Based on US made M60 tank, Iranian converted it to their own version Soleiman-402. It looks pretty modern.
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I guess using rivets on the exterior bits of the tank is fine but that gun sleeve/protector/whatever is horrendous and that shtora-like dazzler is useless weight against any modern atgm. This project is a waste of time, the plateform is simply too old and vulnerable even if it only acts as some sort of infantry support. They should build more karrars and try to procure some T90Ms (if the Russians have any spare capacity).
Iran has released footage from another underground missile base of the IRGC Aerospace Forces. The base was shown by the Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri and the Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces Amir-Ali Hajizadeh. It is reported that there are hundreds of such Iranian underground missile cities, it is worth noting that analysts believe that this is an exaggeration. The Iranian missile base houses Kheibar Shekan, Sejjil, Emad, Haj Qasem missiles, Paveh cruise missiles and Ghadr-H missiles.
They added quite a lot of volume on top of the std armor. I don't know how much weight gain they got for that poor powertrain.
Israel/US: Iran is a dictatorship. Should be terminated & sanctioned.
Iran: I'll develop nuke.
(Years later)
Israel/US: Terminated multiple Iranian generals with precision strike over years.
Iran: Rise flags.
Israel/US: If Iran gives up developing nuke, all sanctions will be removed, IMF funds will flood in.
Iran: Yes, I promise giving up all nuke developements.
Israel/US: Send experts to inspect & supervise, making sure all nuke-related infra/materials are dismantled.
(A year later)
Israel/US: Iran is a dictatorship. Should be terminated & sanctioned.
Iran: Why I find myself become the 2nd Ukraine?!
Iran: I'll develop nuke.
(Years later)
Israel/US: Terminated multiple Iranian generals with precision strike over years.
Iran: Rise flags.
Israel/US: If Iran gives up developing nuke, all sanctions will be removed, IMF funds will flood in.
Iran: Yes, I promise giving up all nuke developements.
Israel/US: Send experts to inspect & supervise, making sure all nuke-related infra/materials are dismantled.
(A year later)
Israel/US: Iran is a dictatorship. Should be terminated & sanctioned.
Iran: Why I find myself become the 2nd Ukraine?!
Look at it this way:
The United States will never tolerate having a repeat of North Korea. That's a reason why Libya got bumped off, and why the USA looks the other way at Israel bombing Syria. Iran is different: they don't have any great power/superpower backers, unlike North Korea with China. In Iranian leaders' eyes, they have no guarantee that they have the time to develop nuclear weapons before they're struck first by the Americans and Israelis, which may or may not be nuclear in nature. If they have very low chances of building a successful nuclear weapons program, and doing so will have a very high (nigh guaranteed) of being bombed, then the best thing they could do is to make peace and to trust Washington to not go back on their word.
As far as the latter, Trump is actually quite anti-war, and nowhere near as neo-conish as people like Bush and Bolton. He's even fired his NSA for being too pro-Israel. If the USA does go back on their word, it will likely be in the form of resumed sanctions, not bombing, while Trump is in office.
The United States will never tolerate having a repeat of North Korea. That's a reason why Libya got bumped off, and why the USA looks the other way at Israel bombing Syria. Iran is different: they don't have any great power/superpower backers, unlike North Korea with China. In Iranian leaders' eyes, they have no guarantee that they have the time to develop nuclear weapons before they're struck first by the Americans and Israelis, which may or may not be nuclear in nature. If they have very low chances of building a successful nuclear weapons program, and doing so will have a very high (nigh guaranteed) of being bombed, then the best thing they could do is to make peace and to trust Washington to not go back on their word.
As far as the latter, Trump is actually quite anti-war, and nowhere near as neo-conish as people like Bush and Bolton. He's even fired his NSA for being too pro-Israel. If the USA does go back on their word, it will likely be in the form of resumed sanctions, not bombing, while Trump is in office.