Nobody clamed a 99% interception rate. That's a strawman fallacy.
If you are talking about me, I have said multiple times that based on Israeli data, the interception rate was about 44%. They try to hide the real interception rate by claiming that they didn't try to stop the missiles that weren't headed for civilian areas, but that's a lie.
What it has achieved is yet to be determined, but the evidence suggests that they set back Iran's nuclear program by years. As far as the civilian nuclear program on the ground is concerned, it has been obliterated.
The only remaining question is the +400kg of HEU remaining in Iran. And the regime is already in talks with Europe over that, due to be held in Istanbul tomorrow.
1) Not anymore. The IAEA experts are returning to Iran and the regime is in talks with the Europeans now. First session to be held tomorrow at the Iranian consulate in Istanbul.
2) The knowledge is useless without proper equipment and infrastructure.
3) They will find out soon, it seems. The regime is eager to continue "diplomacy", i.e. surrender.
4) No, that's a blatant lie. Our civilian nuclear infrastructure has been obliterated. If Iran does not have covert facilities, it's over for Iran's nuclear program.
5) No, Iran proved that it cannot establish deterrence times and times again. Ain Al-Assad, TP1, TP2 and now TP3. If Iran proved anything, it's that it cannot establish deterrence.
6) Not if ICAC has been damaged.
It is a result of mismanagement. Iran's precipitation average is still twice that of Egypt, yet Cairo doesn't have water and power cuts like we do now. Iran's water crisis is a result of decades of mismanagement and wrong policies in agriculture and population planning.
The Americans can move to a cheaper country because of the strength of the US dollar and many are doing so. Iranians cannot do that as Iranian currency is worthless these days.
Do you realize that the government, as we speak, is discussing coupons for food in Iran for the first 7 deciles of the society? The reason that they are not doing so is monetary issues and lack of funds.
Nationwide average of minimum salary in the US is $11.80 per hour. One kilogram of beef in the US is at most $23. This is as high as it goes, while some cuts are even lower than that at around $11. That's about 2 hours of minimum wage at the worst case scenario.
One kilogram of cheapest beef in Iran is 10-11 hours of minimum wage. Do you see the difference?
Agreed. So, why does the regime continue this needless policy? It seems that both of us agree that it is not our responsibility to fight this war for the Palestinians.
China never asked for this, to be honest. China is not interested in a clash with the US, at least at this point, the Ayatollahs are.
We are back to the time of the Qajar era. I will reiterate what I have said times and times again here. The conservative party is full of Russian shills, and the reformist party is full of Western-backed shills. We do not have independents in Iran anymore.