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wow, I had to check this was a real tweet.
if only Iran had a strong leader to guide the country to good policies in the last 35 years.
Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds
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wow, I had to check this was a real tweet.
if only Iran had a strong leader to guide the country to good policies in the last 35 years.
kastor ville
Registered Member
First of all, most of the heavy sanctions were lifted once aready...so saying sanctions will never be lifted is a fallacy by historical proof.....
As far as Vietnam and Surinam and other East Asian countries, and even the GCC, why would they switch sides if they're benefiting from the West so greatly?....where would they go? Towards China? Who else would give them this much economic lift? The answer is no one.
hyperman
INT'L MOD
They should do tech transfer from Russia and China for boosting oil and gas production.
TruthSeeker
Trusted Member
Iran Update, September 8, 2025
Toplines Iranian officials are signaling openness to cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and negotiations with the United States, likely to try to avoid the reimposition of UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on Iran. Iranian hardline outlet Farhikhtegan, which is...
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Iranian officials are signaling openness to cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and negotiations with the United States, likely to try to avoid the reimposition of UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on Iran. Iranian hardline outlet Farhikhtegan, which is affiliated with Supreme Leader International Affairs Adviser Ali Akbar Velayati, reported on September 8 that the regime has decided to resume negotiations with the United States under the condition that the UNSC does not reimpose sanctions on Iran under the snapback mechanism during negotiations.[1] The E3 (the United Kingdom, France, and Germany) triggered the 30-day snapback mechanism on August 28, which means that UNSC sanctions will automatically be reimposed on Iran on September 27 unless the UNSC extends sanctions relief for Iran.[2] Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi separately published an op-ed in the Guardian on September 7 in which he stated that Iran is ready to accept limits on uranium enrichment and allow extensive international oversight of its nuclear facilities in exchange for sanctions relief.[3] Araghchi specifically directed his op-ed to the E3.
Iranian leaders have recently expressed openness to resuming cooperation with the IAEA. Iran and the IAEA held their third round of talks in Vienna on September 6.[4] Araghchi and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated following the meeting that Iran and the IAEA are close to reaching a new cooperation agreement.[5] Grossi suggested that Iran and the IAEA have not, however, agreed on a timeline for the resumption of IAEA inspections and stated that it is also unclear what the IAEA would do when inspections resume.[6] Iran may calculate that expressing willingness to cooperate with the IAEA and the United States will help Iran deter potential snapback sanctions. It is unclear if Iran is willing to make meaningful concessions on its nuclear program in talks with the IAEA or the United States, however. Iran previously rejected an E3 proposal to extend the snapback deadline by six months in exchange for Iran restoring full cooperation with the IAEA, resuming negotiations with the United States, and accounting for its 60 percent enriched uranium stockpile.[7] Araghchi and Grossi will reportedly meet in Cairo this week to finalize a new cooperation agreement.[8]
Iran is likely preparing for future conflicts with Israel and the United States by increasing funding for the Iranian armed forces and evaluating the combat readiness of armed forces units. The Iranian Parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission approved on September 7 a six-clause bill to increase the Iranian armed forces’ “defense capabilities.”[9] The IDF destroyed Iranian air defense systems and achieved air superiority over large parts of Iran during the Israel-Iran War, and Iran likely seeks to bolster its defensive capabilities in preparation for potential future conflicts.[10] The bill includes the following clauses.
1. The Planning and Budget Organization and Oil Ministry must pay the entirety of the funds allocated to strengthening the Iranian armed forces in the budget for the current Persian calendar year (March 2025-2026) and the previous Persian calendar year (March 2024- 2025).
2. The Planning and Budget Organization must fund the Supreme National Security Council’s defense allocations from public savings or the transfer of oil sales shares.
3. The Central Bank of Iran must provide the Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS) with up to two billion euros from blocked foreign assets or other overseas currency resources to implement emergency defense plans.
4. The Planning and Budget Organization, Central Bank of Iran, and Economy Ministry must provide the Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Ministry with two billion euros for “foreign purchases of major defense items.”
5. The Planning and Budget Organization and Oil Ministry are authorized to allocate $1.5 billion in oil revenues to the Iranian armed forces.
6. Iran will allocate 30 percent of its revenue from air transit fees to Artesh air defense systems annually.[11]
The clause to purchase “major defense items” is notable given that Iran has signaled interest in acquiring military equipment from foreign countries, such as China and Belarus, since the end of the Israel-Iran War.[12] Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasir Zadeh, who is responsible for Iranian arms sales and purchases, traveled to China in late June 2025 in his first foreign visit after the 12-day war.[13] Iranian media expressed support for purchasing Chinese military equipment, such as J-10 aircraft, after the war.[14] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian recently traveled to Belarus, where he reportedly sought Belarusian help to restore Iranian air defense systems and electronic warfare (EW) equipment that Israel damaged during the June 2025 war.[15]
Iranian Artesh Commander Major General Amir Hatami separately visited three Artesh Air Force bases in Esfahan, Tabriz, and Hamedan, respectively, on September 6 to evaluate the combat readiness of units stationed at these bases.[16] Hatami visited the Artesh Air Force 8th Tactical Airbase in Esfahan, the 3rd Tactical Airbase in Hamedan, and the 2nd Tactical Airbase in Tabriz. Israel struck all three bases during the Israel-Iran War.[17] Hatami stated that Iran is preparing for another round of confrontation with Israel.[18]
The Institute for Science and International Security reported on September 7 that Israeli airstrikes during the Israel-Iran War destroyed a key Iranian centrifuge research and development site, the Kalaye Electric Company, in Tehran.[19] The Kalaye Electric Company is a subsidiary of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and manufactures advanced centrifuges for the Iranian nuclear program. Centrifuges are used to enrich uranium. The United States sanctioned the Kalaye Electric Company in February 2007 for its involvement in Iran’s weapons of mass destruction program.[20] The Institute reported that centrifuge design teams developed new centrifuge models and improved existing ones at the site.[21] Iran also reportedly previously tested advanced IR-8 centrifuges at the site.[22] There have been no repair efforts at the site following the war, according to the Institute.[23] US and Israeli airstrikes during the war targeted Iran’s centrifuge production facilities as well as active centrifuges, which will likely hinder Iran’s ability to enrich uranium in the near future.[24]
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei outlined a series of economic recommendations on September 7, which highlights the regime’s concern about worsening economic conditions and their potential to undermine internal stability.[25] Khamenei delivered a speech during a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet on September 7 in which he called on the government to “discipline the market” and ensure Iranians’ access to essential goods.[26] Khamenei’s directive to “discipline the market” comes as the Iranian rial traded above one million rials per one US dollar on August 28.[27] Khamenei also ordered government officialsto build up reserves of essential goods, break import monopolies by diversifying suppliers, and guard basic goods against sudden price hikes.[28] The Iranian regime’s official data shows that Iranian household incomes have risen about 12.5 times since 2016, while the price of basic food items has increased more than 20 times.[29] Khamenei further emphasized that production is the key to economic progress and instructed officials not to cut electricity to factories except in emergencies.[30] Iranian media reported in late August that electricity shortages have forced about 50 percent of factories to go offline, which has created ripple effects across the economy.[31]
Khamenei also instructed Iranian officials and media outlets to emphasize Iran’s strengths and avoid portraying Iran as weak.[32] Khamenei’s directive comes after the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry restricted “provocative” media coverage of potential snapback sanctions.[33] Iranian authorities directed outlets to frame the E3‘s (the United Kingdom, France, and Germany) recent decision to trigger the snapback mechanism as proof of European dependence on the United States and to emphasize Iran’s resilience.[34] Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi similarly directed Iranian media on September 7 to present potential snapback sanctions as a political setback but not as an economic catastrophe and warned that exaggerating the impacts of potential sanctions could inflame public anxiety.[35] CTP-ISW previously assessed that the Iranian regime likely seeks to control the media narrative about potential snapback sanctions to prevent further public frustration about deteriorating economic conditions and reduce the risk of economic-related unrest.
BigMela2onin
Registered Member
Maybe you misunderstood my point? My point was that no one who switched sides to the west after the cold war benefitted from it. The only nation that you mentioned that did was Ukraine; I argue that they did not benefit and have been irreparably harmed by the switch. Some will blame Russia for the harm which is a reasonable view, but in my opinion, the plan was to use Ukraine as cannon fodder all along.
My other point is that the west doesn't even want Iran to switch sides and would rather destroy it. They have an active comprador bloc in power that wants to sell the country out and rather than work with them, they tore up the deal they made and bombed the country. Dealing with the reformists and empowering them would help them push out political opponents and eventually when khamenei dies they could peacefully coup IR. But they prefer war and an unstable/destroyed Iran to a friendly one.
FUB
Trusted Member
It appears that SL is scared of the Zarif Rohani faction. Why? Because they will start the next Zan, Zendegi, Azadi, or something else. Otherwise, it makes no sense to negotiate. Here, the other panel member states the logical next move, but we see and hear the same old story. It is like they are pissing on the graves of the likes of Freydoon Abassi.
The ruling elites have their kids and cash in Western banks.
The ruling elites have their kids and cash in Western banks.
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Hassan Al-Somal
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kastor ville
Registered Member
I agree about Ukraine.....I spoke with Ukrainans about this subject. The ordinary ones don't believe that they were used by the CIA...they think things happened organically. However, there is proof how the CIA orchestrated the orange overthrow of the government. They thought they could peel Ukraine away from Russia with minimal cost, that was a miscalculation...they didn't think Putin would go to war over it. One thing about NATO is that it's not even completely controlled by the Pentagon...the expansion is being pushed by think tanks that are funded by the military Industrial complex...they need the expansion to sell more arms, they fund the think tanks, the think tanks write the papers, then the MIC sells it to the politicians they bankroll...and that's how it becomes policy over at the Pentagon. It's all one big money operation.
ShapurII
Trusted Member
Wasn't it you who said as soon as Fordow is attacked, clock starts ticking for assembling the warhead? I remember you even cited some nonsense by DDD.
I remember I tried to convince you otherwise but you didn't want to listen.
hyperman
INT'L MOD
I cited the capacity to build nuclear weapons. The problem is these guys are cucks. Its not technical capacity issue, but political will.
ShapurII
Trusted Member
It's both. There's a lack of technical capability as well due to these idiots being cucks.
The scenario that DDD talked about is only good for sci-fi movies.
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