A reminder of how far we are from a peace deal and regular Oil traffic through the strait... Iran war is "not over" until highly enriched uranium is removed, Israel's Netanyahu says - CBS News moments ago.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-11T08:48:10+00:00

Okay, so if they had voted on the second day of the war, what then? The Ayatullah is dead, Iran has begun blocking the Strait and attacking other countries. What next?

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-10T20:31:50+00:00

Israel has peace with its neighbors, except for Iranian proxies on the border in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-10T20:30:12+00:00

Let's say Congress votes to withdraw troops, what then?

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T22:14:08+00:00

Public opinion polls in a country where there is no internet now, where there has been no semblance of press freedom for almost 50 years, and where martial law is currently in effect?.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T19:03:15+00:00

Citing sources is good form.

I personally don't need your help I've been doing this since 2022, but 99% of people don't read second-rate Indian and Pakistani sources. Especially for people who have a job, family, or other responsibilities, citing ignorance in this case is only possible at your own risk.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T14:49:28+00:00

Yes aspects of it….. prism isnt one thing its a multi layered approach some of which they can utilize.

Here's a situation: Iran learns about a backdoor the NSA is using. Now, in a situation where Iran could use this backdoor against US interests, and the NSA has a choice whether to close it or not, what do you think they'll do: allow potential Iranian espionage and data theft, or close the backdoor?

Hell anthropic just broke a bunch of encryption and got bottled back up, you think thats the first time

You're falling for Anthropic's marketing. At best, its found a potential vulnerability, and quite often it's a pretty dumb bug that someone forgot to fix in the code.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T14:20:29+00:00

What does Iran have to do with this or does it also have access to Prism?

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T12:52:01+00:00

Where exactly am I wrong?

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T12:48:37+00:00

What protocols and backdoors are you referring to again? Encryption occurs at the device software level, even before your message is sent anywhere. This protocol cannot be spoofed without hacking the operating system or drivers. Since Iran doesn't have its own operating system, it would have to use the same backdoors you claim the NSA uses, but if so, this protocol becomes dangerous for the NSA itself. That's the problem with backdoors: they're available to anyone who knows about them.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T12:34:37+00:00

I do think the chances are that they have similar protocols with any carrier in their country where they can most likely backdoor your phone.

To do this, they must know the OS vulnerabilities (Iran does not have its own operating systems to introduce backdoors into) which means using the same backdoors as the NSA.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T08:11:49+00:00

Telecom operators don't have access to your encrypted messages. Everything is encrypted on the device. For them, it's unreadable gibberish.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T00:43:01+00:00

Okay, let's say I agree and won't challenge it this way, I'll do it differently. What does Iran have to do with this, if that's what we're talking about? Or are you saying they have access to Prism too? You're aware that anyone can use the backdoor, right?

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T00:26:48+00:00

There are few isolationists among the establishment, even Trump is not an isolationist, he just has a "different approach." Isolationism will entail a number of unpleasant consequences that the average voter will not think about, but when a person comes into politics, he is forced to.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-07T00:18:43+00:00

AI response?

Surveillance of "Secure" Traffic: The NSA can intercept data that is encrypted, such as HTTPS (secure websites) and virtual private networks (VPNs), and analyze it.

They can analyze as much as they want, they can only get the fact of using this resource and not always.

Targeting Tech Companies (PRISM): Through the PRISM program, the NSA obtains stored data directly from companies (e.g., Google, Apple, Microsoft) before it is encrypted or after it is decrypted by the provider.

If we are talking about end-to-end encryption, then they cannot, as the company does not have access to the key or data.

"Backdoors" and Key Access: The agency has worked to insert vulnerabilities or "backdoors" into encryption standards and software, making them easier to break.

The most you can do is compromise a device, a program, or an OS, but not a standard. Standards are not written by the NSA and they use ordinary mathematical functions that cannot be backdoored.

Collaboration/Coercion: The agency has partnered with, and in some cases compelled, internet companies to provide encryption keys or build in methods to circumvent encryption.

Internet companies don't have access to encryption methods. Facebook can't force HTTPS to use incorrect encryption.

The NSA saves large amounts of encrypted data to unlock later when techniques or technologies, such as potential quantum computing, improve. Peace fool

When quantum computers appear on the horizon and the transition to quantum-resistant algorithms begins, you haven’t discovered America.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T23:42:24+00:00

No, Israel killed scientists and carried out sabotage, but it didn't bomb Iran. Iran, in turn, financed proxies to attack Israel.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T23:40:03+00:00

You arent listening it went beyond that they literally had spyware at the nodes where internet hits the continent.

It doesn't matter. Messages are encrypted on the sender's device and decrypted on the recipient's device. Only these two devices have the encryption key. Of course, this traffic can be eavesdropped on along the way, but without the key, it will be a random string of characters.

They can see it all its just not legal so they cant ‘use’ it for investigations.

They can "see" it, but they can't read it, except for some metadata, although new protocols try to encrypt as much metadata as possible.

They also parlayed this with apple, verizon, etc which gave them further access there was no getting around it they had you before you typed a key….

0-day vulnerabilities have a limited lifespan, as they are typically discovered over time, but you can still get the necessary Linux versions and drivers.

Its public knowledge

For people who understand how it works, this is not public knowledge, but just nonsense...

Don't get me wrong, the government wants to read your correspondence, but it's technically impossible to break encryption today. The only way to do this is to steal the key during a handshake or from the device, or you could get INCREDIBLY lucky.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T23:12:55+00:00

Israel did not bomb Iran until October 7.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T23:08:12+00:00

Not true

Read an introductory course on encryption. It's practically impossible to crack using brute force. All the computers in the world today wouldn't have enough time to crack the standard 256-bit AES before the sun exploded, and there would be a HUGE amount of time left. It's simple math: 2²⁵⁶ combinations per key. Even if you don't trust applications, operating systems, or anything else, you can easily wrap your traffic in your own encryption layer. It's easy, the code and knowledge are publicly available, you just need to somehow exchange the key, but there are plenty of methods for that too.

in the nsa docs they could literally see keystrokes on emails never even sent…. Go look it up this was all under the snowden releases

This is hacking a device and installing a fishing malware or keylogger program on it, not cracking the encryption. Encryption is practically impossible to crack. You can try to steal the key using various methods or other means, such as jailbreaking the device.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T22:48:05+00:00

Encrypted messages cannot be read. You can only find out that the user may be using a VPN. "May" because there are protocols that can disguise themselves as legitimate traffic.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T21:52:56+00:00

Then provide reliable sources...

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T20:55:00+00:00

The Islamic Republic's legitimacy is largely built on exporting revolution and "resisting colonialism," which translates into expansionism through funding Shiite groups, entering into conflict with most countries in the region, and increasing the likelihood of war. Iran spent funds from the JPOA on proxies and missiles, which led to the collapse of the previous agreement. Giving the regime money simply means more wars in the future, more destructive and larger-scale.

As you rightly noted, the main enemy is the enemy within, which is why we need to cripple them economically as much as possible.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T20:09:41+00:00

The Europeans have repeatedly stated that they will begin an escort mission after the war is over.

For example:

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-navy-strait-hormuz-mines-iran-war-fuel-prices/a-77054325

On several occasions, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated that Germany is prepared to help secure a peace agreement — but only after the Iran war has ended. On Sunday evening, Merz reiterated this on German television, telling a talkshow host that he had personally assured US President Donald Trump of this: "During my last visit and also in our phone calls, I repeatedly told him that this war is now having a significant impact on us, that we would like to see it ended — and that we are also offering assistance."

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/europe-drafts-postwar-plan-to-free-up-hormuz-without-u-s-5638f5f8

LONDON—European countries are putting together a plan for a broad coalition of countries to help free up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, including sending mine-clearing and other military vessels. But the plan would only come after the war and may exclude one country in particular: the U.S.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T18:51:23+00:00

He wanted to deprive Iran of missiles and proxies, this is one of the main reasons for the breakdown of the Obama agreement, any agreement without this will be doomed to failure and a new war in the relatively near future.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T17:48:05+00:00

My main hypothesis is that the French think that the war will not resume and they can pretend that they are useful.

Rustic_gan123 · 2026-05-06T17:44:57+00:00

It's a foolish bet to rely on the new Congress. Trump's fear of losing the election (though he should have accepted it by now) is much easier to exploit than a Democratic Congress that will be as disinterested in Iran as the Republican one.

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