
So where is this so-called support for the Muslim world when such actions are taking place?
How can they claim to support Islamic causes while backing regimes that oppress their own people, assassinating political figures in Lebanon, and empowering militias that hinder development in Iraq?
I do not see any real support for Islamic causes. These are merely slogans used as cover.
In reality, these tools are used to serve Iranian interests—not the principles they claim to defend.
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@NawafAlThani Hold on tiger! This question comes before your one:
How should reparations be paid by GCC countries to Iran for having bases that US-Israel used to illegally and immorally attack Iran?
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Sorry I know this might trigger some, but please try your best to answer. This matters, especially if you live in Iran.
Q: After the damage caused by Iran to GCC countries, when the time comes, how should reparations be paid by Iran to the GCC countries?
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They didn’t sport!
✍🏼So I’ll put you down for “ we should just seize their assets” I’m guessing? Thanks
Kamran Hussain@Kam__Hussain
@NawafAlThani Hold on tiger! This question comes before your one: How should reparations be paid by GCC countries to Iran for having bases that US-Israel used to illegally and immorally attack Iran?
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@NawafAlThani why don't arabs pay for the damage caused to iran and iranians by israeli and amerian weapons launched from and/or enabled by gcc countries?
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Two posibilities on today's attack on South Pars:
1) Israel told the US and Washington either approved it or didn't oppose it: Bad
2) Israel told the US and Washington couldn't convince its junior war partner to stop it: Very, very bad.
Who decides escalation: US or Israel?
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@dyaakaddoor some of what's been struck are clearly decoys. literally zero dispersion seen after impact
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هذا ما نمسيه بالعربي تخويت.
يمكن لإيران صنع نماذج صاروخية لخداع الطائرات، لكن هل يمكن خداع صور الانفجارات بعد الاستهدافات؟! انفجارات الصواريخ المضيئة والمتتالية ذات الألعاب النارية المسلية.؟!
Shaiel Ben-Ephraim@academic_la
I talked to two Israeli sources on why Iranian launches continue to increase, despite US-Israeli claims that they have destroyed almost all of the launchers. Here is what they said: 1) The 90–95% drop in volume claimed by CENTCOM earlier in the month was probably a temporary lull as Iran repositioned its remaining launchers into hardened sites. Independent satellite analysis suggests that a significant portion of the "80% destruction" claimed by the IDF actually hit high-fidelity decoys. 2) Despite fewer launchers, the lethality per strike has increased. Iran's shift to cluster warheads has allowed a single missile to impact multiple locations simultaneously, compensating for the lower volume of launches 3) Iran has successfully set up mobile, underground units able to fire at steady rates. Iran used that quiet period to move their remaining ~100-120 heavy launchers into "Super-Hardened" facilities 4) Iran is utilizing its Zolfaqar and Dezful road-mobile launchers. These units move from hardened tunnels to pre-surveyed launch spots, fire, and return underground in under 10 minutes, often before coalition drones can re-task for a strike. 5) Because these launching units are decentralized, it is very hard for US and Israeli intelligence to get info on them. Israel and the United States do not have an answer to this problem. That is why they are trying escalation on energy sources instead. But that is backfiring.
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Counter argument from someone significantly more familiar than me with IR sensors.
Arsenio "Missileman"@Ascii211
Something looks VERY sus with this. > Sensor appears cooled, dynamic range set window oddly for sky? > Resolving AB plume details? > No secondary plume luminance against smooth background of space, should have some shimmer and effects visible immediately > Sensor bloom wrong.
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Iran just released footage reportedly showing one of its air defense systems successfully hitting an American F-35.
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@RaminRnp @IranNaisrep @Pataramesh This video looks fake on so many levels.
Why is it also cut off right after the hit? How did the plane land safely with a direct AD hit? Impossible.
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Iran is at a tactical degradation phase of enemy airpower and defenses
Only in the next phase, de-industrialization of Israel's weapon factories will begin
➡️ Firepower goes towards (hardly visible) military bases, not yet Tel Aviv
Missile fire rate is expected to increase
Patarames@Pataramesh
It's an open secret that Iran will knock-out the 🇺🇸 4 AN/TPY-2 radars in 🇦🇪 🇸🇦 🇹🇷 🇶🇦 if they fail to rein in Trump ➡️ Another open secret that without the high-resolution of these rare, key radars, missile-defense will become very problematic Watch video below to understand...
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@cracckman @araghchi africans love being subordinates even more than the arabs
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@araghchi $200b more to finish the job of the Islamic Regime.
God bless Israel and the U.S.
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We're only three weeks into this war of choice, imposed on both Iranians and Americans.
This $200b is the tip of the iceberg. Ordinary Americans can thank Benjamin Netanyahu and his lackeys in Congress for the trillion-dollar "Israel First tax" that's about to hit U.S. economy.
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@metanerdy @ianbremmer you drink that kool-aid. drink to your heart's content
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@ianbremmer America and Israel have accomplished in 20 days what the entire west couldn’t in 30 years. Instead of celebrating that all I see from you is self aggrandizing constant negativity.
You couldn’t get it done bro. We are getting it done now.
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i’ve yet to hear a workable near term (next 4-6 weeks) plan for how to open the strait that doesn’t involve us boots on the ground.
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@FawazAlShe841 @ripplebrain stay on your knees, saudi goy. you're a slave of the israelis
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@ripplebrain Calling Saudi Arabia 'unsafe' is the peak of your ignorance. We have the world’s elite air defenses that crushed every single one of those drones. Riyadh is safer and more stable than your entire narrative. Stay mad while we stay secure
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Saudi Arabia is unsafe because of a deliberate choice by its leadership to back the Amerisraeli adventure to the hilt. They've provided more support for this operation than any other state in the region. Considering how vulnerable they are, the recklessness is staggering.
AHMAD SLMAN@ahmadslmanx
Rockets are hitting Riyadh. Saudi Arabia is unsafe because of US and Israel's adventure to strike Iran Saudi Arabia invested billions of dollars to bring Ronaldo and his comrades, now everything is destroyed
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