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❗️❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Ukrainian Flamingo-type cruise missiles have destroyed the production building of workshop No. 38 at Russia’s Titan-Barrikady military-industrial complex plant. 🏭 Let us remind you that this plant produces launchers for operational-tactical ballistic missile complexes “Iskander”, intercontinental “Topol”, and coastal defense missile complex “Bastion” Equipment for strategic missile forces, including mobile missile complexes, and components for a whole range of other Russian missile systems were also prepared here… In addition, important components for self-propelled and towed artillery units of the ground forces were manufactured at the same plant Video is generated by grok AI

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Exclusive footage of the consequences of today's missile attack on the production building of shop No. 38 of the Volgograd-based defense industry enterprise "Titan-Barrikady". Local residents reported three missile strikes on the territory of the enterprise. In the photos and videos they published, a strike with "Flamingo" missiles was recorded. In the defense sector, the enterprise is known as a manufacturer of: launchers for the Iskander-M mobile missile system; elements of the Bastion coastal missile system; equipment for the Strategic Missile Forces, including mobile missile systems; components for a number of other Russian missile systems. 📍48.77989444364335, 44.59575308471379 Osint

Exclusive footage of the consequences of today's missile attack on the production building of shop No. 38 of the Volgograd-based defense industry enterprise "Titan-Barrikady". Local residents reported three missile strikes on the territory of the enterprise. In the photos and videos they published, a strike with "Flamingo" missiles was recorded. In the defense sector, the enterprise is known as a manufacturer of: launchers for the Iskander-M mobile missile system; elements of the Bastion coastal missile system; equipment for the Strategic Missile Forces, including mobile missile systems; components for a number of other Russian missile systems. 📍48.77989444364335, 44.59575308471379 Osint

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88,502 views • 5 months ago

💢 NEW: Clear footage shows the moment of an Iranian strike on the Ne’ot Hovav Industrial Zone in southern Israel. The site, near Beersheba in the Negev desert, is one of Israel’s main chemical and hazardous materials hubs. The strike comes a day after Israel confirmed it hit a major petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, southwestern Iran. Iranian officials said the attack targeted multiple petrochemical units, killing 5 civilians and injuring about 170 others, with damage reported across the complex, and condemned it as a “war crime” targeting civilian infrastructure. The impact appears consistent with a Kheybar Shekan ballistic missile, based on strike characteristics, though this remains unconfirmed.

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44,214 views • 4 months ago

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North Korea celebrated the 80th anniversary of the ruling party with a massive military parade in Pyongyang, personally overseen by Kim Jong Un who unveiled the new intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-20 - the most powerful weapon in the country’s arsenal. In his speech, the dictator declared the “infallible path of the Party” and promised to build a “socialist paradise.” The parade was attended by delegations from China, Russia, and Vietnam. Russia was represented by Medvedev. Xi Jinping did not attend the parade, sending Chinese Prime Minister instead. During the parade, state media called the Hwasong-20 the “most powerful strategic nuclear system.” According to North Korean statements, it is capable of striking targets in the United States. However, analysts doubt the missile’s ability to accurately hit targets and survive reentry into the atmosphere. Kim Jong Un also hinted at possible foreign operations involving the North Korean army.

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35,713 views • 10 months ago

China Successfully Tests New Hypersonic Missile with 8,000 km Range The Chinese have successfully tested a variant of a hypersonic missile, which is actually a glide vehicle: the DF-27A. The average speed was Mach 8.6, and it covered 2,100 km in 12 minutes. This is just one more in a series of several Chinese anti-ship missiles. While much of the West treats military service as an economic activity, the Chinese are preparing for a real war. There is no room there for playing around with a new class of battleships or listening to the lobby for expensive energy. China has a national industrial and military project that Western nations currently can only dream of achieving. Of course, it's part of the Western style to live life differently. But there is a serious missile gap, with China far ahead of the West. An 8,000 km range means hitting a ship in Hawaii without leaving mainland China. And there are other missile models with ranges of 3,000–4,000 km. Intercepting these hypersonic missiles once launched is extremely difficult, but what can be done is to prevent them from having precise guidance capability. Just as land doctrines are being redesigned, so is naval warfare, by hypersonic missiles and aerial and underwater drones. Projects are now underway for drones capable of bypassing protective nets. Today, the Chinese have more missiles in stock than the Soviets had at their peak. And I won't even mention drones, as the numbers are almost unimaginable. Only a major reform could improve the West’s position. The West is currently developing some missile systems that should be available around 2030, but a doctrinal reform is also necessary. Countries cannot fight in 2025 the same way wars were fought decades ago; a complete reform is required. This reminds me of Ukrainian soldiers who, after being trained in the West and then facing the reality of the battlefield, said that the training was completely inadequate for the kind of war they were actually fighting. It is precisely to avoid this kind of mismatch that reforms need to be carried out. *Illustrative video- may contain inaccuracies.*

China Successfully Tests New Hypersonic Missile with 8,000 km Range The Chinese have successfully tested a variant of a hypersonic missile, which is actually a glide vehicle: the DF-27A. The average speed was Mach 8.6, and it covered 2,100 km in 12 minutes. This is just one more in a series of several Chinese anti-ship missiles. While much of the West treats military service as an economic activity, the Chinese are preparing for a real war. There is no room there for playing around with a new class of battleships or listening to the lobby for expensive energy. China has a national industrial and military project that Western nations currently can only dream of achieving. Of course, it's part of the Western style to live life differently. But there is a serious missile gap, with China far ahead of the West. An 8,000 km range means hitting a ship in Hawaii without leaving mainland China. And there are other missile models with ranges of 3,000–4,000 km. Intercepting these hypersonic missiles once launched is extremely difficult, but what can be done is to prevent them from having precise guidance capability. Just as land doctrines are being redesigned, so is naval warfare, by hypersonic missiles and aerial and underwater drones. Projects are now underway for drones capable of bypassing protective nets. Today, the Chinese have more missiles in stock than the Soviets had at their peak. And I won't even mention drones, as the numbers are almost unimaginable. Only a major reform could improve the West’s position. The West is currently developing some missile systems that should be available around 2030, but a doctrinal reform is also necessary. Countries cannot fight in 2025 the same way wars were fought decades ago; a complete reform is required. This reminds me of Ukrainian soldiers who, after being trained in the West and then facing the reality of the battlefield, said that the training was completely inadequate for the kind of war they were actually fighting. It is precisely to avoid this kind of mismatch that reforms need to be carried out. Illustrative video- may contain inaccuracies.

Patricia Marins

23,068 views • 8 months ago

$🇨🇳💥In the age of drones, China is building the world's largest naval gun — why? The PLA is testing a new 155mm naval gun capable of firing guided and extended-range munitions — a move that could significantly strengthen China's amphibious warfare capabilities, the SCMP reports. 🔸 Cost efficiency: sustained naval firepower at a fraction of missile strike expenses, especially for prolonged engagements 🔸 Volume over precision: 155mm artillery prioritizes rapid suppression of coastal and lightly armored targets 🔸 Logistics: shared 155mm ammunition with ground forces could simplify PLA supply chains 🔸 Multi-role potential: swarm defense against drones, unmanned surface vessels, and limited missile threats through barrage fire 🔸 Extended range: ammunition could reportedly push strike range to 100–200 km The project indicates that China sees conventional naval artillery not as obsolete, but as a critical tool for future high-intensity conflicts.$

🇨🇳💥In the age of drones, China is building the world's largest naval gun — why? The PLA is testing a new 155mm naval gun capable of firing guided and extended-range munitions — a move that could significantly strengthen China's amphibious warfare capabilities, the SCMP reports. 🔸 Cost efficiency: sustained naval firepower at a fraction of missile strike expenses, especially for prolonged engagements 🔸 Volume over precision: 155mm artillery prioritizes rapid suppression of coastal and lightly armored targets 🔸 Logistics: shared 155mm ammunition with ground forces could simplify PLA supply chains 🔸 Multi-role potential: swarm defense against drones, unmanned surface vessels, and limited missile threats through barrage fire 🔸 Extended range: ammunition could reportedly push strike range to 100–200 km The project indicates that China sees conventional naval artillery not as obsolete, but as a critical tool for future high-intensity conflicts.

Sputnik

15,341 views • 2 months ago

🚨🇰🇼 🇮🇷 BREAKING: New footage appears to show American missiles launching from Kuwait toward Iran tonight. -The video reportedly captures ATACMS or PrSM launches out of Kuwait, part of the strikes CENTCOM began at 8 p.m. ET -Ground-launched missiles fired from Kuwaiti soil would put a Gulf host country directly in the firing chain, something unconfirmed reporting flagged earlier this month when analysts tied strikes near Ahvaz to HIMARS in Kuwait -Iran's Army has already claimed strikes on HIMARS positions at Camp Arifjan, framing them as answers to "US missile attacks on Iranian territory," so Tehran clearly believes the launchers are there -No CENTCOM confirmation of the launch site -The strikes answer two nights of Iranian missiles at U.S. forces in Jordan, all intercepted Writer: Daniel

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Mario Nawfal

65,193 views • 1 month ago

On Tuesday evening in Tehran, the IRGC paraded a loaded Ghadr-110 medium-range ballistic missile through a crowded residential street at Vanak Square. The crowd chanted the Supreme Leader’s name as the authority behind the launcher. Hours later, Trump posted “unless we blow up the rest of their Country, their leaders included.” Nobody is reading these as the same conversation. The Vanak Square footage circulated widely on the night of April 21, 2026, corroborated by multiple independent observers including Iran International affiliated accounts, OSINT monitors, and diaspora media. The launcher in the footage is a Ghadr-110, per Grokipedia, Wikipedia and CSIS a medium-range ballistic missile with 1,800 to 2,000 kilometer range, 30-minute setup time, sufficient to reach Israel, every US base in the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. The chant reported by multiple accounts translates from Persian as “if negotiations don’t work, your answer is Seyed Majid’s missile.” Seyed Majid is Mojtaba Khamenei. The crowd invoked the Supreme Leader by name as the authority sanctioning a real missile with real range. Around 8:36 PM Eastern the same day, per Fox News Digital, NPR, and CBS reporting, Trump posted on Truth Social: “if we do that, there can never be a Deal with Iran, unless we blow up the rest of their Country, their leaders included.” Tehran parade first, Washington reply second, inside the same twelve-hour window, on the day of ceasefire expiration. The doctrine predates the blockade by six weeks. On March 31, 2026, the hacktivist group Edalat-e Ali leaked a 33-page IRGC missile command directive titled “Instruction for Identification, Maintenance and Use of Positions,” analyzed by Washington Institute’s Farzin Nadimi and reported by Iran International, FDD, The Week, and VINnews. The document specifies civilian hospitals, schools, sports halls, warehouses, industrial sheds, and residential areas as pre-mapped “artificial dispersion” and “technical positions” for launcher storage, warhead mounting, and liquid fueling. Larger Khorramshahr launchers are painted white to resemble civilian trailers. Per Reuters citing five US intelligence officials, one-third of Iran’s missile stockpile was destroyed in Epic Fury. Per Pentagon April 8 readout, over 450 ballistic missile storage facilities were struck and 80 percent of production base degraded. CENTCOM and DoD issued formal warnings about IRGC positioning in “heavily populated civilian areas.” IDF Persian has published photographs of Basij inside schools. Vahidi’s calculation is legible. Per ISW’s April 18 Special Report, he secured temporary control over Iran’s negotiating position after reversing Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s April 17 Strait reopening signal within twenty-four hours. The Araghchi track had privately asked Trump to accept the opening. Vahidi overruled them and put a Ghadr-110 in Vanak Square. Trump replied by outing the civilian appeal publicly and naming “leaders included” as the consequence. Message, overrule, counter-signal, targeting reply. Vahidi is not negotiating. He is positioning Mojtaba’s name onto a launcher. The trap is physics versus politics. Trump’s Kharg reservoir clock runs on arithmetic per FDD’s Miad Maleki. Twenty million barrels spare onshore storage, 1.5 million barrels per day surplus, thirteen days from April 13, landing April 26. Reservoir damage that follows is permanent. Vahidi’s urban dispersal clock runs on political cost. Every embedded Ghadr-110 raises the cost of striking it, because the next Shajareh Tayyebeh Minab will be the next 168 dead Iranian schoolgirls, and the propaganda cascade erodes domestic support. The Four Clocks convergence opens in four days. Watch the launchers. Not the talks.

On Tuesday evening in Tehran, the IRGC paraded a loaded Ghadr-110 medium-range ballistic missile through a crowded residential street at Vanak Square. The crowd chanted the Supreme Leader’s name as the authority behind the launcher. Hours later, Trump posted “unless we blow up the rest of their Country, their leaders included.” Nobody is reading these as the same conversation. The Vanak Square footage circulated widely on the night of April 21, 2026, corroborated by multiple independent observers including Iran International affiliated accounts, OSINT monitors, and diaspora media. The launcher in the footage is a Ghadr-110, per Grokipedia, Wikipedia and CSIS a medium-range ballistic missile with 1,800 to 2,000 kilometer range, 30-minute setup time, sufficient to reach Israel, every US base in the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. The chant reported by multiple accounts translates from Persian as “if negotiations don’t work, your answer is Seyed Majid’s missile.” Seyed Majid is Mojtaba Khamenei. The crowd invoked the Supreme Leader by name as the authority sanctioning a real missile with real range. Around 8:36 PM Eastern the same day, per Fox News Digital, NPR, and CBS reporting, Trump posted on Truth Social: “if we do that, there can never be a Deal with Iran, unless we blow up the rest of their Country, their leaders included.” Tehran parade first, Washington reply second, inside the same twelve-hour window, on the day of ceasefire expiration. The doctrine predates the blockade by six weeks. On March 31, 2026, the hacktivist group Edalat-e Ali leaked a 33-page IRGC missile command directive titled “Instruction for Identification, Maintenance and Use of Positions,” analyzed by Washington Institute’s Farzin Nadimi and reported by Iran International, FDD, The Week, and VINnews. The document specifies civilian hospitals, schools, sports halls, warehouses, industrial sheds, and residential areas as pre-mapped “artificial dispersion” and “technical positions” for launcher storage, warhead mounting, and liquid fueling. Larger Khorramshahr launchers are painted white to resemble civilian trailers. Per Reuters citing five US intelligence officials, one-third of Iran’s missile stockpile was destroyed in Epic Fury. Per Pentagon April 8 readout, over 450 ballistic missile storage facilities were struck and 80 percent of production base degraded. CENTCOM and DoD issued formal warnings about IRGC positioning in “heavily populated civilian areas.” IDF Persian has published photographs of Basij inside schools. Vahidi’s calculation is legible. Per ISW’s April 18 Special Report, he secured temporary control over Iran’s negotiating position after reversing Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s April 17 Strait reopening signal within twenty-four hours. The Araghchi track had privately asked Trump to accept the opening. Vahidi overruled them and put a Ghadr-110 in Vanak Square. Trump replied by outing the civilian appeal publicly and naming “leaders included” as the consequence. Message, overrule, counter-signal, targeting reply. Vahidi is not negotiating. He is positioning Mojtaba’s name onto a launcher. The trap is physics versus politics. Trump’s Kharg reservoir clock runs on arithmetic per FDD’s Miad Maleki. Twenty million barrels spare onshore storage, 1.5 million barrels per day surplus, thirteen days from April 13, landing April 26. Reservoir damage that follows is permanent. Vahidi’s urban dispersal clock runs on political cost. Every embedded Ghadr-110 raises the cost of striking it, because the next Shajareh Tayyebeh Minab will be the next 168 dead Iranian schoolgirls, and the propaganda cascade erodes domestic support. The Four Clocks convergence opens in four days. Watch the launchers. Not the talks.

Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡

163,587 views • 4 months ago

No,it's not. They can be easily detected The Iran–US–Israel war is now a war of missile inventories, not armies. Here are the hard facts about Iran’s arsenal, underground launches, and how the war is evolving. 1️⃣ Iran’s Missile Arsenal (Before War) • ~2,500–3,000 ballistic missiles total • 14+ missile types • Largest missile stockpile in the Middle East • Ranges up to ~2,000 km (enough to strike Israel and US bases) This includes: • Shahab-3 • Ghadr-H • Sejjil-2 • Kheibar-Shekan • Khorramshahr-4 • Fateh-110 • Haj Qasem precision missiles Many travel Mach 10–15 and carry 500–1,500 kg warheads. 2️⃣ How many missiles Iran still has Estimates vary due to active combat: • ~2,000 heavy ballistic missiles may still remain in the arsenal • Some intelligence estimates put total remaining stock around 1,500–2,000 missiles • Western officials say launch rates are dropping due to destroyed launch sites Iran also has thousands of drones which are cheaper and easier to produce. 3️⃣ What weapons Iran is using now Primary strike systems: 🔹 Ballistic missiles • Kheibar-Shekan • Sejjil • Ghadr • Shahab-3 🔹 Hypersonic systems • Fattah-1 / Fattah-2 reportedly used recently 🔹 Cruise missiles • Soumar • Hoveyzeh 🔹 Drone swarms • Shahed-136 • Arash long-range drones The strategy: Overwhelm air defenses with mass launches. 4️⃣ Underground missile cities Iran launches missiles from: • mountain tunnels • underground depots • mobile TEL launchers Missiles roll out, erect, and launch within minutes — making pre-strike detection extremely difficult. This doctrine was built specifically to survive US air superiority. 5️⃣ How the war is going right now Current battlefield situation: • US-Israel strikes hit 2,000+ Iranian targets including missile bases • Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones across the Gulf and Israel • IRGC continues retaliation despite leadership losses US and Israeli officials say: ➡ Iran’s missile capability may already be reduced by up to 80%+ in some regions due to strikes on launch infrastructure. But Iran still has enough missiles for sustained attacks. 6️⃣ Important reality Iran does NOT have a confirmed operational ICBM force yet. Most missiles are: • SRBM: 300–700 km • MRBM: 1,000–2,500 km Meaning: ✔ Israel ✔ US bases in Middle East ✔ Gulf oil infrastructure are within range. But continental US is not. 7️⃣ What happens next The war is entering a dangerous phase: • US moving air campaign deeper into Iran • Iran conserving remaining missiles • Drone and proxy attacks increasing This is becoming a long attrition war of missiles vs air defense interceptors. The side that runs out of missiles or interceptors first will lose the strategic edge.

No,it's not. They can be easily detected The Iran–US–Israel war is now a war of missile inventories, not armies. Here are the hard facts about Iran’s arsenal, underground launches, and how the war is evolving. 1️⃣ Iran’s Missile Arsenal (Before War) • ~2,500–3,000 ballistic missiles total • 14+ missile types • Largest missile stockpile in the Middle East • Ranges up to ~2,000 km (enough to strike Israel and US bases) This includes: • Shahab-3 • Ghadr-H • Sejjil-2 • Kheibar-Shekan • Khorramshahr-4 • Fateh-110 • Haj Qasem precision missiles Many travel Mach 10–15 and carry 500–1,500 kg warheads. 2️⃣ How many missiles Iran still has Estimates vary due to active combat: • ~2,000 heavy ballistic missiles may still remain in the arsenal • Some intelligence estimates put total remaining stock around 1,500–2,000 missiles • Western officials say launch rates are dropping due to destroyed launch sites Iran also has thousands of drones which are cheaper and easier to produce. 3️⃣ What weapons Iran is using now Primary strike systems: 🔹 Ballistic missiles • Kheibar-Shekan • Sejjil • Ghadr • Shahab-3 🔹 Hypersonic systems • Fattah-1 / Fattah-2 reportedly used recently 🔹 Cruise missiles • Soumar • Hoveyzeh 🔹 Drone swarms • Shahed-136 • Arash long-range drones The strategy: Overwhelm air defenses with mass launches. 4️⃣ Underground missile cities Iran launches missiles from: • mountain tunnels • underground depots • mobile TEL launchers Missiles roll out, erect, and launch within minutes — making pre-strike detection extremely difficult. This doctrine was built specifically to survive US air superiority. 5️⃣ How the war is going right now Current battlefield situation: • US-Israel strikes hit 2,000+ Iranian targets including missile bases • Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones across the Gulf and Israel • IRGC continues retaliation despite leadership losses US and Israeli officials say: ➡ Iran’s missile capability may already be reduced by up to 80%+ in some regions due to strikes on launch infrastructure. But Iran still has enough missiles for sustained attacks. 6️⃣ Important reality Iran does NOT have a confirmed operational ICBM force yet. Most missiles are: • SRBM: 300–700 km • MRBM: 1,000–2,500 km Meaning: ✔ Israel ✔ US bases in Middle East ✔ Gulf oil infrastructure are within range. But continental US is not. 7️⃣ What happens next The war is entering a dangerous phase: • US moving air campaign deeper into Iran • Iran conserving remaining missiles • Drone and proxy attacks increasing This is becoming a long attrition war of missiles vs air defense interceptors. The side that runs out of missiles or interceptors first will lose the strategic edge.

Cultslinger07

42,652 views • 5 months ago

I met with President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre. I informed them about contacts at the leaders’ level in the E3–Ukraine format as well as our contacts with the American side. Right now, all our partners note that Ukraine’s positions on the frontline are significantly stronger, and therefore the approaches in diplomacy, which we are now working to reinvigorate, must be based precisely on this. Unfortunately, Russia is trying to compensate for its enormous losses on the battlefield with strikes on our cities and communities, on civilian infrastructure. That is why air defense missiles are our top priority. And we discussed how to secure additional supplies for Ukraine right now, as well as efforts to develop a European anti-ballistic missile system. I am grateful to Alex and Jonas, and to the people of Finland and Norway, for their steadfast assistance and support. We appreciate that our agreements are being implemented.

I met with President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre. I informed them about contacts at the leaders’ level in the E3–Ukraine format as well as our contacts with the American side. Right now, all our partners note that Ukraine’s positions on the frontline are significantly stronger, and therefore the approaches in diplomacy, which we are now working to reinvigorate, must be based precisely on this. Unfortunately, Russia is trying to compensate for its enormous losses on the battlefield with strikes on our cities and communities, on civilian infrastructure. That is why air defense missiles are our top priority. And we discussed how to secure additional supplies for Ukraine right now, as well as efforts to develop a European anti-ballistic missile system. I am grateful to Alex and Jonas, and to the people of Finland and Norway, for their steadfast assistance and support. We appreciate that our agreements are being implemented.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

154,619 views • 2 months ago

Iran fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia this week. That’s a tiny British-American dot in the Indian Ocean that most people couldn’t find on a map, which is precisely why it matters. The range was 4,000 kilometers. Four thousand. To put that in perspective, 4,000 kilometers from Tehran gets you to Rome. Athens. Cairo. Southern Europe is well within reach. London and Paris are further, but don’t sleep too well either. This is not what Tehran told anyone their missiles could do. So either they’ve been lying, or the intelligence community has been spectacularly wrong. Possibly both. One missile failed mid-flight, which is the kind of thing that happens when you build intercontinental weapons in a country that can’t keep the lights on. The other was shot down by a U.S. warship with an SM-3 interceptor, which Trump has already counted as winning the war. For the third time. Now here’s the bit nobody wants to say out loud: the strike came hours after Britain’s Keir Starmer gave Washington permission to use Diego Garcia to bomb Iranian missile sites. So Iran bombed the base we lent them. With a missile nobody knew they had. The war just acquired a completely new dimension. And the man in the White House is busy declaring victory. Iran decides when this stops. Not him. Gandalv / Gandalv

Iran fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia this week. That’s a tiny British-American dot in the Indian Ocean that most people couldn’t find on a map, which is precisely why it matters. The range was 4,000 kilometers. Four thousand. To put that in perspective, 4,000 kilometers from Tehran gets you to Rome. Athens. Cairo. Southern Europe is well within reach. London and Paris are further, but don’t sleep too well either. This is not what Tehran told anyone their missiles could do. So either they’ve been lying, or the intelligence community has been spectacularly wrong. Possibly both. One missile failed mid-flight, which is the kind of thing that happens when you build intercontinental weapons in a country that can’t keep the lights on. The other was shot down by a U.S. warship with an SM-3 interceptor, which Trump has already counted as winning the war. For the third time. Now here’s the bit nobody wants to say out loud: the strike came hours after Britain’s Keir Starmer gave Washington permission to use Diego Garcia to bomb Iranian missile sites. So Iran bombed the base we lent them. With a missile nobody knew they had. The war just acquired a completely new dimension. And the man in the White House is busy declaring victory. Iran decides when this stops. Not him. Gandalv / Gandalv

Gandalv

5,031,857 views • 5 months ago