Iran Catch-All | IRAN WAR

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nycfan said:


🎁 —> Iran’s Proxies Are Out for Themselves for Now
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“… It is too early to tell how the proxies will react over the course of the war with Iran. Some fear that Iran may instead deploy them to curb domestic protests. “During the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests and again during the most recent 2025-2026 protests, there were credible reports of Iraqi militia members—including from Kataib Hezbollah—being deployed inside Iran to help suppress demonstrations,” Revkin said.

Another theory is that proxies are on hold, to be deployed by Iran at a later stage in the conflict. While the Iranian regime has intensified attacks against Israel, killed at least three people at a military base in Kuwait, and hit several sites in Gulf countries, it is hoping that either Washington’s Arab allies will get Trump to dial down the war or he will get distracted. Israelis and Americans appear unsure about how long they want to keep up with the bombings.

But so far, despite the declaration by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Khamenei’s killing was a war on all the world’s Muslims, especially Shias, the proxies have not jumped to call of duty yet. They clearly feel pressure to avoid dragging their war-tired countries into yet another conflict and losing their local standing. And yet they remain ideologically aligned with the Iranian government and may feel compelled to join the fray if the regime finds itself fighting for its survival and in need of trained hands to encircle US assets in the region or conduct hybrid attacks abroad.“
 
sringwal said:
Honestly, I'm not sure that we ever were a serious country. We were tolerated, globally, because we spent a lot of money abroad, had a bunch of weapons, and generally didn't trip over our own two feet too much.
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The soft power we exercised by providing humanitarian aid to some countries and our willingness to stand by our allies bought us some degree of goodwill around the globe. Welp, Trump ended that soft power and has pissed off most of our allies, so we’re not in a great position to get support from the folks we used to count on.
 
nycfan said:
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I hope everyone is enjoying these CNN articles and videos holding the Trump administration to account, because as soon as that Paramount/Warner deal goes through CNN is going to get the Bari Weiss CBS News treatment, and on steroids. My guess is by this fall you won't see any clips like this on CNN - instead you'll see adoring interviews of Trump minions and video clips of what "average" (MAGA) Americans are saying about our heroic administration and its efforts to save America for decent, hard-working folks.
 


War as the final argument of kings — a 79 year-old plunges his nation into war so he can kill the 86-year-old leader of the other side first.
 
Icky Mettle said:
The soft power we exercised by providing humanitarian aid to some countries and our willingness to stand by our allies bought us some degree of goodwill around the globe. Welp, Trump ended that soft power and has pissed off most of our allies, so we’re not in a great position to get support from the folks we used to count on.
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When we ended our soft power around the globe is when we gave up our claim as leader of the free world.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
My guess is by this fall you won't see any clips like this on CNN
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The WB-Paramount deal won't be closing by this Fall. The Paramount target closing is Q3, but California regulatory obstacles (even if smooth sailing with the Feds) will likely push that to Q4 or 2027.

And even once the deal closes, it will take some time for CNN content to change. So you are probably looking at Spring 2027 before CNN becomes Fox News 2.

And there is a not insignificant chance that Paramount will spin off the cable channels like CNN
 
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