At this point no one knows who's behind the attacks. Some think it could be a coup, some think it could be Israel. Some speculate it might be Ukraine sending a message (that seems doubtful to me).
This is why theocracy is B A A A A A D idea
you're gonna piss off a l o t people and they might be heavily armed or willing to start gun battles all over the country
you're gonna piss off a l o t people and they might be heavily armed or willing to start gun battles all over the country
I wish them luck in their efforts, I hope this doesn't fizzle out as the government fights back.
That can happen regardless of political system. Theocracy sucks because of widespread corruption, wanton abuse of power and mass indoctrination.
It appears to have been a drone attack:
www.theguardian.com
Drone attack hits Iran ammunition factory – reports
Blast that defence ministry says did minor damage comes amid tensions over nuclear pact and arms for Russia
www.theguardian.com
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Isfahan is near to the geographical centre of the country, well inside the Zagros mountains. Either those drones are intensely local or they flew a hell of a long way without being intercepted
if you have a position called supreme leader or a ruling party that worships one person, that government is not going to work for the people.
Holy shit. If drones can get in that deep, either Iran's air defense is garbage or it came from somewhere very nearby. Wonder what's the air defense around the Supreme Leader's palace, wonder how viable it is for a drone to strike his complex and take him out.
Isfahan is near to the geographical centre of the country, well inside the Zagros mountains. Either those drones are intensely local or they flew a hell of a long way without being intercepted
If they belong to an external actor, then I'm honestly at a loss to even been figuring out where they could possibly have been launched from to strike a target located essentially the dead center of Iran.
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Joe Biden's ears just perked up when he heard this
that's also an act of war you don't want that
I hope one day Iranians gain their freedom from this shitty regime. I would LOVE to visit in my lifetime without worrying about being kidnapped by the government for BS reasons to gain concessions from the West. The suppression of the Green movement was really hard on the Iranians I knew in high school since their families were harmed by it.
I get that details will be sparse given the circumstances, but damn I really would like to know wtf is going on.
In the Ukraine thread, forgive me for having to quote another user but I'm not familiar with Twitter links etc.
On the one hand a drone attack would make a lot more sense from a state actor like Israel (hence editing my original post to tone down the weight of credibility).
On the other, the above does seem to indicate small arms fire.
As always, best to wait for more information, but I am wishing Iranians the best.
The thing is I can't really see Israel doing something like that on its own. Meaning it would be done in unison with someone else or with certain guarantees from someone else.
This is why we need more info. I wanna if these reports are accurate.
Regarding the possibility of the involvement Israeli drones:
en.wikipedia.org
If an armed version of this drone exists, then we have a plausible suspect.
IAI Eitan - Wikipedia
If an armed version of this drone exists, then we have a plausible suspect.
Gotta say if there's running gunbattles and attacks on police stations AND IRGC bases
that might be a little bit more involved then drone striking the shit out of some drone factory
but yes I do want independent verification but that tweet really is eye opening
that might be a little bit more involved then drone striking the shit out of some drone factory
but yes I do want independent verification but that tweet really is eye opening
I simply don't believe that there are running gunbattles or attacks on police stations or IRGC facilities.
It's more than likely IRGC jumping at their own shadows and firing at the sky.
It's more than likely IRGC jumping at their own shadows and firing at the sky.
Or at their own citizens, sadly.
I'm also not sure a revolution starts at ammo production facilities either, so I definitely am tempering expectations.
Good to see the people chanting in defiance, though. The spirit is still there.
Well to be fair if they are attacking the facilities in order to GET the ammo then that would be an explanation.
I hear bullets are pretty valuable in a potential revolution.
Wow. Has there been an uptick of protests in the past few weeks? Or is this just out of the blue?
What message would Ukraine be trying to send? I know there are close ties between Iran and Russia, but I don't see what Ukraine would gain from this.
Ukrainian motivation would probably be the destruction of the Shaheed drone factory in Isfahan where the drones Russia is using to attack Ukraine are made.
Iran has been making the drones that Russia has used to wreak havoc on Ukrainian cities for the last few months.
The longer this goes without any major confirmed reports the more I think this may be not nearly as huge as we first thought.
View: https://twitter.com/natsecjeff/status/1619469772747309060?s=46&t=8t4gGVT2NMgt_NIsJtZQbA
Based on this my guess is that it was Mossad working locally with rebellious elements using these micro drones.
More attacks this evening/night
View: https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1619796269094035460
View: https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1619799687141425152
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View: https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1619799687141425152
? It's Israel.
www.wsj.com
WSJ News Exclusive | Israel Strikes Iran Amid International Push to Contain Tehran
Israel carried out a drone strike targeting a defense compound in Iran, as the U.S. and Israel look for ways to contain Tehran’s nuclear and military ambitions.
www.wsj.com
Great.? It's Israel.
WSJ News Exclusive | Israel Strikes Iran Amid International Push to Contain Tehran
Israel carried out a drone strike targeting a defense compound in Iran, as the U.S. and Israel look for ways to contain Tehran’s nuclear and military ambitions.
Great.
Fucking ugh.
? It's Israel.
WSJ News Exclusive | Israel Strikes Iran Amid International Push to Contain Tehran
Israel carried out a drone strike targeting a defense compound in Iran, as the U.S. and Israel look for ways to contain Tehran’s nuclear and military ambitions.
Having looked for an alternative without the pay wall, seems like even the US is currently speculating:
Was Israel behind drone attack on Iran military installation?
Iranian foreign minister criticised the drone attack as ‘cowardly’ and aimed at creating ‘insecurity’.
But either this would mean operatives operating in the country - not without precedent, giving the Natanz incident or the 2020 assassination - or that Israeli drones flew across two other countries along the way without being picked up, along with them having the active willingness to send loitering munitions in to attack to begin with. Which is... not great, putting it mildly
View: https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1619804369163280384
Unconfirmed reports, but it is being circulated around Twitter.
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Israel appears to have been behind drone strike on Iran factory, U.S. official says
Israel appears to have been behind an overnight drone attack on a military factory in Iran, a U.S. official said on Sunday.
www.reuters.com
We need to wait for more info to get a better idea what's going on.
My heart goes out to the Iranian & Kurdish people.
My heart goes out to the Iranian & Kurdish people.
Now that sounds like Israel. They hit Iranian targets in Syria all the time.
As much as I dislike the Iranian regime, Israel is every bit as revolting...anyone but them...still would be better if there was internal mobilisation against the regime...although war is horrible, this regime needs to go somehow.
Really glad they are still keeping up the pressure. Terrified for every one of them.
View: https://mobile.twitter.com/AlinejadMasih/status/1630214123773468677
So yeah, she used to cut her hair standing with Iranian women and now she is glad to see the same people who kills, rape and torture Iranian women. Also majority of world leaders today sat at UN human rights council and listened to Islamic republic's FM calling protesters terrorists.
Meanwhile, school girls in Iran are being attacked by nerve gases and getting poisened by "unknown" people in Qom, one of the regimes stronghold cities, trying to scare girls from going to school. More than 60 schools have been attacked so far and thousands school girls have been poisoned.
Meanwhile the head of IRGC aerospace division says explicitly in an interview that they are looking to kill Trump and Pompeo to take revenge and IRGC head today says their missiles have the range to reach EU and they better be carefull.
And people ask what western world leaders could do to help. Maybe start with not giving these murderes a platform, stop shaking hands with them and designate IRGC as a terrorist organization and cut their ties with the modern world.
Tonight was "Chaarshanbe soori night", an annual festival on the last Wednesday of the year. People build fires and jump over them and there are lots of handmade explosives involved. But this year these explosives were put to good use all over the country, with protests in all major cities:
View: https://twitter.com/NazaninNour/status/1635748334202761219
View: https://twitter.com/iran_e_sabz/status/1635738996184875008
View: https://twitter.com/iran_e_sabz/status/1635739425710964736
View: https://twitter.com/NazaninNour/status/1635748334202761219
View: https://twitter.com/iran_e_sabz/status/1635738996184875008
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Iran installs cameras to find women not wearing hijab
Police say women seen not covering their hair will receive texts warning them of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk
Iran is installing special cameras with the unique purpose of identifying women not complying with hijab restrictions.
Feels appropriate to post here. Are these protests over then? Certainly put of the news cycle
That's awful to hear. Such a wretched government.Iran installs cameras to find women not wearing hijab
Police say women seen not covering their hair will receive texts warning them of consequences.www.bbc.co.uk
Iran is installing special cameras with the unique purpose of identifying women not complying with hijab restrictions.
Feels appropriate to post here. Are these protests over then? Certainly put of the news cycle