2026 Israel-US vs. Iran conflict [Military updates/News Only]

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GulfLander

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Yemen’s Houthi group says it carried out a joint long-range attack on Israel alongside Iranian and Hezbollah forces, targeting Ben Gurion (Lod) Airport and key military sites. The escalation comes as Israel signals it is ready to strike Iranian energy infrastructure, awaiting approval from US President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, protests across Israel call for an end to the war, as tensions rise on multiple fronts including Lebanon and Iran.
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_killuminati_ said:
This is concerning for Iran that US air assets can move rather freely without much resistance all the way into Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province which is behind Khuzestan. Khuzestan has majority of Iran's oil & gas.
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Iran need lots of manpads and distribute them to local militia, but then the problem is that those US air assets probably have very good counter measures against older gen manpads..... If certain countries is going to do lend lease they'll have to send the good stuffs otherwise it is meaningless
 
another505

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PopularScience said:
AI？要活的，要活的
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A quick gemini for Farsi words would sound like that are

. Ye-Ho-De (یهوئی / یهو)​

  • Sound: Yeh-ho-deh
  • Meaning: This is a colloquial way of saying "suddenly" or "all at once."
  • Similarity: This is likely the closest phonetic match. While the "Y" sound is a bit softer, the rhythmic "Ye-Ho-De" mirrors the three-syllable structure of the Mandarin phrase almost perfectly.

2. Yakh-Zade (یخ زده)​

  • Sound: Yakh-zah-deh
  • Meaning: "Frozen." * The Irony: There is a funny linguistic coincidence here. In Mandarin, yào huó de means you want it alive; in Farsi, yakh-zade means it is frozen (and very much not alive).

3. Yade (یاد)​

  • Sound: Yah-deh
  • Meaning: "Memory" or "Remembrance."
  • Usage: You’ll often hear the phrase Yadeh khoda (Remembrance of God) or Yadeh man (My memory). It hits the "Ya" and "De" sounds but misses the middle "huo" syllable.

Seems like the first example the be a possible answer.
I think AI usage in this case is appropriate, if not, feel free to take it down.
 
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While US govt has now
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for exposing damage to US military bases/assets, it is alleged that Chinese commercial image satellites are sharing satellite images with Iran. China govt does not condone or condemn private firms from sharing satellite images with Iran, as these are technically engaging in legitimate business.

Chinese firms market Iran war intelligence ‘exposing’ U.S. forces​

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Notably, includes Chinese private firms touting AI-powered tracking of American force movement using satellite imagery. There is strong plausible deniability with third party private entities.
 
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Latest from AJ. Honestly kind of bizarre if true. I wonder what happened. They sent in a rescue crew on a chopper, the crew made contact with the downed pilot, but the chopper got blown up on their way out?

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US rescue team ‘still needs to exfiltrate’ airman from Iran

By John Hendren
Reporting from Washington, DC, US

We were told by the US government source that overnight in Iran, a missing crew member of the downed F-15E has been located, and there was a rescue effort, but there was a fierce firefight.

The latest information we have with them is that the crew member has not left Iranian territory, and because of the ongoing hostilities, there could be still danger to that person and to other people involved in that rescue effort.

So, this is an ongoing, active, rescue effort, but that airman is not basically out of Iranian territory, and I want to be clear when I say airman in the US military parlance, that doesn’t necessarily mean a male.

We don’t know the gender of this person.

The US rescue team still needs to successfully exfiltrate them out of the country and to safety, and we have no confirmation that that has happened.
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00CuriousObserver

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CaribouTruth said:
A lot of contradictory reporting going on, Al Jazeera is claiming that while the airman has been located, they are yet to be exfiltrated from Iran.
Jack Murphy is saying the exfil was successful, a C-130 got stuck and had to be blown up by Delta.

I'm leaning towards the successful exfil tbh.
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That Al Jazeera claim is 40 minutes old whereas this one from Fox reporter is 17 minutes old. News needs time to update (in this case, even half an hour is a lot of time)
 
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