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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIranian President laughably announces 3 conditions for Peace in iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/12/iran-war-live-oil-tankers-hit-in-iraq-tehran-sets-3-conditions-for-peaceIrans President Masoud Pezeshkian outlines three conditions to end the war: recognition of Tehrans legitimate rights, payment of reparations and firm international guarantees against future aggression.
the ultimatum was delivered by Tehran Tom, graduate of Baghdad Bob School of Wartime PR.
Even Iraq had defenders during the Iraqi Shrub War... Iran has no one. They've pissed off the Arab World, Russia and China won't piss on them to put out a fire and they're left with only terrorist allies like Hezbollah and the Houthis.
msongs
(73,580 posts)WarGamer
(18,533 posts)msongs
(73,580 posts)and holding their own. The republican christofascists are blowing up shit and slowly turning the people of Iran against us. mission accomplished I guess. Sailed an oil tanker thru the straits of hormuz lately?
this war is all about the trump inc crowd making money for itself and its petrodollar blowbuddies, using our military to do it. Iran is helping out bigly in this case.
WarGamer
(18,533 posts)They're reduced to state sponsored terrorism attacking ships flying many flags other than the US or Israel... they've made the crucial mistake of alienating the entire Arab world... and you know that money and oil make the world go around... if they want to take the war up another notch... close the Strait.
Don't get me wrong... I have deep doubts that the current clown administration knows how to seal the deal in Iran...
But Iran isn't winning anything
Happy Hoosier
(9,516 posts)They air force is destroyed. So is their navy. Let's not mistake the strategic blunders of the Trumpians for some kind of military success of the Iranians.
Without an actual invasion, effecting actual regime change would be very difficult. And the mass confusion and incompetence of the Trump admin means we don;t really have a clear idea of what the Trump regime hoped to accomplish with this debacle.
But none of that means the Iranian military is somehow doing well, or even "winning."
What this confirms is that cheap autonomous vehicles are a game-changer and even a third-rate power can pose a significant and persistent threat.
Amishman
(5,928 posts)They're getting their faces kicked in and their military annihilated.
Iran is losing badly - however that doesn't make Trump's war right or worthwhile. The fallout in the energy market could easily make this a pyrrhic victory for us.
EX500rider
(12,483 posts)SunImp
(2,694 posts)Oneironaut
(6,283 posts)Every time you get frisked at an airport, or, see the alphabet soup of quasi-Fascist government agencies running amok with no regulation, its proof of that.
EX500rider
(12,483 posts)yaesu
(9,237 posts)Shrek
(4,415 posts)No doubt they're sick of all the winning.
hedda_foil
(16,981 posts)WarGamer
(18,533 posts)SamuelTheThird
(985 posts)He flat out said the US has NO plan for how to open up the Strait of Hormuz safely. So huge portions of the world's oil and fertilizer supply go through there, in case you haven't noticed. Time to get a grip on reality.
WarGamer
(18,533 posts)Where did the Iraqi insurgents get IED's for years?
I don't support starting wars and I wish that peaceful demonstrations would have brought down the theocracy...
But I won't cry for the current evil leaders in Iran
EX500rider
(12,483 posts)EX500rider
(12,483 posts)imo
ymmv
Orrex
(66,984 posts)"You oppose Trump's strikes on Iran? You must love their cruel, oppressive, murderous theocratic regime, then."
The intent of that bogus claim is to force us to defend a horrific ruling sect, when in fact the vast majority of us are explicitly and specifically objecting to the wholesale murder of civilians by the US, along with the resulting disruption to world trade, not to mention the enormous financial toll of Trump's clusterfuck.
I haven't seen a single person, in fact, posting in defense of Iran's leadership.
Happy Hoosier
(9,516 posts)That doesn't mean this illegal war was justified, but c'mon...
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RockRaven
(19,164 posts)WarGamer
(18,533 posts)But the Russian trolls on SM are really pushing the Iranian superhero perspective.
BeyondGeography
(41,027 posts)Who wakes up every day wondering what he can do next to support Russia smh.
H2O Man
(78,948 posts)to any US president being a lap dog for Netanyahu. I am horrified by all of the death and destruction that has followed.
WarGamer
(18,533 posts)It's the concept of reality in a war
H2O Man
(78,948 posts)restrictions on what I say. No one puts words in my mouth, and no one prevents their coming out exactly as I intend.
This war is evil. I speak not in the religious sense, but rather in the psychological sense that all good people are horrified by the injuries, death, and destruction that we currently see reported in the Middle East.
wolfie001
(7,550 posts)He did all the extra bombings to f6ck Biden and push for tRUMP. F6ck both of those POS. Now they're doing it again with another election coming up. Cruel and unnecessary. We had a deal with Iran and that fat orange lunatic blew that up too. WTF!!!
Kingofalldems
(40,213 posts)HesNotHere
(1 post)Thank you in advance!
SamuelTheThird
(985 posts)If you hadn't noticed, they've hit a bunch of tankers and are fucking up the world economy already. They are about to fuck up food supplies (fertilizer). This is not comparable to Iraq, but keep dreaming
womanofthehills
(10,936 posts)$6 extra to top up my vehicle that was 3/4 full. Toilet paper in our dollar store went from $1.25 to $4.5O yesterday. When I mentioned the new prices to the checkout girl she started ranting about how horrible our gov is to kill little girls and how she wanted to do something but felt helpless.
Now that its just been reported that 4 drones are missing from Ft Campbell and Trump said Iran could strike Cal - my feed is filled with Oh my God- Trump is going to do a 9/11 on Cal and claim Iran did it. Trump is scaring Americans who believe he will stop at nothing.
Four Army drone systems stolen from Kentucky base - from Military Times
Four drone systems were stolen from a Kentucky Army engineer battalion in Kentucky late last year, the Army investigators reported in a social media post this week.
The Skydio X10D drone systems were last seen in the 326th Division Engineer Battalion at Fort Campbell on Nov. 21, 2025 the Army Criminal Investigation Division, or CID, said, prompting them to offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the responsible party.
Investigators said the drones were stolen between Nov. 21 and 24, but they did not say when the theft was discovered.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/12/four-army-drone-systems-stolen-from-kentucky-base/
vanessa_ca
(840 posts)BootinUp
(51,190 posts)marble falls
(71,720 posts)BlueTsunami2018
(4,953 posts)But imperialists dont do fair.
Greg_In_SF
(1,231 posts)future aggression" ...coming from the world's worst terrorist regime
ck4829
(37,610 posts)LeftInTX
(34,135 posts)The only way for Trump to end this is to surrender.
Unless Trump "cuts and runs" and Iran decides to cease hostilities in response (Sometimes they're like that, despite their bravado)
But it seems like Iran kinda is enjoying holding the world hostage at the moment.
Arazi
(8,853 posts)Military watchers believe Iran is moving their air defenses and missiles to the Strait. Saving them for blasting tankers that attempt to make a run for it.
Theyll just wait out the increasing global pain until WE are forced to stop from global pressure.
The fanatic Iranian leadership believes dead Iranians are martyrs bound for greater glory. As proven by their slaughter of 30,000 of their own citizens, theyre utterly unconcerned about Iranian civilian lives and appear to welcome when we kill a fuck ton of their civilians since it bolsters their narrative of America as the Great Satan.
They have no incentive to stop and with their control of the Strait, they really are holding the cards (as Traitor would say 🙄 )
Kingofalldems
(40,213 posts)Any outrage from you on that subject?
Kingofalldems
(40,213 posts)GreenWave
(12,574 posts)AStern
(819 posts)Shouldn't your username be WarSupporter?