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@bk_jones7 @RnaudBertrand Sure. Keep believing the story. The truth will come out.

@KReedkrkr @RnaudBertrand It’s a war. Everything the military does is risky. The US used overmatch to get the pilot out safely because they could. If you bring more than you need, you still have what you need. Every situation is different

So, if I got that right, here's the narrative: - A US F-15E fighter jet got shot down over Iran, despite Trump saying 2 days beforehand in his nationwide address that Iran has "no anti-aircraft equipment. Their radar is 100% annihilated." (apnews.com/article/donald…) - The plane's weapons systems officer - a "highly respected Colonel," according to Trump - ejected from the plane and got "seriously wounded" (still according to Trump: @realDonaldTrump/116351956955900185" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…) - He still managed to "hike up a 7,000-foot [2.1km] mountain ridgeline and hide in a crevice" in the Zagros Mountains, despite his wounds (time.com/article/2026/0…) - U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones started killing all "Iranian military-aged males believed to be a threat who got within three kilometers of [the American's location]" (x.com/ByChrisGordon/…) - To retrieve him the U.S. managed to seize an "abandoned airport," 200 miles deep inside Iran, near Isfahan (bbc.com/news/articles/…), which happens to be where Iran's largest atomic scientific center is located (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isfahan_N…) - They landed two MC-130 military transport planes in that airport (theaviationist.com/2026/04/05/u-s…) in an operation involving "hundreds of special forces troops and military personnel" (time.com/article/2026/0…) - Both MC-130 planes got "stuck in the sand" and the U.S. destroyed them themselves "to prevent them from falling into Iranian hands" (theaviationist.com/2026/04/05/u-s…) - They deployed "three new aircraft to extract all the U.S. personnel" on the ground (theaviationist.com/2026/04/05/u-s…) - There are videos circulating online of "heavy clashes" with presumably Iranian missiles raining down in Kohgiluyeh County, in the Zagros Mountains during that night (x.com/Afshin_Ismaeli…) - Iran sent pictures of the aftermath at the "abandoned airport" and it's a sight of utter destruction, with US plane and MH-6 helicopter parts scattered all over the ground, still smoking (turkiyetoday.com/region/wreckag…). Iran claims they are the ones who in fact destroyed all the aircraft. - Meanwhile a second U.S. plane, an A-10 Warthog, also crashed on Friday near the Strait of Hormuz according to two U.S. officials speaking to the NYT (#47863db0-d61e-51bf-b7e1-6c4a9dc988e7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nytimes.com/live/2026/04/0…). In that instance too the lone pilot was apparently "safely rescued." - In all this, after the multiple planes and helicopters destroyed or shot down, the documented heavy clashes, the "hundreds of special forces troops and military personnel" operating deep inside Iran, not a single US soldier was reported killed "or even wounded" (according to Trump: @realDonaldTrump/116350133044957842" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…). - And the 'highly respected Colonel' this was all for? No name. No photo. No interview. Nobody has spoken to him nor knows who he is. So to sum up: anti-aircraft equipment that supposedly didn't exist shot down an F-15 (and, apparently, an A-10 Warthog the same day). A seriously wounded man climbed a 2.1km mountain. The US seized an airfield 200 miles inside a country it's at war with, next to one of its most strategic nuclear sites, and deployed hundreds of troops all apparently unimpeded. Lost two planes to "sand" and destroyed their own helicopters. Videos show heavy clashes, missiles raining down - but not a single person got "even wounded". And the man at the center of it all? Nobody knows who he is, completely anonymous, zero pictures, but Trump says he is "SAFE and SOUND." And so is the rescued A-10 Warthog pilot, who also remains anonymous. Trump concludes this all proves the US has "achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies" (@realDonaldTrump/116350133044957842" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…), despite the whole episode only happening because Iran shot his planes out of the sky. Basically, the only thing that's "overwhelming" here is the audacity of the storytelling...

@MarioNawfal @Market_Mind_ That's not a correct graphique showing percentage of the volume. A barrel gives more product in volume than its 159 liters.

🇺🇸🇮🇷When you think about how much of this war is fought over oil, here's what one single barrel of crude actually gives you: 42% gasoline 27% diesel 10% jet fuel 7% petrochemicals 5% heavy fuel oil 4% LPG 3% asphalt 2% lubricants & waxes Source: @Market_Mind_

@bk_jones7 @RnaudBertrand If you don't do it stealthily you risk losing many more personnel than the single extraction.

@KReedkrkr @RnaudBertrand Normally? As if personnel recovery in enemy territory is something that happens all the time? You are wrong. When it’s not a secret, there is no reason for stealth. Take as many troops as you need to deal with any contingency.

@bk_jones7 @RnaudBertrand Very small footprints are used in extractions, while a hundred or so supporting personnel are involved from a distance. They never transport 100s of troops to be landed for a single extraction. Normally it's done with the least detectability, using a few helis.

@KReedkrkr @RnaudBertrand What is the appropriate number of soldiers to send to recover a pilot in enemy territory?

@MarioNawfal You left out the journalists and UN peacekeepers

🇱🇧🇮🇱 The Lebanese death toll has reached 1,345 since the war began on March 2. 125 kids. 91 women. 53 health workers. 82 emergency medical facilities struck. 4,040 wounded. Over 1 million displaced. 27 killed and 105 wounded in the last 24 hours alone… Source: AP

@WeTheBrandon At this rate, regime change will happen sooner in the US than Iran.

The Republican Party is telling the world they have a suicide wish. Like most war-obsessed groups. It's a death cult.

@financialjuice Why would Iran agree to this? Judging by how the Iranians have been very astute in negotiations, they would demand that preconditions be met before even a cease-fire is declared

⚠ BREAKING: Negotiations on the 15 points will take place within a one-month ceasefire - Israeli Channel 12

@IranIntl_En Well one thing for sure, any deal will be worse than the one before the war for Israel.

US President Donald Trump believes the objectives of the war with Iran could be achieved through a deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said following a phone call with Trump. Netanyahu said in a video statement released by his office that Trump saw a chance to use the war achievements to secure an agreement that would protect Israel’s vital interests.

@fdevedjian Pourquoi Dati n’est pas en prison?

Dans l’analyse de sa défaite cuisante à #Paris malgré une réelle volonté d’alternance, la droite républicaine ne pourra omettre le style de candidate qu’elle s’est choisie Ni les parisiens ni les français ne veulent plus de ce personnel politique aussi clivant qu’agressif et dont les échéances sont désormais uniquement judiciaires @datirachida porte une très lourde responsabilité dans cet échec qui est d’abord le sien #ParisSansDati

@MarioNawfal How do you know this is true. What evidence is there?

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran just tested an intercontinental ballistic missile in combat for the first time in history Israel's military says the missile that targeted Diego Garcia was a two-stage ICBM, meaning it left the atmosphere and came back down on a target 2,500 miles away. Iran denies involvement. The missile missed. The implications didn't. Israel's Chief of Staff spelled it out: "These missiles are not intended to strike Israel. Their range extends to Berlin, Paris, and Rome." Iran always claimed its missiles topped out at 1,240 miles. That fiction died this week. If you can reach Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, you can reach any European capital. Source: CBS, Al Jazeera Clip: @DropSiteNews

@MaxBlumenthal How did this guy become a billionaire? He sounds so simple-minded! But what about the audience clapping?

Iran hit Dimona hard after Israel recklessly attacked its Bushehr and Natanz facilities with no consequences from its Western backers. It is, of course, incumbent upon Iran to deter further attacks on its nuclear facilities. But there may be a deeper logic behind the targeting of Dimona, the site of Israel's secret nuclear weapons plant. In 2013, Sheldon Adelson, the late husband of Trump's largest donor, Miriam Adelson, called for the US to drop a nuclear bomb on Iran as a "warning" to show "we mean business." The hundreds of millions of dollars Trump received from the Adelsons came with the expectation that he would initiate war on Iran on Israel's behalf. Now, as the war Trump launched on Israel's behalf drags him deeper into a quagmire, the prospect of the US or Israel fulfilling Adelson's nuclear wish must be taken seriously. By attacking Dimona, Iran is sending a warning of its own, reclaiming escalation dominance in the face of Israeli nuclear blackmail.

@Rothbard1776 @scotthortonshow A number of interests panicking that the war may end.

How to Identify War Propaganda 101: Who was the outlet who initially released the report on Iran supposedly firing missiles toward Diego Garcia? Who owns the Wall Street Journal? What are their connections and motivations? Start there. Next, analyze the content of the report. Does it provide adequate details or evidence to support the claims being made by those sharing the report? Keep in mind, the report hasn’t been confirmed. However, even if the report is accurate, here are some starting points: Did the missiles actually have the capability to reach Diego Garcia? We know from the report that one of the missiles failed entirely and that the US refused to comment on what supposedly happened to the other missile. So let me ask what should be an obvious question: if 1 (or 50%) of the missiles that were launched completely failed, and the report doesn’t provide any evidence or details on the effectiveness, capability, accuracy or result of the other missile that was launched (besides the fact that we know it didn’t reach Diego Garcia) … then how can any honest person suddenly claim Iran has effectively demonstrated this increased capability that no one knew about? Finally, observe the individuals who are part of the coordinated astroturf media campaign. What are their motivations and policy positions? Who do they work for? What is their track record of being accurate and honest? Finally, you need to consider the timing of a report like this in the context of the current state of the war or conflict itself. I hope this helps.

@RyanRozbiani They should just eliminate the veto at the UN. It just makes the whole organization a sham.

JUST IN 🇮🇷🇺🇸: Iran Sets VETO Power at the U.N. as a Condition to End the War Iran's Spokesperson for the National Security Committee: Iran obtaining the right of veto in the United Nations is one of the conditions for ending the war.

@Reuters Explains why they created conditions for Qatar, UAE, Kuwait to be bombed by Iran. But this won't happen. He's just bragging to his Israeli audience. UAE will not pass pipes over Saudi land (rivalry), Qatar will not want to be dependent on Israel. + the market is in the East

Netanyahu wants oil, gas to flow through Israel post-Iran war reut.rs/4sODnPY reut.rs/4sODnPY

@BarakRavid Wait till all this mess is blamed on Israel alone.

Contrary to Trump’s statements, senior Israeli and U.S. officials said that the United States had prior knowledge of the Israeli strike and even approved it in an attempt to pressure Iran. After the Iranians retaliated against Qatar’s gas fields, Trump is now changing course

@54BRITT54 Ted Koppel. That calibre of journalists don't exist anymore.

The Holohoax narrative has proven riddled with kosher lies. On what premise does the continued support stand?

The man with the parasol at the tip of the Kharg island

Trump says he had Kharg Island military targets bombed, but most likely obliterated the man with the parasol

This is the closest to an honest announcement by a Western leader on the current war on Iran