WriteerNg: ⚡UAE President MbZ's Advisor Anwar Gargash:
Where are the Arab and Islamic institutions—especially the Arab League and the OIC—while our countries face Iranian aggression?
And where are the “major” regional powers?
No one should later complain about declining Arab and Islamic roles or criticize Western and American presence.
One of the fools that should be stoned.
They entered a deal with strangers against their fellow arab (Palestinians) and Muslim (Iran) only to start wailing about brotherhood now that they're getting a dose of their own betrayal.
bryght4u: No be lie my brother! We go soon gather here carry cutlass go pursue India comot for that BRICS! Then Putin and X! Make men wey head no correct like Medvedev take over!
India is equivalent to a LovePeddler, to the highest bidder.
LordAdam16: lifted sanctions on themselves, russia, and belarus in only 3 weeks still established a yuan toll and petroyuan oil trade regime in the same timeframe
and they only joined brics+ in 2024
they joined, attended two meetings, saw the clownery and were like if you need something done right, you have to do it yourself
-Lord
They should be heading BRICS. China and Russia are too laid back.
seunny4lif: Iran has single-handedly lifted US sanctions on Russian oil, Iranian oil, and Belarusian fertilisers. Decolonised Iraq as NATO are running from Iraq.
Iran has done more good to BRICS than all other BRICS members combined within the shortest time ever.
Iran's AD 08 air defense system is what took on the American fifth generation F 35. They call it Majid as well.
This system is mounted on a single vehicle. It carries four missile launchers, a targeting sight, and supporting equipment all working together as one unit. It is a short range system with a maximum range of eight kilometers. The missile follows the infrared signature coming off the target and locks on.
Because there is no radar involved, this system cannot be jammed and it is very difficult to detect. Normally it is considered most effective against drones and cruise missiles, but it can also bring down fighter jets flying at low altitude.
So why did the F 35 not crash after being hit?
The missile is small and carries a small warhead. The damage to the F 35 was not enough to bring it down immediately. But the aircraft that was hit would have definitely gone out of service.
This engagement took place on March 19 when Iran's IRGC air defense units struck a US F 35 over central Iran. The jet was forced to make an emergency landing at a US base in the region. The pilot survived. The US confirmed an F 35 made an emergency landing after a combat mission but accounts differ on what caused the damage.
What makes this significant is that the AD 08 uses passive infrared guidance. It does not trigger radar warning systems inside the aircraft. For a stealth jet like the F 35 which is built to avoid radar detection, this presents a different kind of vulnerability. If confirmed, this would be the first time Iran has successfully struck a US F 35 in combat.
References
1. The Military Balance 2026, International Institute for Strategic Studies
2. Janes Defence Weekly, Iran Deploys AD 08 Majid System, March 2026
3. IRGC Official Statement, March 19 2026
4. US Central Command Operational Update, March 20 2026
5. Defense News, F 35 Emergency Landing After Combat Mission, March 20 2026
FoolishBoy419: The beautiful part is that Iran said it has no oil to sell to other international players.
What I'm trying to understand is why Iran waited for this war to happen before closing the strait. Other countries charge for such passages but they chose to allow ships to be sailing at zero cost. They should have closed the strait when they decided to reinstate those sanctions.
Someone used an old track for background music. The song is timeless and fits any era because things were messed up for a long time. Some call it good vs evil others light vs dark, it’s the same old story.
This is the safest way to communicate these things if you don’t want to get whacked, especially if you live in the west.
SpencerForbes: The USA is a super power and when they sanction you, even China can only complain reason they call them world police. Go and read your government textbook. Even in history class, we learnt the seven super powers of the world but I guessed you wrote waec in SS1. Gen Z Shudren 😂
SpencerForbes: What is the meaning of illegal? Omo... some of una dey muzz me for this thread wallahi.
Let's use simple Land Law for those who don't understand Geopolitics:
Imagine you have a plot of land. You have the C of O, you have the keys, everything. But suddenly, the Government slams a "CAVEAT EMPTOR: BUYER BEWARE" sign on the gate because of a court case or debt.
You still "own" the land, yes. But if you go behind and try to sell it to someone, is that a legal transaction? Can the buyer register that land? No. The person who buys it has just bought "wahala," and the money can be seized because the sale violated a standing order.
This is exactly what is happening to Iran. They have the "land" (the oil), but the US has put a global "Caveat Emptor" on it. Any country that buys it outside this 30-day "temporary permit" is buying illegal goods and will face the consequences.
You possess the item, but you don't possess the right to trade it. Know the difference!
So the US is the world government and the law maker for the world?
Can you just stop posting, you are embarrassing yourself the more.
I actually don't want to lecture you, so I prefer you keep exposing your ignorance yourself.
SpencerForbes: Lmao. Guy do your research. The sanction was global and they’ll only do that illegally. Secondly before they were selling $110 dollars to fund their military gra gra. Let’s see how they cope when it drops to 50 or $60 per barrel.
Are you for real?
You mean Iran was selling her products illegally because US restricted her vassals from buying from Iran?
You mean the US is the one making international laws?
Congress will not permit any ground invasion of Iran that includes hundreds of thousands of troops. The war is already getting unpopular, even among lawmakers that were staunch Trump supporters.
The 5k troop is part of the US special forces and amphibious setup ordered recently to reinforce the US army and navy and highten its posture in the fight against Iran.
Without air supremacy over Iran, the US cannot risk any ground operation deep inside Iran. Worst case scenario would be to confront the Iraqi militia that is making operational life difficult for the US in that part of the region. Don't forget they were the once that downed the KC135 aerial refueling tanker and damaged another over Iraqi airspace. If the US and Israel must use the Iraqi and Kuwaiti airspace and border areas unchallenged, then they must have to deal with the militia threat, and it appeared that is where things are headed.
Time for Iran to fortify the militias in Iraq. Give the invaders some bloody noses.
basilico: I thought it was stated here, the Israel parliamentary system would never let an issue like that be covered up. He is alive,admit that stop throwing monkey wrenches.
QuinQQ: My friend it's a pattern. Something Iran has said was not intentional. As for populations, Israel is less than twice the size of Oman, while Iran is ten times the size of Isreae! Find another excuse
WriteerNg: ⚡Pentagon officials have made detailed preparations for deploying U.S. ground forces into Iran, with senior military commanders having submitted specific requests aimed at preparing for such an option if such a decision is made by President Trump, multiple sources briefed on the discussions told CBS News.
Preparations include how to handle the possible detention of Iranian soldiers and paramilitary operatives, such as where Iranian prisoners-of-war would be sent, two sources said, with the U.S. Army’s Immediate Response Force (IRF) under the 82nd Airborne Division and roughly 5,000 Marines from 11th and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit deploying to the Middle East.
This is actually funny.
You want to use 5k soldiers to take a country of 92m people with majority in support of their motherland?
AZ Intel @AZ_Intel_ • 54m BREAKING: Britain has given the United States the green light to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia to carry out raids on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz. - The Times