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News & Current Events Apr 12, 2026 at 12:36 AM

U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War

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U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War
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U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War
China may have shipped missiles to Iran, and Beijing is allowing some companies to sell Tehran supplies that can be used in military production, American officials said.
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sgtabn173 Apr 12, 2026 +1806
Why wouldn't they? The more of a fight Iran can put up, the more it weakens the US militarily and financially. It is the smart move. We were doing the same with Russia in Ukraine until we elected the idiot-in-chief for a second term.
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WaffleHouseGladiator Apr 12, 2026 +484
And geopolitically.  And domestically.  This war is very unpopular and polarizing.
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gtafan37890 Apr 12, 2026 +238
And the longer the Iran war goes on, the more unpopular it will become domestically. This growing anti-war sentiment is important because it means if China were to invade Taiwan in the near future, this makes it significantly harder for the US to sell it domestically. This is an addition to all the anti-aircraft missiles and defence systems the US depleted as a result of the war.
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NinjaSpartan011 Apr 12, 2026 +55
I think defending a nation like taiwain from china or even a European nation from russia would be an easier sell to the American public…i mean maybe im understanding my fellow Americans
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gtafan37890 Apr 12, 2026 +86
While it would be an easier sell I’m not so sure. Even before the Iran war, we already had millions of Americans questioning why the US was sending weapons to Ukraine to fight off a literal Russian invasion…even though no American soldiers were under threat and the US was essentially sending Ukraine their old leftover stockpiles. Now imagine that, but this time American soldiers are actually under threat from a peer rival, fighting in a far off land, and in the aftermath of a long pointless war against Iran. Add in Chinese anti-war propaganda towards the US public and the situation is looking very bleak.
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Tomas2891 Apr 12, 2026 +44
It’s an easier sell cause it’ll stop all cutting edge phones, tv, laptops, video cards from being made. Thats like twin tower shit right there
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Proper_Jeweler_9238 Apr 12, 2026 +2
no matter whether us troops are sent or not, all phones,laptops you mentioned will still be impacted, right ? you think US will have capability to intercept the missiles ?
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manbeardawg Apr 12, 2026 +2
Yep. And the first war we will have actually needed to fight since WWII, to boot.
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Siderophores Apr 12, 2026 +17
Why fight a war we can’t win? If the aircraft carriers get within 1,500 miles of the Chinese coast they are hypersonic missile meat.
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Alib668 Apr 12, 2026 +6
The point like Iran is not to “win” it’s to create costs so high the aggressor goes away. This concept of winning isn’t a sports game way, it’s like reading two books and both finishing them and going well who are we now….there is no ‘winning’ in the second scenario there is just the world is different and in a new place, what would you like that place be. The sinking of an aircraft carrier in tha context isn’t a win if it galvanises the us main land like pearl harbour. Etc etc Think differently about this because there is no win or loss in a real sense
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BendicantMias Apr 12, 2026 +15
You're fighting in *their* backyard, they're not fighting in yours. A more galvanized America just means even more military assets sent into their killzone. You can't nuke them without getting nuked yourselves, so that's a non-starter too. ***Fun Fact:*** *China spends less on its military budget as a percent of their GDP than even most European nations, let alone the US. It's around half of what the US ratio is*. They could double that and still not be in a war economy. They could quadruple their military spending if they wanted to. And yet with less than 2% defense spending i.e. lower than NATO's OLD military spending target, they're already the worlds' largest shipbuilder, drone maker, just manufacturer in general. If China seriously chose to switch into warmode against the US, especially close to home, their production capacity would be insane. There would simply be no way the US could possibly keep up. It's only viable play would be try to choke them from afar via blockades of places like the Strait of Malacca. And even that is doubtful to work as China isn't an island - but both Taiwan AND Japan are. They'll force the US to come close with blockades of their own, and overwhelm it down. During the time of Pearl Harbour the US was the worlds' largest manufacturer. That's no longer true, now China is. And it's not even close.
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ZeroedCool Apr 12, 2026 +5
America defending Taiwan would be like China trying to defend Cuba from America. lol
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Siderophores Apr 12, 2026 +19
Let’s galvanize the US population so that they bring their boats to China, get hypersonic missile-d and drown. Lets rebuild all those ships with non-existent shipyards while China produces 1,000 cargo ships a year (57% of the worlds shipbuilding capacity in 2024) The only other option is to nuke. What the hell is it with us Americans wanting to go to war with China. **We need to sit the f*** down** The US hands down loses. Any other option is an imagination. Hitting the 3 Gorges Dam = Nuclear Response US generals lose every single war-game against China unless the China team cannot use hypersonic missiles. The war-games are catastrophic for the US. There is no getting close to the Chinese coast. When I said “why fight a war we can’t win” It was to sympathize with warmongers, to understand why its idiotic. No one anywhere should go to war
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M6Df4 Apr 12, 2026 +110
It’s a win-win-win for China, so much so it would almost be irresponsible leadership not to take advantage. They get to deplete US stockpiles - e.g. it would take a decade at current production levels to replace the Patriot missiles used already, not to mention assets like $300m radar systems and planes destroyed. They get to weaken current leadership and make the US government even more ineffective. They get to weaken the US’ soft power and position in the world, which is extra critical when you consider how that could ultimately impact the dollar. They in turn weaken the rest of the west which relies on US defense production, etc, and needs time to transition to other sources - thereby making those countries more dependent on China in many ways. They get opportunity to assess US military capabilities and run tests on how their own weapons would fare in a conflict. Basically, US leadership is stupid as shit, like all the people who voted for them.
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cartoonist498 Apr 12, 2026 +56
I thought you were exaggerating. >Defense analysts note that the U.S. fired more Patriot missiles in the first four days of the war against Iran than it had provided to Ukraine over the previous four years.  Wow, you weren't exaggerating.
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M6Df4 Apr 12, 2026 +37
It’s even worse than what’s mentioned here. The US also used 25-50% of THAAD missiles and ~20% of SM-3. At current production levels it would take a decade to replace the Patriot missiles, to a point where allies such as Switzerland have now been told their orders will be delayed by 5 years.
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rookie-mistake Apr 12, 2026 +18
>to a point where allies such as Switzerland have now been told their orders will be delayed by 5 years. oh that must be great optics for the MIC
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TheTastiestTaint Apr 12, 2026 +5
Good for European MIC
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Checkers923 Apr 12, 2026 +2
The 5 year delay was announced in February, it was not a result of the Iran war.
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AnteaterFormal7291 Apr 12, 2026 +21
Honestly it's a shame I don't know Chinese because I'm sick of America 
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pishposhpoppycock Apr 12, 2026 +14
It's not a terribly difficult language to learn how to speak. But reading and writing on the other hand... whew... probably one of the hardest languages on Earth to learn and master.
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Ok_Kitchen_8811 Apr 12, 2026 +13
Funny, I would have said it the other way around. Reading and writing is just a matter of diligence, due to the lacking of any difficult grammar. Speaking on the other hand, if you are not used to the tones, is super hard to pick up and frustrating.
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ChopSueyMusubi Apr 12, 2026 +1
People always talk about the "tones", but it's not any more difficult than any other language that doesn't sound like English. In fact, it's a very simple and rigid phonetic system that's designed to make the language even easy to learn and speak. If you can pronounce the difference between "desert" and "deserted", then you can learn to speak Chinese. The former is "tone 1" and the latter is "tone 3". There are only 5 tones total in the whole language. Chinese assigns formal names to these tones while English just...expects you to know how they're pronounced. Reading and writing Chinese are far more difficult than speaking. It's rote memorization of thousands of complex symbols. You either know a character or you don't, there is no sounding it out or guessing its meaning based on how it looks. The symbols are about 99% arbitrary shapes.
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VanceKelley Apr 12, 2026 +19
At some point in the future humanity will look back on the decision of the American people to elect trump as comparable to the stupidity of the Germans electing Hitler. By late 1945 most Germans regretted what they did.
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WaffleHouseGladiator Apr 12, 2026 +6
I want to believe that you're right, but news outlets, publishers, and tech giants are being bought up by powerful right wingers.  I'm saddened to think that history books in the future might paint Trump as the greatest statesman to ever live.
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EquivalentOne241 Apr 12, 2026 +7
>And geopolitically.  And domestically.  This war is very unpopular and polarizing. Yes, it is unpopular and polarising but they can't leave now, with Iran taking control of Hormuz Strait and start charging tolls. It won't just be a massive problem for the US, but for the entire world. Now, they will 100% want to get nukes too, which will force Saudis and other GCC countries to get nukes as well. It will usher in the new arms race in the middle-east.
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Projectgrace Apr 12, 2026 +1
Because no one wanted this war besides The United States of Israel.
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maybelying Apr 12, 2026 +47
Partnership also provides China with vital intelligence regarding American military capabilities and tactics in active combat, the same as America and Europe are doing in Ukraine with Russia.
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DateMasamusubi Apr 12, 2026 +20
It also tries to shore up China's image as a viable partner though their level of support is far lesser than what conventional powers provide to their allies. If China is not willing to ships arms and supplies like Western powers, nations will be more hestitant to align with Chinese interests.
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codecrodie Apr 12, 2026 +24
It's called american exceptionalism. We thought up that strategy, no one else would dare use it against us.
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jinzo222 Apr 12, 2026 -23
You cant blame Americans. It's basically taught in school and reinforced in media. They grew up thinking everything they do is for the greater good
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Crow_away_cawcaw Apr 12, 2026 +21
“You can’t blame Americans” is some American exceptionalism in action lol. Americans don’t hesitate to blame every other nation’s populace for their governments actions. Americans have grown up with more free and open access to information than most people on earth.
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sol-4 Apr 12, 2026 +8
Yeah they can't think for themselves and have no agency of their own. Them poor things.
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HoightyToighty Apr 12, 2026 -11
That is such a tired prejudice. AP History courses, which American students interested in continuing to university often take, do not lionize America. Nor does IB coursework. Are there benighted education districts in the US where history teachers and administrators expect a nationalist slant to US history education? Sure. I'd wager you can find similar hidebound nationalists in whatever nation you call home. But roughly 30-40 percent of American students take some AP coursework, and AP coursework is not nationalistic in nature.
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moosemanwich Apr 12, 2026 +14
How many Americans did it take to elect trump like 35%?
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manbeardawg Apr 12, 2026 +5
I don’t think education played much of a role in the decision-making process for his voters.
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superseven27 Apr 12, 2026 +22
The USA are ruining themselve geopoliticaly
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Aethericseraphim Apr 12, 2026
They were f****** warned that this would happen if they elected Putins dog again. And thats what they did anyway. And given Putin is Xis dog these days, there was only ever one real w***** from Americas stupidity.
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TheBlackRider2828 Apr 12, 2026 +19
The US will degrade itself and bottle it up there is sound
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HoightyToighty Apr 12, 2026 -1
> and bottle it up there is sound Indeed, there is.
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jjax2003 Apr 12, 2026 +7
Just like many countries helping Ukraine this shouldn’t be a surprise
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hellomumbo369 Apr 12, 2026 +1
Its also the fact that if the u. controls the straight by proxy or itself it is a huge lever to pull against china like china does with rare earths against western countries.
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dudeman52993 Apr 12, 2026 +1
It's also just good diplomacy. If you can keep this up, you push Trump into losing the house and senate. Possibly see him get impeached and actually make a real deal with a real leader.
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Ixziga Apr 12, 2026 +1
It's hard to fight the allegations that Trump isn't a Russian agent, seems like everything he's ever done since getting into office has been to sabotage our foreign relations, weaken our military and government, and drive up oil prices to the benefit of Russia.
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kosmokramr Apr 12, 2026 +1
The US has been arming Taiwan for decades of course China will take any opportunity like this to oppose the US. -“Enemy of my enemy is my friend” Sun Tzu
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dafydd_ Apr 12, 2026 +1
-"that's not my quote" Sun Tzu
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Material-Macaroon298 Apr 12, 2026 +297
“I’ll give you oil, you give me weapons” as a deal with China is maybe the most obvious outcome ever. The fact this wasn’t predicted is ridiculous.
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Funsuxxor Apr 12, 2026 +81
Who knew the middle east was complicated? Nobody could have predicted this!
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Thefelix01 Apr 12, 2026 +11
The hubris of the billionaire Epstein class fucks and the brown-nosed wannabes is something else.
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Sassquatch3000 Apr 12, 2026 +9
It almost certainly was
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senatorium Apr 12, 2026 +4
Kind of the reverse Uno of how the US has handled the Middle East. Oil for weapons is our jam.
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Wzedrin Apr 12, 2026 +6
They dont even need to do that. What is the US going to do? Complain loudly? They've been doing the exact same thing in Ukraine (and for the record I support Ukraine in this). China can just send weapons to see how they match up, send weapons just to weaken the US capabilities and drag the war on (so the US suffers even more politically). A long conflict suits China just fine, it hurts everyone else and thus improves China's position worldwide. At no cost really. If the weapons work - well then this becomes a great marketing tool for the Chinese military industry. If they don't - they still cause the war to drag on and on and give Iran a fighting edge (and help dissuade from a ground invasion). And US will not strike Chinese assets outside of Iran, so they can deliver most of these weapons in peace.
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Material-Macaroon298 Apr 12, 2026 +3
True. China would want to participate even if it wasn’t getting anything directly in return just to weaken the US military. However, China does desperately need Iranian oil so they are extra motivated to support Iran.
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karenskygreen Apr 12, 2026 +119
Is this really a surprise ? China is not aligned with the US, Europe or Israel. Its ok for the US to arm israel to the teeth and allow them to bomb the shit out of Iran, lebanon and the Palestinians to the point of war crimes. No surprise at all.
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Ron__Mexico_ Apr 12, 2026 +2
They buy Saudi and Emirati oil in much greater quantities than they buy Iranian oil. 2 countries where these weapons will end up once fired. It's a gamble. I understand why they wpuld do it, but a gamble nonetheless. Saudi has previously embargoed the US for far less than that.
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Wzedrin Apr 12, 2026 +10
They can shift and buy from Iran or increase their purchases from Russia. China has options.
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Comfortable-Rule-491 Apr 12, 2026 +201
“U.S. intelligence agencies have obtained information suggesting that China may have shipped shoulder-fired missiles (MANPADS, capable of targeting low-flying aircraft) to Iran in recent weeks amid Iran’s ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel.”
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stiffgerman Apr 12, 2026 +111
No better place to test your wares than in real life. Anyone with half a brain knows that the Russian war in Ukraine has been a technological crucible not seen since the Viet Nam war. The current activity in the ME is a great place for China to try out new stuff against the US without getting into their own shootin' war.
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Ajj360 Apr 12, 2026 +61
China is absolutely gooning at how ineffective missile defense is turning out to be. They could sink the entirety of the US fleet in a south China Sea conflict.
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ruinersclub Apr 12, 2026 +35
I mean we have seen their drone shows. Imagine set for war
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KingBubzVI Apr 12, 2026 +32
If China converted to a war economy they could produce millions of drones per year. Literally nothing the U.S. could do, more drones than the U.S. has munitions by orders of magnitude.
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yellekc Apr 12, 2026 +13
Yep, and the US military has f*** all to counter it. SHORAD is dogshit compared to most other militaries. They can take out high end threats with patriots and THAAD, but low end shit they seem to just eat.
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hackenclaw Apr 12, 2026 +7
if there is one country that can replenish their weapons quickly, its China the factory of the world. America may have far more advance missile system but it will takes ages to replenish them. Good luck sailing their destroyers, Carriers into war without ammunition lol.
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Broad-Lobster7470 Apr 12, 2026 +1
They have been
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KingBubzVI Apr 12, 2026 +2
They have not been converting to a war economy
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Broad-Lobster7470 Apr 12, 2026 +1
Sure
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stiffgerman Apr 12, 2026 +12
Missile-on-missile, USA has the advantage, as seen in Ukraine. Missile-on-drone, not cost-effective and magazine depth is an issue so outcome is not good. Again, see Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine are so far ahead in the practical use of drones that they are in a class of their own. IMO, Ukraine is ahead a bit and has proven that by piloting AD deployments in the ME, in spite of being in the middle of a drone war. Anything the US does in open sea will be long, long, range standoff. That's what the carriers, with F35s and newer UCAs, are for. The danger will be in littoral waters, probably out to 50km, where FPV-style (maybe AI-powered) drones will roam. That is, until the next tech advance.
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Wiglaf_Wednesday Apr 12, 2026 +10
Naval battles involving AI-controlled attack drones is no longer a science fiction premise. It’s now reality.
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keepitfriend Apr 12, 2026 +2
sorry mate maybe you need to read military news a little better. The Russians have gotten very good at avoiding patriot missiles
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Behemothheek Apr 12, 2026 +5
Are there any actual sources that the missile defense has been ineffective? Everything I’ve found has shown the interception rate is basically what was expected: ~92%.
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Mrfish31 Apr 12, 2026 +2
Sure, but your problems are then: - what damage is that 8% already doing? - the Iranian Shahed drone costs about $40000. Patriot interceptor missiles cost $4 million. Can you afford to keep intercepting drones with missiles when your interceptors cost two orders of magnitude as much as the drones they take down?  - if you can afford it, can you actually keep up the rate of production?  - if you can't, then it's only a matter of time before that 92% figure falls precipitously and a hell of lot more damage gets done. There are interceptor drones in production that are likely going to be much cheaper, but according to [this](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gulf-states-eye-c****-ukrainian-interceptor-drone-iranian-attacks-drain-missile-2026-04-08/) they haven't even been properly tested yet.
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Broad-Lobster7470 Apr 12, 2026 +1
You’ve seen their fishing boat deployment too right ? Imagine hundreds of boats releasing dozens of drones all together. It would be devastating
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UnlurkedToPost Apr 12, 2026 +29
Manpads sound like a sanitary product for men
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NotTheHeroWeNeed Apr 12, 2026 +1
It’s that time of the month again where I feel the need to blast something out of the sky!
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rippa76 Apr 12, 2026 +49
Cho Li Wilson’s War
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no_kids-and-3_money Apr 12, 2026 +11
How’d you do that?
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altonbrushgatherer Apr 12, 2026 +14
Quiet piggy
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arul20 Apr 12, 2026 +1
She was not nice. Not nice at all.
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FirefighterLeft5425 Apr 12, 2026 +5
US intelligence is an oxymoron. Completely failed.
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Wzedrin Apr 12, 2026 +1
Isn't that what was first shipped to Ukraine from the west at the start of the war - AT weapons and MANPADS? \*and body armor and helmets :D
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Lord-Glorfindel Apr 12, 2026 +85
If the U.S. wants to engage in endless proxy wars, they can't get upset when the tables are turned.
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Plane-Breakfast-8817 Apr 12, 2026 +115
Well since Iran is demanding Yuan for the toll you can see exactly how the "art of the deal" is going to work out. Trump has very high risk tolerance when he has nothing to lose.  This is the beginning of the end of the petrodollar, the rise of the petroyuan or WW3. 
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sgtabn173 Apr 12, 2026 +48
I will vote for whoever promises to claw back every dollar from him and his corrupt family.
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flriverlivin Apr 12, 2026 +12
Of course they are. What better way to test systems against peer military without going directly to war.
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ResolveNo3113 Apr 12, 2026 +9
U.S. out here starting 10 wars and news still trying to make China seem like the greater threat.
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no-more-depravity Apr 12, 2026 +119
Trump's favorite countries, Russia and China, are killing U.S. soldiers and Trump is fine with that.
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Luppercus Apr 12, 2026 +49
I thought Trump liked Russia but not China. After all Chinese aren't white 
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Anfield_Cowboy Apr 12, 2026 +31
[Ivanka Trademarks](https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/ivanka-trump-trademarks/) [Trump Chinese Money](https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/trump-likely-benefited-from-13-6-million-in-payments-from-foreign-governments-during-his-presidency/)
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Luppercus Apr 12, 2026 +6
Damn
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WeirdJack49 Apr 12, 2026 +18
He admires Xi because he doesn't need to bother with elections.
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z0rb0r Apr 12, 2026 +6
Neither does Vladdy
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ScrotumScrapings Apr 12, 2026 +10
They won't be invading Greenland then, so I'm guessing Denmark and Greenland are fine with that too.
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dxiao Apr 12, 2026 +3
nothing matters as long as his and his families bank account keeps going up.
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IOnlyFearOFGod Apr 12, 2026 +6
If only his best friend Kim was in the party too, now that would have made donnie boy smile.
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no_kids-and-3_money Apr 12, 2026 +5
North Korea has the best military underground burrowing and fortification technology in the world. They’ve helped Iran too.
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antifocus Apr 12, 2026 +1
Keep the f****** soldiers at home then.
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blastradii Apr 12, 2026 +1
Did we forget already that trump started this whole mess?
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Public-Research Apr 12, 2026 +1
By your logic if Israel uses it's US weapons on Lebanon and Palestine then it's the US killing the Lebanese sand Palestinian people
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Ghettofonzie420 Apr 12, 2026 +29
There's no way that the United States would surreptitiously ship arms to a foreign conflict! Surely, something can be done about this skulduggery. The nerve of some people. 
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Prestigious_Yak8551 Apr 12, 2026 +53
They've poked the bear. I cant believe how badly this administration handles foreign policy.
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CaptainJackVernaise Apr 12, 2026 +26
Can you really not believe it?  The signs were always there.  People were shouting it from the rooftops during the election.  We knew Trump's brain is mush, and we knew there would be fewer sane people picked for his administration to keep his worst impulses in check.  It's a f****** travesty, but the worst part is a lot of Americans jumped into this travesty willingly and eagerly.
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_x_oOo_x_ Apr 12, 2026 +9
The bear's hibernating. They stepped on the dragon's tail
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EXXIT_ Apr 12, 2026 +7
Somehow, all our adversaries are going to come out stronger from this war... including Iran.
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MarshyHope Apr 12, 2026 +24
Thank God we didn't elect Kacklin Kamala or she might have started a world War!
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Gibby_Jabby Apr 12, 2026 +8
U.S. intelligence is an oxymoron at this point
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Behemothheek Apr 12, 2026 +5
The consequences of starting an arbitrary trade war are starting to rear their ugly head
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ThroatEducational271 Apr 12, 2026 +5
China actually played all sides of this conflict. It supplied weapons to Iran, it helped Iran with military coordination, it continued to receive Iranian crude, it benefitted from increased purchases of Chinese EVs and renewable energy products, it gained soft power by exporting fuels to SE Asian nations, they’ve been credited by pushing the Iranians to the negotiating table, they saved America from entering another forever war and they saved Trump’s ass from committing war crimes. Trump is a gift that keeps on giving, “to China.”
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brettmags Apr 12, 2026 +6
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, right? Well, we’re becoming everyone’s enemy, so no shit
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skawn Apr 12, 2026 +17
Trump, making everyone great again, but Americans.
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A_Nonny_Muse Apr 12, 2026 +17
Hmmm... a proxy war between the USA and Israel vs. Iran, Russia and China. This could get interesting.
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xColdicEx Apr 12, 2026 +11
The funny part is, how the U.S population viewed Putin when Russia attacked Ukraine, is the same way other parts of the world view our president when the US attacked Iran.
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Candid_Cat_5921 Apr 12, 2026 +8
It’s already been happening with Ukraine. This isn’t a new scenario, it’s just a new front.
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sleepingbusy Apr 12, 2026 +10
It's all interesting until we get nuked. I hope it all stops tbh. Not even for my well being but for those that will inevitably lose their lives to a senseless war.
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hkric41six Apr 12, 2026 +14
No need to nuke. America will collapse when subjected to the slightest pain. Look at how much Iran is crushing America's imaginary power with oil. It's wild. America is a weak country, a true paper tiger.
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Fun-Astronomer5311 Apr 12, 2026 +5
Excellent opportunity to test out capabilities.
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seanmonaghan1968 Apr 12, 2026 +6
China should be. The US is sending the global economy into distress which will impact China's exports and therefore the well-being of its citizens. Also China imports food and the fertiliser market is impacted which will impact food availability, quality and price.
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Crossbowguy340 Apr 12, 2026 +8
Welcome chinaaa USA will lose #1 thanks to Trump. And as a european I’d rather do business with china than the US. China thinks in decades, Trump till tomorrow
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immersive-matthew Apr 12, 2026 +4
The USA put themselves in the same position Putin did and the world similarly will use it to wear down a country being an aggressive a******. What goes round comes round. Same if the CCP attacks Taiwan. Hoping Xi and team have seen that this is not the way.
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Hattkake Apr 12, 2026 +4
Same US Intelligence that "knew" that Saddam had WMDs and who couldn't prevent 911 despite being warned by the Germans as early as 1997? That US Intelligence? Considering the current times isn't "US Intelligence" an oxymoron?
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HowManyEggs2Many Apr 12, 2026 +19
And? The US took an active role in Ukraine, why is it a big deal that China is backing its ally?
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x3i4n Apr 12, 2026 +6
Of course they will. Trump is trying to sabotage NATO and china and russia is happy. Krasnov doing his work.
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Midzotics Apr 12, 2026 +6
Chong li Wilson’s war./s
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No_Weekend_6024 Apr 12, 2026 +3
The Apprentice has no idea what he is doing 🤡
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pedrohustler Apr 12, 2026 +2
I read *intelligence" in the title and laughed.
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r_spandit Apr 12, 2026 +2
"U.S. Intelligence" - there's an oxymoron if ever I heard one
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The_BigDill Apr 12, 2026 +3
Who could have seen this coming?? /s
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poestavern Apr 12, 2026 +3
Of course…this is exactly what the USA did many, many times before when we sent arms to nations we wanted to support mostly for nefarious reasons….
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Viva_La_Revolucion- Apr 12, 2026 +4
Well there is an oxymoron U.S. and intelligence in the same sentence
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eattohottodoggu Apr 12, 2026 +5
They're also getting first hand experience at countering US mil tech for free, and not the weaker export versions either.
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Ragebaiterlmao Apr 12, 2026 +2
Superpowers and proxy wars go together like peanut butter and jelly.
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odaykk Apr 12, 2026 +2
Gotta crack a few eggs to Make America Great Again, amirite?
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TheWellington89 Apr 13, 2026 +2
If the US navy fucks with a Chinese tanker then things are gona get real serious real fast
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Luppercus Apr 12, 2026 +3
China probably read the advise "never interrupt your enemy when is making a mistake"
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CaptainMagnets Apr 12, 2026 +4
Is there any intelligence left in the US?
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thebomby Apr 12, 2026 +2
This is probably because China has had enough of this war and its effect on global energy supplies. China supplying surface to air missiles to Iran would be very bad news for both Israel and the US.
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Public-Research Apr 12, 2026 +2
If you are Iran and you need weapons and no US allies are willing to sell you, who will you go to?
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Ok-Matter2337 Apr 12, 2026 +2
No kidding,China and Russia Putin are bff. Putin is also supporting Iran and close friends with their leaders. All of these countries are allies while we are neglecting our allies. 
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FrankSamples Apr 12, 2026 -1
U.S. intelligence? Isn’t that an oxymoron?
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govanfats Apr 12, 2026 +1
US intelligence, like best oxymoron ever.
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Eurymedion Apr 12, 2026 +1
That's how the game's played between great powers. France supported the Americans during the Revolutionary War to stick it to Britain. Britain tacitly supported the Confederacy early on in the US Civil War to annoying the Union. The German Empire supported the Boers under the table, to Britain's consternation. The United States supported the Afghanis during the Soviet-Afghan War and so on and so forth. Why wouldn't China, a geopolitical frienemy, f*** with Donald Trump's quagmire?
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Bartlomiej48 Apr 12, 2026 +1
Good….
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BARBADOSxSLIM Apr 12, 2026 +1
Kinda like how we should have been giving aid to Ukraine to destroy russias military and test our weapons when they decided to start a war for stupid reasons
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ItsDiverDanMan Apr 12, 2026 +1
Same concept as Ukraine for the US.
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ClubSoda Apr 12, 2026 +1
China armada inbound. US Navy meets its Waterloo in the Strait of Hormuz
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MrNewking Apr 12, 2026
Tarrif them
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