What's he going to do, hit them with the Death Star? Does Trump actually expect Iran to just sit around and play nice after the U.S. has treated it like a punching bag for the entire past year, and assassinated it's leader in a bold, boastful, shameless and public way that hasn't been witnessed in recent history?
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Honestly Khamenei's death is at best a neutral event for US/Israel going forward and there are decent chances it becomes a net negative. In the short run there's a rally around the flag effect and given that this wasn't exactly a surprise the Iranians have already had plans in place, as seen by the rapid counterattacks. In the long run, Khamenei was probably a net negative for Iran with his intransigence on nuclear weapons (just ask North Korea how valuable nukes are) and general conservatism. Sure his successor might be more of the same but the longer the war goes on the more likely it is the hardliners win out.
It does allow Trump to declare victory and just ignore reality like he does when his other policies do not work out. That's probably what Trump really cares about anyway.
It does allow Trump to declare victory and just ignore reality like he does when his other policies do not work out. That's probably what Trump really cares about anyway.
Apparently the assassination lit a fire with Shia communities around the World. There are unverified videos of Shia's out protesting now in Lebanon and India.
That's exactly what it is. Trump doesn't really care about what happens next. ICBMs could rain down on NYC and he'll still declare victory. This is all just for his own little fantasy bubble.
Here is a video from Karachi Pakistan
In Iraq, pro Iranian protesters tried to breach the green zone
Placing minimal AD around their 5th fleet HQ, or their biggest airbases in ME Al Udeid and Al Salemis are interesting choice don't you think?
US Patriot batteries defending Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base
Attacking gulf states has a far higher ROI. They don't have much defense there and Iran can use way more weapons. Its far easier to attack there than Israel which is further away. The US is just way to spread out.
And as we know they can't go we are innocent either.
Even as a citizen you can oppose or dislike him. But you can't deny he fought and died for his causes. He didn't run off somewhere like the other leaders.
It appears US security forces (Marines?) opened fire killing some protestors. Source:
It's always pleasurable to watch the US throw countless dollars and air defence interceptors right down the drain. Warms my heart. Now let's see how long they can keep this up.
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