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Dancing_Cthulhu Mar 29, 2026 +1

So what' the Trump era equivalent of "Thanks, Obama"? Because helping Iran test the proof of concept over how much power they have to disrupt the global economy by launching a poorly conceived war against them with no apparent plan to counter that concept - despite it being one of the most obvious weapons available to Iran - really feels like it should be earning Trump a special level of derision.

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Sufficient-Remote-49 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Art of the deal

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jimmygee2 Mar 29, 2026 +1

The greatest own goal in American history.

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DookieShoez Mar 29, 2026 +1

Makes more sense when you realize Trump is doing Putin’s bidding.

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Molto_Ritardando Mar 29, 2026 +1

That, and they’re trying to bring the apocalypse/rapture. And also it’s nice if everyone is broke and selling assets to survive - the “investor” (parasite) class likes c**** assets.

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Rivster79 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Shart of the deal

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abrutus1 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Still remember his giant f\*kup with the 2020 Taliban deal. Trump gave them everything without any guarantees, without even involving the current Afghan govt officials. He just pushed it through so he could tout it as a peace achievement in his final year.

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923kjd Mar 29, 2026 +1

Winning

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beardownblitz Mar 29, 2026 +1

This would never have happened if Trump were president!

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SupahCharged Mar 29, 2026 +1

Why did Biden do it?!?

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Hungry_Culture Mar 29, 2026 +1

You joke but a right wing talking point around this war is that Trump had to start a war with Iran because Obama and Biden let the situation get so out of control and only Trump was brave enough to do something.

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NarrowForce9 Mar 29, 2026 +1

It was clearly Obama’s fault. /s

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NairForceOne Mar 29, 2026 +1

"F*** Trump", obviously.

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gourmetprincipito Mar 29, 2026 +1

“Thanks, Obama” has always been a joke about conservatives blaming everything on Obama no matter how illogical, it’s not an anti-Obama joke.

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MichaelEll1s Mar 29, 2026 +1

“ Trump’s a pedophile! “

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Actual-Photograph794 Mar 29, 2026 +1

I was thinking exactly the same, they never had a reason to risk testing it out but now they've been backed into a nothing to lose situation they found out they *can* actually hold the straight to ransom. Would have been a lot better if they'd never had a reason to test that hypothesis. Trump truly is the dumbest bellend elected to office

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aircooledJenkins Mar 29, 2026 +1

"Damnit, Donald."

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Gadshill Mar 29, 2026 +1

The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it. -Frank Herbert

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Iusedthistocomment Mar 29, 2026 +1

It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptable. - Frank Herbert Frank knew how to tell a story that never gets old.

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Educational_Pay1567 Mar 29, 2026 +1

We don't need spice in this world, yet the corrupt harness the power of it. The worms have long been dead.

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Barnaboule69 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Don't eat the yellow snow. -Frank Zappa

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Gadshill Mar 29, 2026 +1

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. — Frank Zappa

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CapableSong6874 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Industrial military complex

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ct_2004 Mar 29, 2026 +1

A big inspiration for Dune was the 1970s oil embargo. So, we've come full circle.

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paradigm9 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Maybe for the later books, but Dune and Dune Messiah were published in the 60’s

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Successful-Diver8961 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Frank pulled a Bradbury and insisted CHOAM was OPEC but water was the oil, not spice. His 'special interest' in botany and de-desertification engineering was a strange organism to breed with his prototype story focusing more conventionally on the nature of the spice drug addiction and planetary politics as dress-up of the conduct of nation states. I suspect his real appeal to the flower children of mind-expanding experiences was his own dabbling in peyote and the translation of his hallucinogenic drug trip into the description of Paul's experience with the spice and the nature of higher consciousness. With this framing it becomes clear why he would prefer water and its scarcity-driving human development as the equivalent to geopolitical "oil", though it's a strange marriage.

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Gadshill Mar 29, 2026 +1

Do we get to collect $200?

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SweetChild1997 Mar 29, 2026 +1

"Power corrupts but absolute power corrupts absolutely"

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Packagedpackage Mar 29, 2026 +1

Idk man.. anyone could walk by my machine and literally toss a wrench in it and the damage would require a full costly rebuild.

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Ecstatic-Plantain234 Mar 29, 2026 +1

So Iran DID have a 15-point plan? Looks like they did their homework, unlike Trump.

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Grumpy_001 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Exactly! I hope Americans don’t actually believe anything trump says

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tdmonkey Mar 29, 2026 +1

I don’t think any significant amount of people believe trump anymore, but that doesn’t really mean much. Trump gives a very hateful portion of many Americans an outlet. He gives people that feel slighted someone to blame, and don’t underestimate how far saying “it’s not your fault, it’s X’s fault” will go in a country where we are raised to believe we can all become rich and powerful if we just put in the effort. He’s an expert con man, and although to a more educated person it’s obvious he’s playing fast and loose with everything, to his fans, he’s attacking the ones that are keeping them “not rich”. “Never underestimate the power in of denial” especially when someone offers to blame someone else for you.

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Theferael_me Mar 29, 2026 +1

Nearly 80,000,000 of them did back in Nov 2024.

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RedditSuxDonkeyNutz Mar 29, 2026 +1

Negative they stole the election 🗳️

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TWIT_TWAT Mar 29, 2026 +1

Nah, there’s still plenty of Americans in full support of him. We elected him for sure. And when a Democrat doesn’t clean up his mess fast enough we’ll probably elect another incompetent Republican.

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funkymagee Mar 29, 2026 +1

Why bother cleaning anything up or bothering to make things better for the next generation when you can just sit back, profit from stock market manipulation, and retire to your secure bunker while everyone else suffers your ineptitude?

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BillsFan82 Mar 29, 2026 +1

I guess neither side will accept election results now.

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TwoTalentedBastidz Mar 29, 2026 +1

Only one side openly talked about tampering with the election computers and only one side had an insurrection after they lost. Hope this helps.

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BillsFan82 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Ok…but Trump won in 2024. I’m not going to lower myself by acting like him.

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Qubed Mar 29, 2026 +1

The sad part is that "the left" actually did a lot of research and reporting trying to understand MAGA voters. If you think back to the first term, there was endless reporting on MAGA and what they were actually about...and it basically turned up QAnon and anti-everything that wasn't them. The end result was that MAGA doesn't take Tr seriously. They care more about what their opposition is against than what they are supposed to be for. Internet and Meme culture played a huge role in all of this. Guys on the internet can be extremely mean and outright evil and just look at what they do as a joke and those who don't "get it" are just not in the in-crowd. We took that behavior and psychology and directly applied it in governance like DOGE and Project 2025.

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Grumpy_001 Mar 29, 2026 +1

For the second time - I think American elections need global participation. Decisions made by the American president impact us all!

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livestrong2109 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Honestly it's the global participation that's been harming our elections. Citizens united needs to be banned. And special interest pacs need to be capped at $1000

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earlofcheddar Mar 29, 2026 +1

Putin: “You rang?”

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Swimming_Cover_9686 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Nah Americans just need to stop bombing everyone and imposing their corrupt "justice" and sanctions on anyone. You can vote by not buying any US products, not investing in any US anything and voting for anti-imperialist parties that are not beholden the US-Israeli axis of Epstein.

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AnybodyMassive1610 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Axis of Epstein is a good name for this group

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gmen6981 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Yeah, I like that. I'm stealing it.

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iDontSow Mar 29, 2026 +1

I know you’re only joking but as someone who works on local elections here the thought of doing this made me shudder lol would be an absolute logistical nightmare

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JazeyOne Mar 29, 2026 +1

I don’t think they were joking lol

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iDontSow Mar 29, 2026 +1

Then good thing they don’t have final say lol

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whythefuckalready Mar 29, 2026 +1

Other countries now pay a toll for the recklessness of one idiot.

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Artrock80 Mar 29, 2026 +1

He lies more confidently than most people tell the truth. It’s a polished act he’s done his entire miserable life.

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DokeyOakey Mar 29, 2026 +1

33% of them will, that same percentage eats lead paint chips, sniffs unleaded gasoline and hates “woke” but couldn’t define “woke” if there life depended upon it.

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bsmknight Mar 29, 2026 +1

About a 1/3 of Americans think he is decended from heaven, and thus he can do no wrong. Another 1/3 don't want anything to do with politics, but are slowly waking up to what's happening, and the remaining 1/3 are fighting like mad to try and get him, and his Maga idiots, out of office and behind bars.

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AtheistAustralis Mar 29, 2026 +1

Trump ate the crayons they were planning to use to develop the concept of a plan.

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casulmemer Mar 29, 2026 +1

They basically created a major transcontinental canal like the suez or panama for nothing

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TheGringoDingo Mar 29, 2026 +1

Even stupider, they probably have a 14-point plan

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Darth-mickyluv Mar 29, 2026 +1

Typical Trumpian big brain moment. Piss off the Iranians needlessly with a plan so bad it's actually empowered and emboldened them. [Granger] What an idiot! [/Granger]

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YuriDiculousDawg Mar 29, 2026 +1

The whole 'they CAN'T do that, it's ILLEGAL' argument doesn't really hold much ground to me when we're out there doing stuff like drone striking elementary schools and timing out the strikes for optimal damage

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Zogtee Mar 29, 2026 +1

Again, I want to point out that none of this, none of it, was a problem until a couple of weeks ago, when Israel and the US suddenly started attacking Iran. Before that, things worked fine. Now we're looking at worldwide disruptions, broken alliances, loss of life, loss of infrastructure, etc, that will take years to recover from. What Trump and his administration have done is a massive and ongoing warcrime that will have consequences for all of us.

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SilverhawkPX45 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Yes, looking at this from the Iranian perspective, the US has unilaterally ripped up the nuclear deal to fabricate a reason to assault Iran. They literally had the right to send inspectors to the Iranian nuclear facilities to assess if they were building nuclear weapons. Instead they are bombing energy infrastructure. Now they've created a self-fulfilling prophecy, because they've demonstrated time and time again (with Ukraine and now Iran) that the only deterrent that works is nuclear weaponry. Security guarantees are worthless.

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RPtheFP Mar 29, 2026 +1

Any country that finds itself in the crosshairs of America should be pursuing nuclear weapons at all costs. They only need to look at the differences between Libya and North Korea.

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TheAnswerIsBeans Mar 29, 2026 +1

The difference is more that Libya and Iran have oil and don’t have china as a protector.

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TheJulio89 Mar 29, 2026 +1

The US is a terrorist state. If any other country did to the US what the US did to Iran, the citizens would be screaming terrorism and demanding the government bomb them to hell and back. I remember the sentiment after the 9-11 attacks and how everyone was wanting constant carpet bombing of any -stan country. It's astounding to me how the US citizens don't see how their government is nothing but terrorists disguised as patriots.

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AaDware Mar 29, 2026 +1

Dont forget that after causing all this chaos and destruction, trump is "bored of it now" and wants to move on and wash his hands of it.

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Paaskonijn Mar 29, 2026 +1

Sorry but I think it is dishonest to say Israel and the US 'suddenly' attacked Iran, when Iras has been baiting it with their "death to America, death to Israel" chants, their Israel destruction doomsday clock and their continued support for terrorist groups.

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Theferael_me Mar 29, 2026 +1

Exactly. Appealing to international law when you've launched an illegal war and are already balls-deep in war crimes is the very definition of hypocrisy.

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JohnStamosAsABear Mar 29, 2026 +1

“We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement, just common sense, maximum lethality and authority for warfighters.” - Pete Hegseth “No wait, Iran can’t do that!” - future Pete Hegseth probably

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5mgpxl Mar 29, 2026 +1

"Our elite WARFIGHTERS will use all the TACTICAL weaponry at their disposal to deal MAXIMUM LETHALITY and MASSIVE PWNAGE to our enemies to secure a totally EPIC WIN. And we won't fight with stupid rules because they're GAY and for dumb GIRLS and not manly MEN like us. Signed, A real manly big adult boy and definitely not a child, Pete Hegseth."

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redditallreddy Mar 29, 2026 +1

Needed to use “LETHALMAXXING”

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willclerkforfood Mar 29, 2026 +1

And WARMOGGING

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airforceteacher Mar 29, 2026 +1

Sounds like a Pokemon skill. “Pete-achu used lethalmaxxing. It was not effective.”

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Theferael_me Mar 29, 2026 +1

I have nothing but absolute contempt for both the current US administration and the US military.

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XSinTrick6666 Mar 29, 2026 +1

not to mention "tore up the int'l agreement that was already in place"

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Comedynerd Mar 29, 2026 +1

I mean... international law has always been "rules for thee (imperial periphery), not for me (imperial core)"

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iDoNotHaveAnIQ Mar 29, 2026 +1

Agree. The Trump administration clearly did not do its homework and instead of making things better, the US helped Iran find a leverage they can use, and Iran will lean toward and heavily on that leverage. So Trump Administration has made things worse for itself and for US population.

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uniklyqualifd Mar 29, 2026 +1

Not to mention the rest of the world

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evanliko Mar 29, 2026 +1

At least Iran is getting something out of this nonsense? The US and Isreal may be idiots who fucked the world over with this. But Iran comes out on top at least.

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XSinTrick6666 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Actually - thanks to the Crime-Twins attack - I believe military depletion, economic devastation, and "Regime Change" will occur in Israel and USA LONG BEFORE it ever does in Iran!

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evanliko Mar 29, 2026 +1

Oh yeah no i meant. Like. Iran gets money from controlling the straight. Not iran gets a regime change. Haha I certainly hope we see a "regime change" in israel and the us soon...

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XSinTrick6666 Mar 29, 2026 +1

I hear ya - I was echo-ing your comment, but thinking that the 'win' may go further, i.e. Iran will get the spoils US & IL tried to get from Iran instead. Actually they may have stumbled on a way to circumvent US sanctions forever - by charging Strait passage fees per tanker, maybe even sliding scale "friend" or "foe" - like trump tried to do w tariffs.

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evanliko Mar 29, 2026 +1

Yep. Theres literally no reason for them not to charge different countries companies different amounts. And theres not really anything anyone can do about it because clearly, starting a war with iran, makes everything worse. Iran is the one with the power here really. The US cannot actually take over iran via invasion, no matter what the stupid president thinks.

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Void-Indigo Mar 29, 2026 +1

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Typhus_black Mar 29, 2026 +1

It also gives Iran the opportunity to see exactly how much leverage they actually have on the world with the strait of Hormuz. The world gets to see it as well. This is going to have severe long term implications in the geopolitics of the Middle East and the world at large.

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Ecstatic-Plantain234 Mar 29, 2026 +1

It's baffling. All Trump ever does are illegal things. I mean, he literally tried to overthrow the American government on January 6 and he got away with it. Nothing is stopping him from pulling that trick again after the midterms. People still seem to believe that they can vote him out. You will need to smoke him out. And please bring an exorcist too.

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1stMammaltowearpants Mar 29, 2026 +1

And they've been bombed twice during the peace talks

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XSinTrick6666 Mar 29, 2026 +1

negotiation use as lure, to assassinate Iranian leaders and little schoolgirls ... then brag about 'obliteration' and deny bombing kids! how terrorist and cowardly is THAT 'regime'?

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1stMammaltowearpants Mar 29, 2026 +1

Tweaking about lethality without any thought of the legality or morality

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wdwhereicome2015 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Those imaginary peace talks that Trump keeps going on about

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MAGA_tard Mar 29, 2026 +1

Also when they state it is illegal, they are referencing a global treaty that neither the USA or Iran have signed.

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Rather_Unfortunate Mar 29, 2026 +1

"Cease quoting the law. We carry swords."

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moonski Mar 29, 2026 +1

well what is anyone going to do if Iran does this? Blow up their government? attack them? oh right yeah. Iran aint going to be caring about the legality

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improbably_me Mar 29, 2026 +1

Legality arguments from this administration 🧑‍🍳😚

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RealJohnnySilverhand Mar 29, 2026 +1

It really doesn’t hold much ground when the president is a pedophile and started a war with absolutely no congress/senate approval whatsoever

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TreatAffectionate453 Mar 29, 2026 +1

In this case, I'm not sure if the US can give Tehran the Strait of Hormuz anymore than it can cede the Donbas region to Russia. It'd actually require acknowledgement by Oman and the International community.

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metarchaeon Mar 29, 2026 +1

This is false. It was a tomahawk mistake.

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wdwhereicome2015 Mar 29, 2026 +1

That was stolen from the IS and used by Iran as a false flag according to a Trump interview, but he hadn’t seen any of the footage of intelligence about it. Not that he has seen much intelligence in his life

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dropkickoz Mar 29, 2026 +1

*tomahawk missile striking

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flixilplix Mar 29, 2026 +1

“Iran has long threatened to close the strait in case of an attack, but few expected it to follow through – or for it to prove so effective in disrupting global trade flows.” Few expected it would follow through and disrupt the economy? Sure, CNN.

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iDontSow Mar 29, 2026 +1

The expectation wasn’t that Iran would not close the Strait, it’s that doing so would be self-destructive. A prolonged closure would spike global energy prices, disrupt trade, and hurt not just the U.S. and Gulf states, but also Iran’s own economy and key partners like China and Russia. In other words, the closure is bad for everyone, not just the US. That’s why Iran has historically used the threat of closing the Strait as leverage rather than actually following through. It’s a high-cost escalation. It’s basically their nuclear option. The fact that they actually did it just means that they think the political cost to the Trump administration will rise faster than the cost to their own economy. It’s a very risky bet.

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Ok-Topic-6095 Mar 29, 2026 +1

While all that is true, I have to imagine Russia and China are enjoying Trump flail around and further erode US prestige and weakened partnerships

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Theferael_me Mar 29, 2026 +1

The US could end it tomorrow by offering a grovelling apology and offering Iran billions in reparations. It was an American choice to start the war and it's an American choice not to end the war.

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BeenDragonn Mar 29, 2026 +1

Could you ever imagine..EVER...Trump uttering the phrase "I'm sorry"

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smitherenesar Mar 29, 2026 +1

Iran is ending up with something better than reparations: higher oil prices/oil revenue, and full control of the Straight of Hormuz allowing them to collect huge tolls on oil shipments

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getmevodka Mar 29, 2026 +1

It was israels attack and america had to go with it as its ally and stand on its side, its not like they wanted that in hindsight. Now that its gotten loose in the whole region they cant really pull out either anymore, eventhough they tried, but israel wouldnt let them by attacking further. And at this point of time iran doesnt believe anything anymore the two are blabbering about 🤷

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emefluence Mar 29, 2026 +1

They absolutely DID NOT have to "go with it". You might stick up for your mate if someone starts a fist fight on in the street, it's a whole other thing if they say let's go rob a bank or burn down a church.

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getmevodka Mar 29, 2026 +1

Tell that trump

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ct_2004 Mar 29, 2026 +1

What a silly thing to say. Israel has been telling the US for many years they were going to attack Iran, and all previous administrations refused to go along with it. They just finally found their patsy in Trump.

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getmevodka Mar 29, 2026 +1

Yes. I didnt read that i negated that in any way. If it sounded like that, english is not my first language 🤷

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Appropriate-Oil555 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Not sure if you meant to imply the US didn’t have any choice but to act in support of Israel, but that’s how the comment above reads and that’s why you’re getting downvoted.

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getmevodka Mar 29, 2026 +1

Idc. What i meant is that the us had no choice as to further go into talks since the decision to attack was already made by israel. Doesnt mean they had to strike too, only that further talks were taken off the table by that. And in the end they did attack together with israel, because what were they supposed to do else in that situation. I believe it wasnt as clear as now, that this would develop in the current catastrophy back then, eventhough attacking too wasnt the brigthest move in history. And if im getting dislikes for that, it only shows that people dont like reality, or at least how i have seen it 😅👍

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DefinitelyNotEmu Mar 29, 2026 +1

I'm curious .. you said America "had no choice" so **who FORCED them**?

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getmevodka Mar 29, 2026 +1

Trump did. He didnt even consult congress about it, as far as we get infos here in europe. Heck we still dont know why they started blasting at iran, while they were on the way to make progress and to end this before it gets ugly. Did you get any credible causes up until now why the us is burning billions a day down there ? Iran just wants to bring pain to the finances of the usa rn. They know they cant destroy them. But if it gets too expensive they may well be able to drive them out of all their bases in the middle east. Please. Explain to me if you have any better intel.

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DefinitelyNotEmu Mar 29, 2026 +1

\> Iran just wants to bring pain to the finances of the usa rn I agree with Iran. The US deserves this for being a bully and starting wars for no reason

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FaudelCastro Mar 29, 2026 +1

The US could strongarm Israel. It chooses not to.

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getmevodka Mar 29, 2026 +1

I dont know what that means, does it mean empower israel or strangle them to stop ?

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Devil25_Apollo25 Mar 29, 2026 +1

It means to strangle them to stop.

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getmevodka Mar 29, 2026 +1

Yeah that would be best

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XSinTrick6666 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Not a choice for Trump. Always $$$$ ... no matter how many masters he greases up for ...

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Theferael_me Mar 29, 2026 +1

From what has been leaked out, it seems like Trump was more than happy to join in encouraged by Netanyahu and Mohammed bin Salman.

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getmevodka Mar 29, 2026 +1

Yeah because he doesnt grasp the problematic interchained situations in the middle east region. He figured it was another venezuela type move. Whole pentagon told him dont dont dont do this. And hegseth and he both said 🤷 we will do it anyways. And now that the hornets nest is stirred up you can possibly only end this very quick if you do sth about israel, which is their ally, and so they cant. And so they are trapped and need to do all they can. They can be happy if this isnt the end of americas world dominating position. They wont get weak, sure, but who tf thought it was a great idea to kill off 20-30% of world trade and energy half a world away and expect it to not come back at em at some point. I cant fathom the resilience against hundreds of people that tell you to not do a thing, that that takes. ☠️

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LURKER21D Mar 29, 2026 +1

have you seen his cabinet meetings, they're clearly just making up praise. His national security briefings are reportedly the same, they show him positive footage and draft up fake TV news sketches for him (seriously) because he won't read/listen to the actual intel.

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Roklam Mar 29, 2026 +1

>Iran has been a little taken aback by how successful its (Hormuz) strategy has been – by how c**** and how comparatively easy it is to hold the global economy hostage Well their opponent made a huge mistake, then voted the mistake back in

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ChristopherMarv Mar 29, 2026 +1

"Washington is acutely aware of that risk." Their dumb asses weren't particularly aware before they started the war, unfortunately.

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misty-mornings Mar 29, 2026 +1

Israel should be paying reparations to every country that uses oil.

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MeanWafer904 Mar 29, 2026 +1

So the people who want to control Panama, the Arctic and Hormuz. Three places not near their shores are saying that Iran controlling water on their shores is illegal and unacceptable. Interesting.

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Wonderful-Pause1048 Mar 29, 2026 +1

It kind of reminds me of Panama conflict with Trump

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Grumpy_001 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Oh lord - yes!!!

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XSinTrick6666 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Ever read about "Gallipoli" ...? Neither has Trump.

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plightro Mar 29, 2026 +1

Broken bot

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Grumpy_001 Mar 29, 2026 +1

On one hand I think why shouldn’t Iran charge, and on the other hand, we’re increasing their power and leverage even more over that area…and it’ll certainly drive up prices even more. I’m conflicted. The orange man has helped the Iranians realise an opportunity 🤦‍♀️

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tedecristal Mar 29, 2026 +1

Almost like it was not a good idea to go "special operation"-ing then to begin with...

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Grumpy_001 Mar 29, 2026 +1

😂 that would’ve been a good idea to start with!

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Comedynerd Mar 29, 2026 +1

Didn't learn anything from his master Putin

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Impressive_Sale6776 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Operation Epic F*** Up

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LucasSkywalker89 Mar 29, 2026 +1

If you think about it, before the war, Strait was open, during the war is still open, to friendly countries. If USA loses this war, and they are heading towards it, they will be finished globally. Trump took the bait and it was set out by... China and Russia. Probably Mossad are now trying to scrap what they can and move on but the USA on the other hand, is the one who will come as the donkey that got fooled by multiple sides. I also want to point out this fact, Putin is not Trump's friend or stooge and same the other way around. I do not know what they talked in Anchorage but for sure they didn't talked about Venezuela, Cuba or Iran so that deal is already a failure. Doesn't help the fact that Kushner and Witkoff probably said who the Russian negotiators are and gave the info to Ukraine and the Ukraine sought to assassinate them, failed. Similar memo to how Mossad operates by the way.

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uniklyqualifd Mar 29, 2026 +1

It's a type of war reparations that the entire world ends up paying.

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Smooth-Ad5257 Mar 29, 2026 +1

that is just dreaming. Imagine, the orange man has helped the American people to realize what true freedom and democracy is! Much much lower bar in an "open" environment , yet the orange man would still be voted by millions! It's called brainwashed folks, there is no reverse with an "opportunity". It requires decades of education and a Nürnberg Kind of trail where people are judge for crimes against humanity ...

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grodyjody Mar 29, 2026 +1

So turns out Iran letting 10 ships through was proof they could control the militias. I understand now why it was so exciting for the Trump administration to see the proof, now trump Putin and Iran can charge bullshit fees

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Sponsor4d_Content Mar 29, 2026 +1

I hate CNN so much. Everyone knew they would close the strait. Thats why the US didnt attack them despite Israel wanting this war for decades.

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Available_Cookie732 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Did they say thank you?

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Entry-Party Mar 29, 2026 +1

While what Iran is proposing might be illegal under international laws, perhaps more concerning, and needing of more exposure and condemnation, are the mass violations and humanitarian crimes being conducted by both the U.S. and Israel in the Middle East! Not only that, you only have to look at the discriminative and punitive laws that are being imposed within the U.S. itself to see that Trump and his cohorts have absolutely no respect for anyone, or anything, but themselves. Tolls on the Strait of Hormuz are minor issues by comparison.

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gondoravenis Mar 29, 2026 +1

Trp is fuking idiot

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lnombredelarosa Mar 29, 2026 +1

With all the damaged they have, They might actually need this

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Ill_Football9443 Mar 29, 2026 +1

The price of diesel has doubled in Australia over the past few weeks. Iran wants to charge a toll of $1/barrel - seems like a reasonable deal for oil to drop back below $70

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BasicCaptainn Mar 29, 2026 +1

Let’s call this what it is: a pay-to-play peace deal. Iran knows that the global economy is hurting from shipping disruptions and high energy prices. By demanding "billions" to "end the war," they are essentially putting a price tag on stability. The problem is that once you pay a country to stop being aggressive, you’ve just proven that aggression is a profitable business model.

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Theidiotgenius718 Mar 29, 2026 +1

But USA started this aggression by sabotage and attacking during peace talks. It’s hard to see how you get to paying a country to stop being aggressive when they didn’t start this one, we did

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P5B-DE Mar 29, 2026 +1

It's the US who is the aggressor

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Grumpy_001 Mar 29, 2026 +1

And Israel

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know-your-onions Mar 29, 2026 +1

I’m hoping it’d be the aggressor that foots the bill here.

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potchippy Mar 29, 2026 +1

Basically the lessons from the US tariff war.

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improbably_me Mar 29, 2026 +1

Welcome to American capitalism

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Icy-Position3771 Mar 29, 2026 +1

It kinda blares more lies.

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therealsourdaniel Mar 29, 2026 +1

Because who's going to stop them? They've demonstrated the ability to control shipping traffic through Shitler's illegal war. Why would they relinquish rights something to which they have effective right?

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blargblargityblarg Mar 29, 2026 +1

Trump's the best at poking a hornet's nest!

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LOHare Mar 29, 2026 +1

I don't think Trump, Netanyahu, or MBS care about the Catholic god and the prayers the pope thinks will be accepted. Their prayers are being answered in real time.

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HumanRobotMan Mar 29, 2026 +1

Rubio says it's important to have a plan. Guess we couldn't have come up with a plan BEFORE we started this war?

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loganbootjak Mar 29, 2026 +1

Rubio ranting about "illegal" actions is ironic

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Konukaame Mar 29, 2026 +1

>Iran has long threatened to close the strait in case of an attack, but few expected it to follow through – or for it to prove so effective in disrupting global trade flows. That's either a "strait"-up lie or there are nothing but idiots at CNN.

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greentealemonade Mar 29, 2026 +1

Low key kinda wanna see another diss track spelling out the details of the demands

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GeeOh58 Mar 29, 2026 +1

CNN is off the list of news sites (has been for a minute now) if I know it’s CNN I will no longer follow the link.

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Top-Carob-5412 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Not a smart move by Iran. If there was one way to unify the world against them, this is it.

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simplyunix Mar 29, 2026 +1

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Friday that one of the immediate challenges following the war would be Tehran’s attempts to establish a tolling system at Hormuz. “Not only is this illegal, it’s unacceptable, it’s dangerous to the world, and it’s important that the world have a plan to confront it,” Rubio said So the USA started an illegal war and now whines about a potential "illegal" response to being attacked and wants the world to have a plan? Those size 14 shoes must be affecting his brain. The US has spent the last 13 months shitting on every "ally" it ever had and threatening some with invasion, minimizing their help when the US was attacked and NOW they want our help. Don't make me laugh. Lil' Marco needs to come up for air more often.

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bobolly Mar 29, 2026 +1

I remember the United States claiming the Panama canal and now, the straight for Iran is a bad idea. No

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PepsiCoconut Mar 29, 2026 +1

I got an idea. Build a canal through the tip of Oman.

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OakenGreen Mar 29, 2026 +1

Through the mountains?

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wdwhereicome2015 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Yeah will just be like the Mont Blanc tunnel but with water rather than tarmac and boats rather than cars. Or the lesser known Standedge Canal tunnel that goes through Peak District. But will be on a larger scale (super tankers can’t fit through the canal tunnel) /s for those unsure

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Horror_Match9867 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Iran has cards?

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DecembersDragons Mar 29, 2026 +1

If they stop arming proxies all over the middle east and swear to respect the peace of all their neighbors I'd let them have this. If.

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areyoualocal Mar 29, 2026 +1

Israel or Iran?

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Grumpy_001 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Great question

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PeopleB4Profit Mar 29, 2026 +1

The Tribe of Israel was driven out of the Middle East millennia ago. Israel sad to say does not belong there and the gov of Israel is not the ally to the American People. They are allied with corrupt American Wealth and ARMS and have no problem killing American Citizens! Am I the only one that thinks many of the 300+ Nuclear Warheads we gave them are pointed at the USA? What is Sharia Law? a) Having Muslim neighbors in America.......... b) An Islamic Community Center downtown c) Seeing US Army Helicopter Gunships killing your neighbors to steal your nation's resources for American Oil Companies. Christians in America should be more afraid of leaving their children with a pastor than anything found in the aspects of Sharia Law. Religion is Religion and is designed to control and harm God's People. (We are all God's people)

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Hoodrow-Thrillson Mar 29, 2026 +1

He probably meant the one with proxies.

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areyoualocal Mar 29, 2026 +1

Yeah, so Israel or Iran?

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Hoodrow-Thrillson Mar 29, 2026 +1

What are Israel's proxies in the middle-east?

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areyoualocal Mar 29, 2026 +1

THAT's your question?? Seriously??

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Hoodrow-Thrillson Mar 29, 2026 +1

Yes. Can you answer it?

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areyoualocal Mar 29, 2026 +1

Nah I'll let you dig yourself out from under the rock you've been living under these past few weeks.

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Hoodrow-Thrillson Mar 29, 2026 +1

Starting to realize you don't know what proxy means.

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areyoualocal Mar 29, 2026 +1

equally by you not knowing what a proxy *does*. As I said, these past few weeks have made it blatantly obvious.

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ElizBorneopentowork Mar 29, 2026 +1

[There you go.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conflict). There are 3 proxies recognized in the war against Iran since 1985 And with the US admitting twice they've been forced into a war against Iran (last year and now), I presume OP is counting them as a proxy. It does not meet the proxy definition though as Israel is fighting alongside them. Now it will be worth going through the forenscics of the drones falling on the US - Israeli side, to see how they make their weapons. For example in the russian war against ukraine, at some point 95% of the drone components were made in china, which does make Russia a Chinese proxy to some extend. Currently, Iran is benefitting from Russian and Chinese intelligence. We will see how they support Iran on the long term, but there is the real possibility Iran would become a Chinese proxy (while Russia will help, I doubt they have as much capacity since they're fighting their own war).

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Leavethekidsal0ne Mar 29, 2026 +1

There is also ISIS who has done a lot of damage to a lot of different groups except one.

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BloodNinja2012 Mar 29, 2026 +1

Oh... the it's United States you must be referring to.

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