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US Department of Defense confirms it targeted/killed Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force, outside Baghdad Airport
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Holy Shit! That's the smoking gun right there. Those DB loans never made any sense and were done in very unnatural ways within Deustche Bank. It was always an open question how exactly Russia funneled hundreds of millions to Trump to cultivate him, there were many different ways, but here it is in the open.
And yeah, with everything going on, I kinda missed that story.
Iran has what's been described as a 'deep bench' of military brass. Most of them are veterans of the 8 year long Iran-Iraq war, or even the revolution. Soleimani's replacement Esmail Ghaani was basically doing the same job he was doing in Iraq/Syria in the countries to the East of Iran - Afghanistan & Pakistan etc. I've read that he has contacts and experience with all the major players in the theatre he'll be stepping into. He's just apparently not as charismatic.
This is actually not that weird a take. My dad had business in Iran & visited Tehran multiple times. He interacted with people involved in resistance movements (not because he was looking for them, it just happened that educated business people with money & international contacts weren't down with the hardline conservatives). Basically he always told me Iranians are mostly super chill people who are kind of dreamers, the shouty dogmatic stuff you see on TV is some other side of the culture. A lot of the older pre-Islamic stuff is still there under the surface. Like, people literally still believe in Jinns & stuff.
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Saw this as well but doubt it, Iran would be insanely stupid to launch attacks from their own territory instead of using their proxies in Iraq, only increases the chances of Trump actually hitting targets inside Iran.
Based on Twitter reports (which should be taken with a grain of salt) it is pretty significant attack with "dozens of missiles". I suspect that will lead to further escalation.
Iran had previously specifically said that the retaliation will be from Iran and Iran will take full responsibility.
The Twitter reports are that it's lunched from Kermanshah airbase in Western Iran bordering Iraq.
Twitter reports are rockets but Fars news says ballistic missiles.
I hope this isn't true, because Trump and his supporters will take as justification to declare war on Iran.
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That would be an unpopular war, even on the right. I think Iran's counting on Trump not being willing to risk it in an election year.
Supposedly this base is hit pretty regularly with missiles so in that sense it's just another Tuesday.
Trump is not like past presidents, his self control is much lower.
It seems like an odd move by Iran. I think the world expected asymmetrical attacks and would have had some understanding of them. A direct attack like this, however, will be perceived as an additional escalation and will shift some countries views on the issue I suspect.
The assasination was a direct and open US military attack on a very senior Iranian military figure. Iran has been very clear and open that there would be a miltary response.
I was about to go bed, but now I'm too scared Trump will use this a justification for use of nukes or declaring war.
No one has claimed responsibility and everyone accusing Iran are just speculating or rattling around with toy saber.
Wait until actual confirmations start to come in.
Holy shit. This is a good reminder that even though Trump is unhinged, so are the Iranian leaders.
I'm in Tehran. I just hope Trump doesn't lunch a nuclear attack. I just want a heads up if I'm going to die.
It doesn't matter where you are if the response is nuclear. Once those dominoes start to fall we are all completely and utterly fucked.
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Lots of reports that Iran has confirmed that they launched tens of missiles but I haven't seen anything official yet
Stay safe, whatever happens. Please do not worry about a nuclear attack..
Which is why Trump shouldn't be aiding the hardliners with his bullshit.
Dude. Trumps fucking crazy. Not good crazy, he's rabid dog hopped up on speed diet pills crazy
Tommorow morning I have an exam in Iran's most prominent engineering school which is just beside the space exploration agency don't know if I should go even if nothing happens tonight.
Damn, I hope you and your family stay safe. Scary times right now.
Yeah, I'm not pretending I or anyone anywhere has any idea how this is going to go, including the people making decisions on both sides.
Take some salt as this still early, but...
I mean that was clear for months. They were trying to put limpet mines on ships, killed an American contractor and attacked the Saudi oil facility. They were taking escalatory steps themselves before Trump escalated it to an extreme degree.
Radioactive cloud would go straight toward Israel, You're free of nuclear fire.
Iran had to answer. I mean, it didn't, but they wouldn't just stand there.
We'll see how far will Trump answer now
We'll see how far will Trump answer now
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