I’m also fine with the US regime collapsing as a result of a 20 year war.

I don’t think either the US or Israel have the industrial capacity to run a protracted conflict for the next 20 years.

Yeah, does look like it’s fake looking closer.

Like I care what a fascist thinks. Why are you still here braying at me?

now run along and spread your fascist propaganda on fascist friendly instances

Marxist instances are very unpopular in fascist circles. News at 11.

you won’t be missed

Iran may close the Strait of Hormuz, while Yemen could shut the Bab al-Mandeb.

That would destabilize global energy markets in a hurry, and the west would go into economic tailspin as a result.

Given that Yemen nearly managed to shoot one down, I don’t think it would be surprising. I agree we’ll need to wait to see some concrete evidence to definitively call it though.

https://www.twz.com/air/how-the-houthis-rickety-air-defenses-can-threaten-the-stealthy-f-35

edit: pictures are coming out now

Absolutely hilarious how the US bet the farm on this tech, and the first time it was tested against a serious military it turned out not to actually work. Who could’ve guessed.

It’s hard to know for sure, and either scenario is very plausible. Israel is certainly doing everything it can to force Trump’s hand here. Iran will have no choice but to respond, and then the Israeli lobby will put maximum pressure on the US to strike at Iran in response.

https://redsails.org/witbd-rs-abridged/

Israel claims the US was actively running a diversion for them https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-us-helped-lull-iran-into-belief-no-attack-imminent/

seems like “Iran’s nuclear and military sites” is a euphemism for residential buildings in Tehran https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2025/06/13/3334027/iran-attacked-by-israeli-regime

Indeed, three years of funnelling weapons to Ukraine have critically depleted stockpiles, while rising domestic unrest demands resources at home. Recent failures against Yemen expose the limitations of US military power, and confronting Iran now seems like a tall order. Iran also enjoys full backing from Russia and China, solidified by the new China-Iran rail link that guarantees sustained logistical support.

There is also a logistics trap here similar to the one the US encountered in Ukraine lacking the industrial capacity to match Russian or Chinese weapons production and having to project power across an ocean. Meanwhile, Iran is a technologically advanced regional power with some capabilities rivalling the US will be the toughest adversary the US tried to take on directly. The era of uncontested US military dominance is over.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-us-helped-lull-iran-into-belief-no-attack-imminent/

Because they have a predatory business model.

Usually what happens is people create lambda functions on AWS which are basically managed functions that get invoked when a request comes in (think a modern version of CGI), and then if there are a lot of requests then the user can easily end up with a huge bill.

I find Burgerlander just rolls off your tongue easier