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Iranian drones struck Kuwait's oil infrastructure on Sunday, causing "severe material damage" that threatened to further (Original Post) yaesu Sunday OP
Looks like Iran's strategy is to burn it all down. Interesting Buckeyeblue Sunday #1
Iran didn't start this IbogaProject Sunday #3
Indeed, Israel-US is the aggressor. People who care about the people here have no reason to wish this war well. David__77 Sunday #5
But they are attacking countries that also didn't start this Buckeyeblue 22 hrs ago #7
Yeah, a lot of that going around these days . . . hatrack Sunday #4
Cycle of escalation JCMach1 Sunday #2
Pretty stupid of them as they risk having their oil infrastructure obliterated EX500rider Sunday #6

IbogaProject

(5,932 posts)
3. Iran didn't start this
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:33 PM
Sunday

And they have been measured in their response. We and Israel have been the agressors in thi; Iran has one of the most hostile geographies to attempt to invade and they have been dug in there for millenia. Even islam was transformed into a new branch when it arrived.

David__77

(24,784 posts)
5. Indeed, Israel-US is the aggressor. People who care about the people here have no reason to wish this war well.
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 10:49 PM
Sunday

Buckeyeblue

(6,368 posts)
7. But they are attacking countries that also didn't start this
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 07:02 AM
22 hrs ago

I'm not defending the war. I'm still not clear why Trump started it. His stated reason around nuclear capabilities are, like everything else that comes out of his mouth, lies.

But I also can't defend Iran's response.

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