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Kingsnairaland:
At the end of the day they Europe will lick trump feet

Ursula von der Leyen:

This moment of global change is fraught with dangers. Becoming more independent in shaping our own future will not be easy. It will require difficult decisions.

I am deeply convinced that together we can achieve it.

Long live Europe. pic.twitter.com/wHFHsCERh1

— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 21, 2026

The Koreans made an Oreshnik anime. pic.twitter.com/HUNwkwfP3d

— Blackrussian (@Blackrussiantv) January 18, 2026

WriterrNg:

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Turning Israel to, which means they're not YET a regional power.

Mr English Comprehension.

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— I,Hypocrite (@lporiginalg) January 21, 2026

Mikasaobi:

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— I,Hypocrite (@lporiginalg) January 21, 2026

Trump is a con artist and probably a disaster but democrats will always be the crazy ones.

Q: What is your response to Iran's leadership and their regime continuing to taunt and threaten you?

Trump: Anything ever happens, we're going to blow the—the whole country is going to get blown up.

I have very firm instructions. Anything happens, they're going to wipe them off… pic.twitter.com/cdIqEqnljv

— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 21, 2026

WriterrNg:

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What can Russia and China do other than to send weapons? Tell us.

If Iran has refused to acquire nukes, what else can anyone do to help them?

emmaodet:
With all these weapons coming in, what are China and Russia doing openly to send a message and deter the west? Not covertly.
I don't like reactions rather actions.
Of what point is supporting a country after it has been destabilized.
The aim and objective is not to destroy it in the first place, not supporting after destroying.
Building cities back cost a lot of money, especially money that is not there in the first place due to excruciating sanctions.
It cost a lot of lives, money, rebuilding etc.
So the aim should be deterrence and not fighting back.
Within Trump's first year, he has fought so many wars than any other president I know yet always crying for Nobel peace price.
The US just blasted of cutting off China from Venezuela oil, I want to believe their long term plan is to cut off China from Iran oil too.
It is never about the mullahs nor their regime been anti-US, it is a crafty way of isolating China and Russia before coming to them.
I guess reason China has been sending more than 16 cargo planes of weapons to iran of recent.
Nobody likes their country to be destroyed. It is a big turn off. The main aim should be deterrence.

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

It seems that every day we are reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry. pic.twitter.com/V9ZpzAeREn

— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 20, 2026

WriterrNg:
⚡Araghchi says US withdrawal signals stronger Iraqi sovereignty.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the withdrawal of US forces from Ain al-Asad Air Base and the end of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq strengthen Iraq’s independence and national sovereignty, speaking during a joint press conference with Iraq’s foreign minister.

He reaffirmed Iran’s longstanding support for a strong, sovereign Iraq capable of playing a key role in regional peace and stability.

Anduril Founder @PalmerLuckey on Russia and China’s Most Powerful Weapon:

“Some of the stuff that Russia and China are doing, it’s as sci-fi as what the United States is doing.”

“I’ve come to the conclusion that their most powerful weapon isn’t any bomb or missile or drone.… pic.twitter.com/hqXaLEZNRk

— Anduril Appreciator (@A1Anduril) January 10, 2026

emmaodet:
With all these weapons coming in, what are China and Russia doing openly to send a message and deter the west? Not covertly.
I don't like reactions rather actions.
Of what point is supporting a country after it has been destabilized.
The aim and objective is not to destroy it in the first place, not supporting after destroying.
Building cities back cost a lot of money, especially money that is not there in the first place due to excruciating sanctions.
It cost a lot of lives, money, rebuilding etc.
So the aim should be deterrence and not fighting back.
Within Trump's first year, he has fought so many wars than any other president I know yet always crying for Nobel peace price.
The US just blasted of cutting off China from Venezuela oil, I want to believe their long term plan is to cut off China from Iran oil too.
It is never about the mullahs nor their regime been anti-US, it is a crafty way of isolating China and Russia before coming to them.
I guess reason China has been sending more than 16 cargo planes of weapons to iran of recent.
Nobody likes their country to be destroyed. It is a big turn off. The main aim should be deterrence.

seunny4lif:
A MIRACLE HAS HAPPENED! The EU and UK have FINALLY discovered international law!
International law says you can’t kidnap the leaders of other countries.
International law says Israelis cannot destroy Gaza and kill the people there.
International law says you can’t steal entire ships full of oil.
International law says you can’t separate Taiwan from Mainland China.
International law says you can’t organize regime change operations in other countries.
International law says a country can’t impose unilateral sanctions on anyone.
International law says you can’t manipulate proxy wars into being.
International law says you cannot use economic coercion for political advantage.
International law says you cannot breach other countries’ sovereign territorial rights.
The EU and UK have turned a blind eye to all the above, year after year. Finally, they are having their Damascus Road experience.
Welcome to the world, friends.

SpaceX:
false hope can make you loose your mind, the delusion continues for you.

Masterviolence:
No one is arguing that the U.S. lacks overwhelming firepower or the ability to devastate Iran militarily. That’s not the point. The issue isn’t whether America can glass Iran, but whether doing so achieves any political objective without triggering strategic overextension.

History shows that superior military power doesn’t guarantee strategic success Vietnam, Somalia, and Afghanistan are reminders that wars are lost not because the stronger side can’t destroy things, but because it can’t convert destruction into sustainable outcomes.
Iran wouldn’t need to land a missile on U.S. soil to impose costs. Through asymmetric warfare, regional escalation, economic disruption, and long-term attrition, it could turn any intervention into a pyrrhic outcome where the U.S. wins tactically but loses strategically.
So this isn’t about craziness or bravado. It’s about deterrence, cost-imposition, and whether starting a war creates more problems than it solves.

LordAdam16:
china should send an armada and four squadrons of j-20s
then activate 50,000 troops,
not even deploy them, just activate them and send them to their border with pakistan

then send a couple of military transport planes
with a few generals
announce it is routine coordination

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the phone lines in beijing will blow up with those moves
and the us will be seeking clarification
simply respond with, all options are on the table

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this war can be deterred
but panda is not interested in establishing the deterrence

instead we're going to have a ukraine redux
the axis is going to do what they can to make sure iran wins or achieves a stalemate

there will be surprises though, that much is sure

-Lord

Appleyard:
Well, it has now come to the stage where I'm no longer skeptical about Iran's readiness to counter the external threats posed by the hegemon nor afraid regarding its ability to hit back hard at the enemy.

The way Tehran's counterintelligence handled and dismantled the sophisticated terrorist network cum CIA color coded revolution attempts in the recent riots has shown that the country has come along way after 12D, and is, in the voice of Pac, "ready for whatever."


Be that as it may, you’re absolutely right that deterrence should be the priority, not rushing into military intervention after further destabilization has already happened. Sending weapons before conflict is part of that deterrence — and the recent flows of arms from Russia and China to Iran underscore exactly that dynamic.


Russia and China aren’t simply issuing statements; there have been open indications of military support to Tehran aimed at shoring up its defenses after the latest regional fighting. The Chinese made it very clear that they will act if need be to ensure that there won't be a repeat of Venezuela. Since, and even before that statement Russian and Chinese cargo flights and military cooperation have tripled deliveries to Tehran, reflecting a real effort to bolster Iran’s ability to defend itself and signal that outside attacks would carry heavy costs.

More concretely, a long-range Russian S-400 air defense systems and Chinese surface-to-air missile systems are currentlyas part of Tehran’s efforts to rebuild its defenses. These systems could make any future U.S. or US air campaign far more contested and costly.


That’s the point: deterrence isn’t empty rhetoric. When a potential adversary has anti-access/area denial capabilities in place — whether supplied by Russia or China — it can raise the price of military action dramatically. In Iran’s case, these systems are designed to challenge U.S. air supremacy and increase risks to attacking forces, which, strategically, helps prevent war in the first place. This underscores your point that actions aimed at preventing destruction upfront are far better than trying to rebuild afterwards.


So while debates about oil, sanctions, and geopolitical chess plays are valid, there’s real evidence that external support to Iran isn’t just symbolic — it feeds into a broader deterrence strategy that could give the U.S. serious blowback if it chooses a military path now. That’s exactly why many of the surrounding countries in the ME does no longer want to have anything to do with the US striking Iran from their territories. They knew with all certainty that the blowback from Iran would be catastrophic. That is deterrence.

olutund:
I think china needs to test its weapon systems and show how far they've come .

just like we saw in India vs Pakistan with the performance of the J-10C

deterrence won't help them achieve this

Spain’s MEP Irene Montero went nuclear in the European Parliament, accusing Europe of humiliating itself before Donald Trump:

Do you still believe that by helping the United States to commit its crimes, we will be safe?

Bombing and sanctioning Iran will not bring freedom to… pic.twitter.com/tddmaAe7Cz

— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 21, 2026