Just from what I saw on CNBC the context was the destruction of the IRGC Navy, Air Force, and most of their bases and ability to launch extensive missile and drone barrages. He was likely indicating Iran it was over in the sense that Iran has lost.

I think the US and Israel will likely continue conducting strikes.

Regime change wasn't in the 4 objectives

CBS interview notes are still trickling out.

Trump also told them he's considering taking over the Strait of Hormuz.

So yeah, the war might not be over.

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The war is "complete", but the regime is still in charge, huh?

Well gosh I'm glad we did all this

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The regime change is for the Israelis to administer. Our job was to cripple and destroy the IRGC as a military power

In due time on the regime. We get the uranium and it's a massive success.

At some point the Iranian people must truly rise up and get violent to end this

Captain Pablo said:

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The war is "complete", but the regime is still in charge, huh?

Well gosh I'm glad we did all this

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Well let's recap, shall we?

For this new Supreme Leader: father killed, mother killed, brother killed, his wife was killed, even his son.

No one has seen this guy in ten days and counting, not even a recorded address that could be heavily edited. No AI attempt either.

So is the "regime" still functionally in charge? The IRGC is royally pissed off at the President so he's been sidelined completely.

A lot was accomplished. The country is basically neutered. They were in the middle of economic collapse before this. Now their military has collapsed. And there will be internal fighting over the Khamenei pick. They bashed dynastic rule and now started the Khamenei dynasty which will turn people off. Iran is going to be too busy rebuilding to worry about Israel. Half the country still hates the regime and is pissed off and they need to appease them and that's not by diverting resources to proxies.

Where are they going to produce them? Pretty sure just about every one of their munitions productions have been targeted and destroyed.

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We were told they were neutered last year too, and we set them WAYYY far back in their nuke program.

Less than a year later they'd made thousands of new rockets and were weeks away from a nuke.

If the regime is still functioning they have won. They will build the nuke by next year, stockpile missiles, and run the region.

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Only if their nuclear scientists are still alive.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/putin-and-trump-discuss-iran-and-ukraine-wars-kremlin/

Is this why the news conference? Putin and Trump speak? Something is going on

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Captain Pablo said:

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The war is "complete", but the regime is still in charge, huh?

Well gosh I'm glad we did all this

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Well let's recap, shall we?

For this new Supreme Leader: father killed, mother killed, brother killed, his wife was killed, even his son.

No one has seen this guy in ten days and counting, not even a recorded address that could be heavily edited. No AI attempt either.

So is the "regime" still functionally in charge? The IRGC is royally pissed off at the President so he's been sidelined completely.

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From what I have read regarding their command structure in case of a decapitation strike, I think it is safe to say that a flowchart somewhere is in charge. Much like an autopen running things.

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From what I have read regarding their command structure in case of a decapitation strike, I think it is safe to say that a flowchart somewhere is in charge. Much like an autopen running things.

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But such would be localized, no? And still dependent on the money from the IRGC? When that dries up?

"The Late countries of France and England".

Captain Pablo said:

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The war is "complete", but the regime is still in charge, huh?

Well gosh I'm glad we did all this

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wasn't the stated objective, pay attention.....

aggiehawg said:

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Captain Pablo said:

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The war is "complete", but the regime is still in charge, huh?

Well gosh I'm glad we did all this

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Well let's recap, shall we?

For this new Supreme Leader: father killed, mother killed, brother killed, his wife was killed, even his son.

No one has seen this guy in ten days and counting, not even a recorded address that could be heavily edited. No AI attempt either.

So is the "regime" still functionally in charge? The IRGC is royally pissed off at the President so he's been sidelined completely.

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Absolutely, until we've been shown otherwise, the regime is still in charge. You can kill as many of them as you want to, but as long as there's somebody willing to take the reigns, and a military to back them, and they control the populace, they're still in charge and we will be right back where we are now in 5 years

That we've killed a bunch of them and blown up a lot of hardware does not change that

They're weakened them, but they're still in charge, and eventually will regroup

Americans think on too short a timeline for these things

Probably the same with Venezuela

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K2-HMFIC said:

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68.3%: The odds of a major terrorist attack in the United States that kills at least 100 people in the next year. (VICO Bloomberg Ticker: VICOUWHK)

Since February 9th, well before the strikes on Iran, the VICO model recognized a chilling possibility: as the model increasingly… pic.twitter.com/NxrNxndqf8

— VICO (@VicoForecast) March 9, 2026

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And what the hell is the "Vico Model"?

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Vico is a data and analytics platform that helps organizations understand what's happening across the digital information environment. It aggregates data from websites, social media, news, and other online activity, then analyzes that data to identify trends, narratives, and shifts in influence. The platform turns a huge amount of messy digital information into dashboards and reports that help users see what topics are gaining traction, who is driving conversations, and how audiences are responding.

In practical terms, it's a tool for tracking the flow of information onlinewhether that's public sentiment, emerging narratives, or coordinated campaignsand helping decision-makers make sense of it quickly. The idea is to move from raw data to actionable insight so organizations can understand what's happening in the digital ecosystem and respond more effectively.

"Khamenei out as Supreme Leader of Iran by…"

With US and Israeli strikes now underway, three prediction sources are pricing the probability of regime change. One was ahead of the other two.
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🔵 Kalshi (human-traded, by Sep 1): Flat at ~48-50 all week. Spikes to 64 on the… pic.twitter.com/hQ0NJ3qRZS

— Michael McDonough (@M_McDonough) February 28, 2026

The Bloomberg Chief Economist called them out for being more accurate than Polymarket or Kalshi last week.

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Absolutely, until we've been shown otherwise, the regime is still in charge. You can kill as many of them as you want to, but as long as there's somebody willing to take the reigns, and a military to back them, and they control the populace, they're still in charge and we will be right back where we are now in 5 years

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Kind of a key point here...

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Absolutely, until we've been shown otherwise, the regime is still in charge. You can kill as many of them as you want to, but as long as there's somebody willing to take the reigns, and a military to back them, and they control the populace, they're still in charge and we will be right back where we are now in 5 years

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Kind of a key point here...

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Indeed

I don't think that's much of an obstacle

Theyll just change things up

Committee, keep it a secret, whatever

It's not the person, and it's not necessarily even an exact structure. It's the nature of the people calling the shots, whoever that is

I think the people that think this is over are being extremely nave

It's 5:30 ET, what happened to the Trump press conference?

He is making remarks at a Republican event so not an official press conference. Looks like a Fox News event

Not on Fox yet

White House was live on X. Saw he was talking about the dems cheating so figured no war news and turned it off.

Yea nothing big. Just said we are crushing them. Keep on keeping on

Starting now

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51 ships sunk, "I didn't know they had that many."

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According to Wiki so take it with a grain of salt.

4 attack subs, 16 midgets subs, 7 frigate, 3 corvette, 15 fast attack craft, 6 patrol boats, 24 amphibious ships, 27 auxiliary ships, 1 mine warfare vessel, and 1 intelligence vessel

Most of their ballistic missiles have been fired or destroyed

Attacking neighbors huge mistake they all came over to us

Large explosion reported in western Tehran, Iran, tonight after a series of US/Israeli airstrikes. pic.twitter.com/IppPK8LzCZ

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 9, 2026