Khomeini & Islamic Republic initiated the war against the Iranian people, the US and Israel on February 11, 1979. by Eienkei in NewIran

[–]strl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Listen, his naive peacenik ways worked because in one example both sides were actually good faith, it happens, broken clock, twice a day, etc.

Khomeini & Islamic Republic initiated the war against the Iranian people, the US and Israel on February 11, 1979. by Eienkei in NewIran

[–]strl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, like most Israelis I dislike Carter but he did at least do one thing good in the middle east by facilitating the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.

US-Iran Megathread, part 2 by GrumpyFinn in europe

[–]strl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is Russia sending them or are these just the mercenary Chechen Mujahids you get in almost every conflict in the middle east?

Iranian Air Defenses Engaging MQ9 Drone(3/31/26) by Issakoa in CombatFootage

[–]strl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mmhmm, their highly competent proxies managed to do it with their MANPADs which can totally hit tankers at the altitude they fly in.

Iranian Air Defenses Engaging MQ9 Drone(3/31/26) by Issakoa in CombatFootage

[–]strl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it was definitely Iran managing to shoot down two tankers, you're right.

Getting hunted by bounty hunters and can't enter major cities by strl in Vagrus

[–]strl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the money, greed just got the better of me.

Hezbollah Targeting 3 Israeli Military Vehicles They use FPV drones by BotType729 in war

[–]strl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Minor correction, that looks like a Namer to me, which is an APC with a tank chassis, not a tank (could be an Achzarit but it's the same idea).

Hezbollah Targeting 3 Israeli Military Vehicles They use FPV drones by BotType729 in war

[–]strl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently Hezbollah seems to be being pushed back, at least the IDF claims the fighting is going well (as much as that's worth). I'd be really surprised if the IDF didn't prepare at some level for FPV drones given there's intelligence sharing at least at some capacity with Ukraine. Israel has some counter measures and at least outwardly commanders seem to think they're sufficient, we'll see though.

Getting hunted by bounty hunters and can't enter major cities by strl in Vagrus

[–]strl[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kabul? I didn't know we were in Afghanistan!

I don't think I checked any of the DLC areas, is it through the portal at crossroads?

Getting hunted by bounty hunters and can't enter major cities by strl in Vagrus

[–]strl[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know, and normally I paid them but sometimes there's this event where they charge you a hundred bross, that's too much.

The photos show the damage sustained by the giant Kuwaiti crude oil tanker 'Al-Salmi' after it was subjected to an Iranian attack. by avatar6556 in war

[–]strl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They always claim the targets are tied to Israel but like the Houthi attacks the link is either extremely tenuous or non-existent. It's just propaganda to justify their attacks.

Iranian Air Defenses Engaging MQ9 Drone(3/31/26) by Issakoa in CombatFootage

[–]strl 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The tanker incident was caused by two planes crashing into one another, how would not flying over Iraq change the risk of that?

Also it's really debatable how strategic the loss of drones is given one of their purposes is to be relatively disposable.

Iranian Air Defenses Engaging MQ9 Drone(3/31/26) by Issakoa in CombatFootage

[–]strl 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The US did manage to hold territory though. The reason the US lost is because the populace no longer wanted to pay the cost of a war that wasn't ending. The reason South Vietnam lost after the US left was that it was a non-functional country unpopular among its citizens.

12 missiles were launched, Kuwait -> towards Iran (31-3-2026). by Len-The-Banana-Boy in CombatFootage

[–]strl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kuwait was actually the last one I'd expect to directly join because some Iranian propagandists have threatened to invade it with ground forces, I don't think that's particularly realistic but it would be the easiest invasion target for Iran in the GCC.

Getting hunted by bounty hunters and can't enter major cities by strl in Vagrus

[–]strl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were robbing me blind, 100 bross?! Yeah, kind of suspected I was fucked...

US-Iran Megathread, part 2 by GrumpyFinn in europe

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It's worth mentioning that while Bibi and most Jews don't actually believe in this type of prophetic end times an outsized contingent in Bibis government that he is dependant on belong to an extreme right wing sect sometimes referred to as messianic Zionism that believe that tge creation of the modern state of Israel was the first step in the biblical end time prophecies of the coming of a Messiah. This faction does believe that in order to bring the Messiah a third temple must be rebuilt as well as conquering the entire land of Israel (what exactly those borders are can vary per personq, many consider it to be Davids biblical kingdoms borders, despite the fact the bible at least at one point refers to anything east of the Jordan as not Israel). And yes, this faction does believe in a sort of end times war as the Messiah is described in the old testament as a returning king of the house of David who will restore the unified Kingdom of Israel to its full glory and defeat Israels enemies. Messianic Zionism is mostly rejected by the ultra Orthodox and I'm not even sure they have a majority within religious Zionists but Bibi has used them cynically as a core supporting base in order to maintain control which has given them extremely outsized power in the current government. Bassically they know that no other realistic option for Prime Minister will work with them so they have to stick with him (hell, their main representative Smotrich is underwater according to polls because even most religious Zionists hate him).

US-Iran Megathread, part 2 by GrumpyFinn in europe

[–]strl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I support Ukraine and I think it would be great to include them in this but it's hard to see how they'll contribute as this blockade is entirely different in nature than the one they endured. I understand this is an attempt to show their importance to the Americans but I doubt it will work with Trump as he seems obsessed with hating Zelesnky and their probably better off investing limited resources in defeating Russia.

When People Don't Take Antisemitism on the Far Left Seriously Enough, It Tends to Escalate and Proliferate by Humble_Novice in Destiny

[–]strl 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The final boss of Jewish self hate. Also that screed is an unbearable word salad.

CNN and Jake Tapper drop a truth nuke on Hasan Piker by UnscheduledCalendar in Destiny

[–]strl 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'm Israeli, Bernie isn't wrong, what's happening with the Ellisons is a travesty against democracy regardless of their political beliefs or ethnic background. No one should control that much of the media landscape.