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Miles Archer

(22,687 posts)
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 01:58 PM 17 hrs ago

I am SO SURPRISED that Putin is helping Iran, rather than Krasnov, in this season of "Apprentice War Hawk Clusterf*ck"

https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-shatters-on-again-off-again-trump-bromance-by-helping-iran-strike-us/

Vladimir Putin has quietly stabbed President Donald Trump in the back by offering “comprehensive” support to Iran in its war with the U.S., insiders have claimed.

Trump rolled out the red carpet for the Russian president in August, and relations between Washington and Moscow seemed warmer after the summit in Alaska. A photograph of the 79-year-old president walking side-by-side with the dictator also hangs prominently in the White House.

But now, The Washington Post reports, Trump’s man has turned on him.

The Kremlin, according to three officials familiar with the intelligence, is providing Iran with targeting information to attack U.S. forces in the Middle East. The assistance marks the first indication that another major American adversary is participating—even indirectly—in the conflict that Trump launched with a wave of strikes last weekend.


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I am SO SURPRISED that Putin is helping Iran, rather than Krasnov, in this season of "Apprentice War Hawk Clusterf*ck" (Original Post) Miles Archer 17 hrs ago OP
Trump's blockade of Cuba really helps his standing in Russia dalton99a 17 hrs ago #1
What a cluster he is creating newdeal2 17 hrs ago #2
"WWIII" is no longer sounding like a fear-mongering conspiracy theory Miles Archer 16 hrs ago #5
Russia Will Have Two Fronts Then OC375 16 hrs ago #3
Help Iran prolonging war more ruin of the US Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #4
Absolutely! SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #6
All the worst case scenarios coming at us at once. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #7
Sarcasm? sarisataka 15 hrs ago #8
Of course it's sarcasm Miles Archer 15 hrs ago #9
Sorry, I wasn't asking about you sarisataka 15 hrs ago #10

newdeal2

(5,261 posts)
2. What a cluster he is creating
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 02:07 PM
17 hrs ago

I heard Zelensky is offering Ukraine’s expertise to the gulf countries.

The entanglement of all these conflicts could be disastrous.

Miles Archer

(22,687 posts)
5. "WWIII" is no longer sounding like a fear-mongering conspiracy theory
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 02:25 PM
16 hrs ago

Once you get Russia and China in the mix...and it's already happening...the only word to describe it is "grim."

OC375

(702 posts)
3. Russia Will Have Two Fronts Then
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 02:22 PM
16 hrs ago

Would love to see how they handle that logistically. Doesn't Iran supply Russia drones?

sarisataka

(22,489 posts)
8. Sarcasm?
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:55 PM
15 hrs ago

No one aware of current or historical international relations should be surprised Russia would side with Iran.

Miles Archer

(22,687 posts)
9. Of course it's sarcasm
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:59 PM
15 hrs ago

You're most likely not aware of my writing style, which is understandable. Maybe 50% or more of my thread titles employ sarcasm because there ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE who are ACTUALLY "surprised" or "shocked" by what's going on, and while it's hard for me to believe, I see it every day. So yeah. Sarcasm.

sarisataka

(22,489 posts)
10. Sorry, I wasn't asking about you
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:02 PM
15 hrs ago

But the author of the article.

I have seen your posts, we have a similar writing style that assumes people will pick up on the true meaning

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