You’re so mad about this, and I can’t figure out why. I’m saying the Iranian government is bad, so when you say this:

Talking about how the Iranian regime “massacres and persecutes their own people” to support the the notion that America is less murderous and to claim that Iran’s actions of self-defense against American bases used to attack Iran in its allied nations around it aren’t justified (which is where this whole thread started) is self-serving tribalist hypocrisy.

It’s a non-sequitur. Nobody was defending the US and the only reason why they even came up is because you mentioned them by way of were praising an objectively awful government. It also occurred to me to ask since you put “massacres and persecutes their own people”,” do you think Iran doesn’t do that? Or is it just inconvenient to acknowledge it while fighting American imperialism online?

I don’t really know what you’re talking about and I strung the suspect that you don’t either.

The Iranian people are victims of their own government , it’s absolute garbage institution and should be destroyed and replaced with something that doesn’t carelessly destroy so many innocent lives. If you care about the Iranian people as you say, I have no idea why you want to condemn them to that hell with silence.

That shit is invariably wheeled out by aggressive, murderous foreign invading regimes (like the ones of American and Russia) to justify doing even more murderous things to the people of a country than those people’s regime ever did to them.

The glib willingness with which to write off all their atrocities with whataboutism and minimization is revolting, people like you are why those regimes continue as long as they do. Believe it or not, you can hate all the shitty governments, even when they’re fighting each other.

Mate, next to both America and Russia, Iran are fucking angels

Please stop. Iran’s government is an authoritarian theocracy with, among other things, a very recent history of massacring and persecuting their own people for protesting said government. They’re absolutely horrible and remain so despite fighting other states with horrible governments.

It’s good he’s ok, and I wish the drone pilot’s entire unit a quick and painful death.

Russian authorities denied that the property, which at the time of construction boasted an “aquatic disco,” hookah lounge, casino, pole-dancing room, and a room for miniature railroads, belonged to Putin.

Former KGB colonel turned dictator and international menace chooses to decorate his secret hideout like a Bond villain. Yeah, that’s about right.

In 2024, Russian opposition website “Proekt” claimed that the palace had been refurbished to reflect the Russian president’s newfound fixation with religion, writing: “The renovated version does not feature a casino, a striptease hall, or an arcade room. Instead, it has a chapel housing an icon of Saint Vladimir, Putin’s patron saint.”

And then he got real, real weird.

I should say that I’m just picking on tankies and don’t think it’s remotely fair characterization of the vast majority of leftists.

Who would have guessed that “scratch a liberal, find a fascist,” is more of an admission than an accusation?

In an effort to stabilize domestic supplies, Russia recently imported around 30,000 metric tons of AI-92 gasoline by sea from Morocco, Reuters reported on July 31, citing industry sources. According to the report, the shipment was delivered aboard a Panama-flagged tanker that loaded fuel at the Moroccan port of Tangier in mid-July before arriving at the Arctic port of Murmansk.

All the way to Murmansk? Obviously Novorossiysk is out, but even the Baltic ports aren’t safe? That’s unfortunate.

And part of a university in Belgorod that was developing drone systems. Can’t wait for the “war crimes” concern trolling.

Marx was a terrible historian with a poor understanding of actual humans and economics, and the fundamental flaws in his work are the primary reason why ML states fail so often.

It’s a weapons system Israel developed to deal with a real threat they experience, so prioritizing their own safety wouldn’t be a surprising choice. And if that were why they did it, it would be unfortunate but fair because defending yourself before helping others is a rational choice.

However, the real reason is because Bibi has been unwilling to do anything to upset the relationship with Russia for a long time, and the Ukrainians aren’t under any illusions about what their own relationship with Israel is actually like. That’s why thats tied buying the systems through the US.

If it were a Russian apartment building, I’d suspect Putin - that more his style, especially with the elections coming up.

It’s just an excuse, obviously. The real reason is because Bibi doesn’t want to do anything to upset Putin, and it’s been that way for years - they’ve always refused requests for military aid, they’ve never condemned the Russian invasion themselves or as part of the UN, they happily buy grain stolen from Ukraine.

This was as predictable as Trump backtracking on patriot interceptor licensing, maybe more so because Bibi is merely an evil piece of shit but Trump’s also demented.

I can understand saying they’re not liable for losses due to force majeure, but I’m surprised she directly said people should wait for the Russian government to do something. Maybe there’s something in the works or I’m reading too much into it, but that seems a bit like actually placing the blame where it belongs.

Marx was a terrible historian with a poor understanding of actual humans and economics, and the fundamental flaws in his work are the primary reason why ML states fail so often.

Cosmetic surgery and Botox, if I had to guess.

They even had a section on the site called “Everything for SVO,” with body armor and other military gear. They removed the section, but all the same stuff is still for sale. I think some of the drone parts were listed under toys or hobbies, but were things like remote releases for bombs and fiber optic modules advertised as being immune to interference by EW.

Distillation is the first step in oil refining and the distillation units aren’t supposed to be on fire like that. Seems like a problem.

Sorry, but I don’t really understand the point you’re trying to make.

Do you think Iran actually poses any meaningful threat to Ukraine, especially given their current geopolitical situation? The US wrecked most of their Caspian Sea fleet a couple weeks ago, so this isn’t even the biggest thing that happened around there this month. They seem like they already have a bunch much more urgent things to focus on than this little event, and probably don’t need any more enemies.

And, don’t forget, Iran has been supplying weapons to Russia for years, which Russia has directly used to kill Ukrainian citizens. And they didn’t start selling these weapons until the war had already started, so they can’t claim to not know what they’re being used for. This strike was a long time coming, and it’s something Iran invited on itself.

Or was your issue when I asked why are you so interested in defending the authoritarian theocracy that currently controls Iran?

When Iran began supplying drones to Russia a few years ago, they got involved in Ukraine’s war, on Russia’s side. This is just them suffering the consequences of that.

Also, you seem to think Iran’s position is much stronger than it really is. They’ve got their hands full with their current range of foes, they have no need to find more. They’ll make some noises and threats, then do absolutely nothing at all.