
The Drop Bear
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The Drop Bear
@DropBearLyfe
🇦🇺 always, in all ways.


These two photographs are separated by only 66 years.

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Here's the best case scenario for this war: - The Iranian regime capitulates - It is replaced by a transition Government, as the country prepares for its first election since 1952 - The U.S. gets more control of the Strait of Hormuz, giving it an edge over China in the AI race (i.e. energy race) - Iran goes back to its secular roots with a blossoming economy, normalizing relations with Israel - Hezbollah gives up its weapons, and Israel pulls out of Lebanon - Lebanon goes through a period of rapid economic growth as it gradually normalizes relations with Israel - Syria's President succesfuly unifies the country, and begins rebuilding as Israel pulls out of remaining territory - The Houthis move away from Iran and begin normalizing relations with neighboring Gulf nations - Hamas give up their weapons, and we finally start seeing progress towards a two-state solution I know this is a pipe dream, but hey, let's be optimistic for once



One of 2 things just happened: Trump either changed his mind, or Iran is folding to the pressure Her's what just went down: - Trump set an ultimatum for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, or he will strike their energy infrastructure - That deadline was meant to expire tomorrow morning - Iran responded defiantly and threatened to strike energy infrastructure in the region - Trump claimed negotiations went on behind the scenes, and he extended his deadline by 5 days - The Iranians claim there were no negotiations, and this is just Trump walking back his threats Either way, this is good news Either Trump exerted maximum pressure to force Iran into concessions Or Iran’s defiance and military capabilities forced Trump to walk back his threat If it’s the latter, I hope Iran does not call him out and mock him, as this will only fuel Trump to escalate again Does this all mean the war may still go on for months? Yes, but this is unlikely because: - The global economy is taking a massive hit (especially Europe and Asia) - The Gulf is pissed - American allies in Asia and Europe are also upset - Voters aren’t happy - And munition stockpiles are running low



🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING: The Gulf is under fire everywhere at once tonight. Explosions at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Sirens and blasts at U.S. facilities in Kuwait. Drone strikes on Kurdish positions in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah. Reports unconfirmed.




Holy crap, this is Arad, Southern Israel, now after an Iranian ballistic missile landed This war needs to end!

🇮🇷🇺🇸🇬🇧 Iran just proved its missiles can reach far beyond the Middle East Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-UK military base sitting 4,000 kilometers away in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Neither hit the base, but the message landed harder than any warhead could. Tehran has always publicly claimed its missile range tops out at 2,000 km. This strike attempt doubles that number overnight. The Khorramshahr-4 that likely carried out the attack can also deliver cluster warheads, the same munitions that have been devastating Israeli cities for three weeks. Look at the map. A 4,000 km range from Tehran draws a circle that reaches Paris, London, and most of Europe. Every NATO capital that thought this war was a distant Middle Eastern problem just realized Iranian missiles could theoretically reach their doorstep. Source: @sentdefender WSJ



Pure beauty!


Whether one chooses to acknowledge it or not, Iran is the only country in the world that has been able to challenge the arrogance of the United States and push back against it. One day, history will recognize this.

Meet the 3 tiny islands that could be taken first by US troops: Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb. These islands are incredibly strategic—and are barely talked about. They sit right beside the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz. @SoarAtlas map link: tinyurl.com/ycmvvhzn


Chinese state media made an AI-generated cartoon about the US-Iran conflict. Extremely well done!


