US, UK, France and Germany condemns Iran's increasing nuclear enrichment production.
They don't have the aerospace industry to produce anything but basic drones and Ballistic missile which have been around since WW2 there neither accurate or unstoppable,
Where the US and Israel can put back Bombs and missles in boxes measured in inches
Oh come on now, you can't be that delusional. Iranian rockets have proven to be plenty accurate and as for their drones, well, just ask the Ukrainians what they think.
No ,and the majority of shadad drone 95% launch at Ukraine has been shot down,
The Iranians did fire a few ballistic missiles at at US base in Iraq that had no air defence systems in place and management to damage a roof and a helicopter, the majority missed the base ,
Plenty accurate lol
Wow, you really are delusional. Any source for your claim of the 95% shoot down rate for the drones? Or is it another figure you pulled out of your arse?
As I'm sure you are aware, there are numerous videos of the most recent Iranian missile attack, including one where you can see and hear an American Gatling gun or whatever it is called, firing into the sky to attempt to shoot down the incoming missiles.
There's plenty of evidence in the Ukraine thread read away.......
It's called a C-Ram lovely piece of kit burrrrrrt
Meanwhile the US Navy Strikes again
Looks like the Pakistanis launched airstrikes inside of Iran tonight, didn't think they would do it , how many fronts does think they can actually fight on ..
Not a great few days for terrorists
Turkey bombs them in Syria and Iraq
Russia bombs them in Syria
Iran bombs them in Iraq
Iran bombs them in Pakistan and Pakistan bombs them in Iran.
A few more weeks of this and they will be wiped out.
Not great for Iran at all
I do feel this is something of the death throes of the Iranian regime. I don't think it's control is as solid as it wants people to believe.
There has been a lot of focus on them with the Mahsa Amini protests, general human rights abuses and the explosion on the anniversary of Soleimani's assassination. State media can only do so much but social media is really helping this get out into the wider world.
This is the regime trying to show that it's still the boss and a force to be feared for both domestic and international audiences. Its targeting of terrorists in other countries is a warning to any domestic ones and also to any thinking they could take advantage of domestic strife (i.e. ISIS bombing Soleimani's memorial).
I don't see the Iranian regime as having enough international favour to be able to come out of this if things get more complicated.
It's going to get worse for them, Hamas is getting wiped out, Hizbollah chickened out of the fight altogether,that's leaves the houtis launching rockets at ships and are about to be relabeled as a global terror network for the 2nd time in a few years, Trump had already had them designated as terrorists but Biden in his wisdom removed them from the terrorist list ,
Pakistan were able to fly directly into Iran undeterred last night so much for the Iranians being able to threaten the world
I read an article by an Iranian woman exile a year or so back (sorry no clue where to find it now) about Mahsa Amini and the hijab issue, saying that while it may seem like a puzzlingly trivial issue to us in the west, in fact to the Iranian regime, enforced wearing of the hijab is a fundamental part of their whole right to rule the country at all. Her argument is that they are an islamic regime, and that if they can't point to the obvious "islamic" nature of their rule, such as women wearing hijab, then they lose their inherent right to rule at all.
I know you're making a slightly different point about whether they can continue to enforce their rule militarily, but I think it's related all the same. Which is the chicken and which the egg is another question, because obviously the economic situation of the country is important too.
Still, if the regime cannot enforce its version of islam, it may all become a vicious circle. I hope so. Iranians, certainly going by those I know, deserve a far more enlightened regime than the one they currently have.
Inevitably, all authoritarian regimes reach a tipping point where the only way to quash protest is to come down increasingly harder when trying to uphold their rules.
As you say, enforcing the hijab rule is symbolic of having their authority obeyed.
My feeling is that Iran is struggling to keep a lid on internal protest so they need to go big on a global scale as a warning to Iranians to show that they will only take so much (when really they are reluctant to do so) and also as a warning to outside forces who might think the regime is faltering.
The cram didn't do **** against the Iranian missile the other day. There is video footage of it failing to shoot one down.
But you are free to believe that American technology is superior to everything else and can never be defeated or bypassed.
Do you have any other sources, maybe one that is independent and not biased on one side?
Ignore Gatling, he regular makes claims with zero evidence or sources. When confronted he'll just ignore it or stand by his own evidence.
Ukraine have shot down 2900 of 3700 shaheed drones up to December last year, that's 78%. Some days it's higher, some days it's lower depending on how many, where they are attacking (air defence in the area) etc... so over 5x more accurate that he thought, using that weird logic.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-has-fired-7400-missiles-3700-shahed-drones-war-so-far-kyiv-says-2023-12-21/
Needless to say the accuracy of a drone or missile is not measured on its ability to evade air defence, it's measured on how accurately it hits the target. If you don't know what their target was, you can't claim they missed (that was a quote over on the Russia thread)
I know, fancy attacking a nuclear power. What kind of message does that send out, it must be a first that.
Sure enough at this rate they won't be around long to celebrate
And in this case I'm right again.....
Don't you just hate that 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Russia thread ahh yeah when it was the latest trendy Hashtag before the latest trendy hashtag
This is a direct quote from you earlier in the thread. Unsurprisingly, the real figures are nowhere near what you claimed.
Yes they are .
Well, so you keep saying I posted a link with evidence even if it is anecdotal. You so far I've posted nothing to back up your claim.
On average Ukraine is shooting down 90% + it's well documented in the other thread, numpty one read what numpty two posts and Both concluded the answer is three.....
We are not talking about the other thread. We are talking about a claim that you made on here. I have posted evidence to dispute your claim. Now, if you wish to counter my claim, post your own evidence from a reliable source.
And no the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense or other Ukrainian government department. Is not a reliable source at this time.
So basically you want Kremlin propaganda.....
Yeah can't do that
Please don't try and twist what I say, especially when you are so bad at it.
By the way, Newsweek is regarded as being in the center in terms of bias.
Anyone sensible would agree that at the moment Ukrainian government sources or indeed US government sources are not a reliable source of information.
Not true at all ,
Except those with an agenda
Yes it is true. In war the first casualty is truth and that applies especially with the nations fighting each other.
The only one on here with an agenda is you.
US MQ-9 Reaper shot down over Iraq
Made out of wood by the looks of it
The US armed Saddam. He was great when he was battling Iran but the US needed to get rid of him afterwards. WMD excuse.
Interesting comment by President Joe Biden admitting that the airstrikes aren't doing anything to the Hootie rebels in Yemen.
Guess he has to keep money flowing to the military industrial complex. Gotta keep those shareholders happy collecting their yearly dividends.
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