Science Denier said:Who?mikejones! said:Qatar attacked Iran in the past 24 hours, Israel's channel 12 news reported. pic.twitter.com/ilvR6oNIQd
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) March 3, 2026
At this point, do other countries attacking Iran actually help? Seems like piling on a carcass to get brownie points.
aggiehawg said:
From the article:Quote:
Israeli and US strikes hit the building of a body tasked with electing Iran's new supreme leader, local media reports.
"The American-Zionist criminals attacked the Assembly of Experts building in Qom," south of Tehran, says the Tasnim news agency.
Local media shows footage of the building severely damaged in the strikes. Iran's supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli strikes on Saturday.
LOL. Mossad is so far up in their junk, even know what they are thinking. I wouldn't be surprised at this point if they did not know which of these guys have polyps in their colons that need to be checked out.
The Fall Guy said:Science Denier said:Who?mikejones! said:Qatar attacked Iran in the past 24 hours, Israel's channel 12 news reported. pic.twitter.com/ilvR6oNIQd
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) March 3, 2026
At this point, do other countries attacking Iran actually help? Seems like piling on a carcass to get brownie points.
Let them do it
bonfarr said:jamey said:bonfarr said:
Not for taking out ballistic missiles but for drone defense it matters.
The APKWS does not appear to be for drone defense. Its just a cheap missile used against lightly armored targets
No here is a Houthi drone shot down with one of these missiles.U.S. Fighter aircraft shoot down Iran-backed Houthi one-way-attack drones with AGR-20 FALCO Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Laser Guided 2.75" Rockets.#HouthisAreTerrorists pic.twitter.com/bDoVnKwotc
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 19, 2025
https://www.twz.com/air/laser-guided-rockets-now-primary-anti-drone-weapon-for-usaf-jets-in-middle-east
🚨 BREAKING: In a DEVASTATING moment for Iran, the IDF has just struck the Supreme Council Gathering where Iranians were meeting to select a NEW Supreme Leader
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 3, 2026
"What's LEFT of the leadership was gathering to choose a new leader!"
BOOM! That was fast! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/7rOA7j8AxZ
Who?mikejones! said:
I think Trump was basically broadcasting to the Iranian people to be ready to take over and made a calculation that if we degrade the iran govt to a certain degree, we wouldnt need to worry about the regime change part of this
🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: This is where Iran's Islamic "experts" were just meeting to select a new Supreme Leader to replace Khamenei
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 3, 2026
It's now been PUMMELED in BROAD DAYLIGHT by the IDF
There's nothing they can do to stop it at this point. Victory is inevitable.pic.twitter.com/sHcElpWNwr
The Fall Guy said:Science Denier said:Who?mikejones! said:Qatar attacked Iran in the past 24 hours, Israel's channel 12 news reported. pic.twitter.com/ilvR6oNIQd
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) March 3, 2026
At this point, do other countries attacking Iran actually help? Seems like piling on a carcass to get brownie points.
Let them do it
The Fall Guy said:Science Denier said:Who?mikejones! said:Qatar attacked Iran in the past 24 hours, Israel's channel 12 news reported. pic.twitter.com/ilvR6oNIQd
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) March 3, 2026
At this point, do other countries attacking Iran actually help? Seems like piling on a carcass to get brownie points.
Let them do it
aggiehawg said:Who?mikejones! said:
I think Trump was basically broadcasting to the Iranian people to be ready to take over and made a calculation that if we degrade the iran govt to a certain degree, we wouldnt need to worry about the regime change part of this
The differences between Iran and Iraq/Afghanistan is Iran had a singular identity before. They were a Persian state, unlike a group of disparate tribes and identities in Iraq/Afghanistan. Much easier in the aftermath as they won't be trying to cobble together a coalition.
Having said that, the goals for Iran are pretty simple: no nukes, cut ballistic missiles severely, no more proxies in funding nor support and inspections allowed to verify these.
The Israelis just struck the meeting of the Iranian Supreme Council where officials were gathering to choose a new Supreme Leader, a senior Israeli official told Fox News.
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) March 3, 2026
"Israel struck while they were counting the votes for the appointment of the supreme leader."
🚨 BREAKING: IRAN THREATENS — HOURS LATER, FACILITY DESTROYED
— Jim Ferguson (@JimFergusonUK) March 3, 2026
This morning, Iranian state TV aired a propaganda video showcasing what it claimed was an underground missile storage facility — a direct warning to the U.S. and Israel.
Now, reports indicate that same facility has… pic.twitter.com/7OGwmlU4vt
The news cycle is so fast I'm not surprised if this has been overlooked, but our new LUCAS drone system, which made its debut on Saturday, is literally a reengineered copy of Iran's Shahed drone that uses mesh networks with Starshield so that all of the LUCAS drones can communicate with each other on targeting and surveillance. The original Shahed drone is basically the equivalent of a German V1; it follows GPS coordinates to the target, and that's it. Our version is a smart weapon system that is cheaper to produce and more effective in every way. So yes, we have already leapfrogged drone tech and we're ahead of the curve right now.jamey said:YouBet said:jamey said:ttu_85 said:jamey said:OldArmy71 said:
I cannot conceive of the resources Iran must have used to build so many missiles and drones. It really is staggering.
The drones are like $20K, really cheap. A PAC3 missile is in the millions
Yep bad math. very bad math. We need some new math- or to be more accurate bring back good math. Time to put American innovation to the test. Hunter killer drones, giant tracked multi barreled shot gunesk weapons for low flying drone swarms, Jammers, EMP, microwav emitters. Get creative America. Call the sci-fi writers and get ideas.
What a fun job that would be. The hard part would be getting the cheap components in mass we no longer build and putting together the fabrication we no longer have.
We've been watching the drone war in Ukraine developing for years. Id hope we're ahead of the curve but it doesnt seem like it
Makes sense though. Ongoing action in a theater of war requires you to adapt and improve on the fly, constantly. Good thing here is that we can leapfrog the tech several generations at once.
Its a very slow process though thats encumbered by government oversight requirements.
Perhaps someone like Anduril who bypasses much of the process by developing weapons on their own dime has a foot in the door
Iranian airstrikes on Gulf states could push them into a broad coalition aligned with the United States and widen the war against Iran-Reuters
— WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) March 3, 2026
The craziest part of this video is the document being held up to the camera references an #IRGCterrorists officer named Milad Mansouri, who is sanctioned by the U.S. for his role in its cyberwarfare. https://t.co/OmQhxiBfx4
— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) March 3, 2026
benchmark said:
Opening Hormuz is important to everyone ... but particularly to China. About 40% of China's total oil imports pass through Hormuz. But we're also waching a high stakes chess game. China calls "check" with their rare-earth policy ... the US calls "check" with a potentially new Venezuela/Iran policy.
nortex97 said:Iranian airstrikes on Gulf states could push them into a broad coalition aligned with the United States and widen the war against Iran-Reuters
— WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) March 3, 2026
jagsdad said:
Think my grandson is probably on one of those.
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Think my grandson is probably on one of those.
FrozenInYesterday said:
Serious question. What is the negative side to flying C-130's/Bomber's over the country and randomly dropping crates of AK's and ammos indiscriminately across the nation in the hopes that some of them get into the hands of protestors that use them against IRGC. Have yet to understand why we don't do this. Would it encourage crime that could be seen as negative on the global stage? I honestly think this may be the most helpful thing we could do right now to help push our intended goals.
halfastros81 said:
This latest strike sends a very powerful message to the clerics and the IRGC imo. "Your'e done" is the message.
jamey said:bonfarr said:jamey said:bonfarr said:
Not for taking out ballistic missiles but for drone defense it matters.
The APKWS does not appear to be for drone defense. Its just a cheap missile used against lightly armored targets
No here is a Houthi drone shot down with one of these missiles.U.S. Fighter aircraft shoot down Iran-backed Houthi one-way-attack drones with AGR-20 FALCO Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Laser Guided 2.75" Rockets.#HouthisAreTerrorists pic.twitter.com/bDoVnKwotc
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 19, 2025
https://www.twz.com/air/laser-guided-rockets-now-primary-anti-drone-weapon-for-usaf-jets-in-middle-east
So they took an air to surface use missile and are trying to use it against drones with multiple and scores of hits. Sounds very beta
Well, a possible negative is having the IRGC militias picking them up and using them on the protesters. Hoping the guns get into the right hands is a pretty terrible idea.FrozenInYesterday said:
Serious question. What is the negative side to flying C-130's/Bomber's over the country and randomly dropping crates of AK's and ammos indiscriminately across the nation in the hopes that some of them get into the hands of protestors that use them against IRGC. Have yet to understand why we don't do this. Would it encourage crime that could be seen as negative on the global stage? I honestly think this may be the most helpful thing we could do right now to help push our intended goals.
deddog said:jamey said:bonfarr said:jamey said:bonfarr said:
Not for taking out ballistic missiles but for drone defense it matters.
The APKWS does not appear to be for drone defense. Its just a cheap missile used against lightly armored targets
No here is a Houthi drone shot down with one of these missiles.U.S. Fighter aircraft shoot down Iran-backed Houthi one-way-attack drones with AGR-20 FALCO Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Laser Guided 2.75" Rockets.#HouthisAreTerrorists pic.twitter.com/bDoVnKwotc
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 19, 2025
https://www.twz.com/air/laser-guided-rockets-now-primary-anti-drone-weapon-for-usaf-jets-in-middle-east
So they took an air to surface use missile and are trying to use it against drones with multiple and scores of hits. Sounds very beta
They took an unguided rocket. And added guidance to it. It's an innovative solution.
92AG10 said:deddog said:jamey said:bonfarr said:jamey said:bonfarr said:
Not for taking out ballistic missiles but for drone defense it matters.
The APKWS does not appear to be for drone defense. Its just a cheap missile used against lightly armored targets
No here is a Houthi drone shot down with one of these missiles.U.S. Fighter aircraft shoot down Iran-backed Houthi one-way-attack drones with AGR-20 FALCO Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Laser Guided 2.75" Rockets.#HouthisAreTerrorists pic.twitter.com/bDoVnKwotc
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 19, 2025
https://www.twz.com/air/laser-guided-rockets-now-primary-anti-drone-weapon-for-usaf-jets-in-middle-east
So they took an air to surface use missile and are trying to use it against drones with multiple and scores of hits. Sounds very beta
They took an unguided rocket. And added guidance to it. It's an innovative solution.
APKWS isn't new technology.
