Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds

[Hopefully Pessimistic]

Same case with DPRK, USSR, IRI ... Revolutionary governments always have traitors and infiltration because system is radically favoring just one type of populist ideology. The left out crowd will become tool of enemy.

It's when the government becomes deeply unpopular/hated that it becomes a issue, not neccessarily just revolutionary in itself. This isn't the case in places like China where revolutionary government is popular due to its success.

The main problem with ideologically rigid authoritarian governments is a lack of meritocracy and talent maximisation, because everything becomes inherently political rather than skill-based. You need loyalty.

 

[ToddE]

Iran just fired 2 ballistic missiles at Israel (8th and 9th missiles of the day)

one was likely intercepted over the Negev (or impacted an open area or a military area which we won't get footage of)

one released cluster munitions over an area south of Tel Aviv, with several impacts reported

Proven weapons of this war so far.

Clustered warheads Ghadr-F, Sejjil-II, K-4

Fattah-I/II hypersonics and KS I/II MaRV

Shahed-136 as always, Arash-2

Missile-358

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Once the Kharg battle starts, Paveh+Taliyeh+ Ghader AShCM and AShBM arsenal will be put to test.

 

[Persian Gulf]

Its a country of 100 million almost and they've knocked out a few drones and damaged a few aircraft, navy is non existent apart from small craft, similar to Ukraine, a good weapon against a defenceless enemy but it's limited in use and still requires a base. And the missile force is what it is, it's useful for fear but offers nothing militarily speaking, and the actual damage range of them is pretty poor, destroying a house if your lucky.

Compared to the first week Iran's fighting ability is getting worse and worse, hence their targets are now ones of desperation which could work for or against them depending on who cracks first.

read:

US and allied radar sites in the Middle East struck at least 10 times: Visual analysis

Available imagery suggests that Iranian drones and missiles have been successful in targeting some of the facilities that house the sensitive equipment.

abcnews.com

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/qatar-reports-extensive-damage-at-site-of-ras-laffan-lng-plant

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/19/politics/f-35-damage-iran-war

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-attack-hits-israeli-oil-refinery-haifa-some-damage-reported-2026-03-19/

 

[Flotilla]

That's was what the Pentagon said, if it crashed in Iran then Iran surely have evidence of the wreak and a captured pilot - right? right? No? You aren't very bright are you?

And when did Pentagon lie?.
We have suggestions. Clear suggestions of a CSAR flying inside Saudí Arabia.

 

[ToddE]

It's when the government becomes deeply unpopular/hated that it becomes a issue, not neccessarily just revolutionary in itself. This isn't the case in places like China where revolutionary government is popular due to its success.

PRC has just recently become high tech superpower. Overall, they had huge dissident diaspora as well and local unrest as well. They just became more capitalist superpower so the opposition died down. IRI if survives out of this will become like Putins Russia

 

[Persian Gulf]

several cluster munition impacts south of Tel Aviv, 8 Israelis injured

 

[ToddE]

Israel: Emergency teams are responding to multiple impact sites.

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IRI should should have hired jobless Jews to keep on leaking visuals from impact sites.

 

[vmro]

It's when the government becomes deeply unpopular/hated that it becomes a issue, not neccessarily just revolutionary in itself. This isn't the case in places like China where revolutionary government is popular due to its success.

The main problem with ideologically rigid authoritarian governments is a lack of meritocracy and talent maximisation, because everything becomes inherently political rather than skill-based. You need loyalty.

To be fair, it's hard to avoid authoritarian rule when main global power is your main opponent... Non-functional nation states like Syria or Lebanon failed to carry themselves...unlike Iran...

 

[RescueRanger]

And when did Pentagon lie?.
We have suggestions. Clear suggestions of a CSAR flying inside Saudí Arabia.

That's not CSAR.

 

[RescueRanger]

Absolutely massive coronet just left the UK:

 

[dbc]

comically ignorant of Iran, like most Americans.

Iran's military budget is $20 billion. a significantly lower percentage of its GDP compared to virtually all of Iran's neighbours.

just worry about your new $1.5 trillion military budget and extra $200 billion for America's latest illegal war.

Wow, only 20 billion $'s for defense and proxies in Syria, Lebanon and Yemen. Iran must get the friends and family discount. Why would I worry about the cost of the Iran war? You think the terms of surrender or ceasefire will not have reparations baked into it? Clearly you missed the fact that even today Iraqs oil revenue is controlled by the US. It's the same with Venezuela. Clearly I have less to worry about as an American than you as an Iranian. Unless you believe this war will end on Iran's terms. You may be right but only time will tell.

 

[Ali_Baba]

@Persian Gulf

I am keeping log of ADs/Radars and aircrafts destroyed with citations, visuals.

I hope someone (you?) keeping record of missile strikes/waves and their proven hits through sat/on ground visuals?. This thread and few X accounts I follow have all of them, they need to be sorted out in proper date wise manner.

Maybe the admins here can create a webpage on this forum from the home page that allow you to create to catalogue this war by day ? One for the record, as we know Wiki is compromised as a neutral source ? A running commentary?

@Mr X ?

 

[Persian Gulf]

Wow, only 20 billion $'s for defense and proxies in Syria, Lebanon and Yemen. Iran must get the friends and family discount.

Iran has allies, not proxies. America has proxies, they are called the Arab states, lol.

In case you hadn't noticed, Iran doesn't exactly spend much on its air force or navy. If you have information to suggest Iran's military budget is above $20b, feel free to share it.

 

[ToddE]

I am not sure if this could be labelled as revolutionary government in Iran, practically any government will be same to defend already attacked nation...Do you think that anyone who is openly about to "comprise" with zio-empire could stand on the dealing right now...traitors are in every possible nation, but they should not be a dominant force...


After this war, if on next elections more than half of population votes, it is continuity of Iranian National Doctrine, for achieving independence and self-reliance in global terms, regardless of internal political system...

Maybe president will have more operational power, but this network of institutions with parliament and councils is most efficient to Iranian National interest...

IRI is a revolutionary system that was born out of populist leftist student protests against Monarch. Mullahs hijacked the movement much later. So these two formed the IRI. System is not plural, capitalists, monarchists, seculars, nationalists all left or were kicked out. They over the period of time created the psycho diaspora we have including all of us members here.

As a government, IRI mullahs have been extremely harsh and stupid in past so they created an army of traitors. Iranians are inherently very stubborn and egomaniac types. We keep grudges. Majority that chose to act against IRI wanted to get back at them for some personal reason.

 

[Cash gk]