2026 Israel - Iranian conflict [TEMP LOCKED]

[2handedswordsman]

Highly advanced, full-spectrum NATO C6ISR JADC2 joint multi-domain/all domain deconflicting procedures, based on thoroughly prepared interoperability and readiness between allies and partners, i presume?

does this terminology deserves a catchy natoic acronym?

 

[Nautilus]

Probably not. There is no off ramp. That’s the problem. Trump has trapped himself politically by blinding following the MIGA politicians and donors. If he backs down then his 100% going to lose the mid terms with the minimal of democrat show impeachments. His legacy is tarnish and MAGA is politically dead after 2026 as the democrats stonewall the rest of his presidency. The only path forward is doubling down. There is no other option. JCPOA 2.0 would be an defeat as well.

He has an out, they can do the Venezuela special and claim symbolic victory after taking out Khamenei and pull out (or keep low-level fire going). Of course it wouldn't solve anything since Iran would just double down on military development (and possibly even become less incompetent over time).

It is obvious that China is now feeding Iran excellent intelligence. China's satellites seem to enable them to track all relevant US assets in basically real-time, I mean they told Iran to hit inconspicuous warehouses which probably housed CIA facilities and even food supply? shipments to US CSG, undefended military bases, oil infrastructure ... If someone feeds you intelligence this good, you can use an F-4 to bomb some airbase you know has neither Patriot air defence nor any fighter jet nearby with impunity.
I was bemoaning lack of material support from china when this kicked off, but the intelligence they deliver seems to be a literal "game changer". Similar to how NATO ISR capabilities gave russia a lot of headaches in ukraine.

IMO nothing so far has made it "obvious" that China is rendering serious assistance. I'm sure they're talking actively, and I don't claim that assistance is not being rendered, but it's perfectly feasible that Iran is carrying out these strikes with their own intel, they ought to at least be capable of that much.

 

[magmunta]

Iranians can't contend with the American and Israeli air superiority.

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[sheogorath]

Imagine being this cucked

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2028356122739171699

 

[FriedButter]

Trump lays out victory conditions. “Our last best chance to strike.”

1) Destroy Iran’s missile capabilities
2) Annihilate Iran’s navy
3) Ensure Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon
4) Ensure Iran cannot operate external proxies

Trump: We will easily prevail.

Trump: Right from the beginning, we projected 4 to 5 weeks but we have capabilities to go far longer than that.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2028517837770215436

 

[siegecrossbow]

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'Qatar’s stocks of Patriot interceptor missiles will last four days at the current rate of use'

War ending soon?

They can always reimport FK-2000 and FB-10 from RSF… at least ones that haven’t been damaged/destroyed yet.

 

[manqiangrexue]

Russia is fighting an old style war. 4+ years past and they are still fighting in Ukraine. Using US strategy, they could finish Ukraine off in less than a week. Russia has no decapitation strategy and many infrastructures are still in tact.

There's a difference between actually conquering and taking territory and the US doing hit and runs to sell to low IQ MAGA while accomplishing nothing except leaving the local people enraged and the country more determined against the US. This time, doesn't look like Iran will allow a simple hit and run and Trump knows that the US can't afford to get bogged down in the middle east with America's real challenge laughing and developing past America.

US is the pioneer of future warfare while everyone is learning or using old tactics.

The US is the pioneer of the coffin of its own dominance.

Iranians can't contend with the American and Israeli air superiority.

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They don't have to. Missile-punch them all day long.

 

[didklmyself]

Indo-Iranians arrived around 2000 BC. Even before that Persia had settlements from elamites. Indus valley civilization is actually from Iranian migrants.

Nope, Indus Valley civilization was primarily made of AASI with some ancestry from Iranian plateau but were definitely not Iranians.

 

[siegecrossbow]

They are talking about taking weapons from the Pacific to fight a long protracted war with Iran.
All this talk about selling weapons to Taiwan and poke Chyna, I think they should start to tone down the rhetoric.

I mean on one hand you got three lapdog countries/separatist entities that share same cultural/physical traits as the big bad Chinese, and on the other hand you have the rightful daddies to the current regime. Not a hard choice to make.

 

[Tomboy]

CentCom claims Iran's carrier got hit