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2026-01-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Armed militias fire heavy machine guns through Tehran streets in deadly night attacks

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-21 02:18|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1826 views ] Top
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1 Who sold them the ammo?

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-01-21 10:01|| 2026-01-21 10:01|| Front Page Top

2 I am continually surprised by some questions.
So you think a country that manufactures ballistic missiles do not makes ammo for their machine guns?

Posted by Zenobia Creregum9017 2026-01-21 10:10|| 2026-01-21 10:10|| Front Page Top

3 They don't refine their own oil.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-01-21 10:21|| 2026-01-21 10:21|| Front Page Top

4 See this.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-21 10:26|| 2026-01-21 10:26|| Front Page Top

5
Iran produces 2500 bullets per minute in this factory.

Posted by mossomo 2026-01-21 13:02|| 2026-01-21 13:02|| Front Page Top

6 Still noticing the IRGC isn't using tanks or at least not using them much.

They have plenty of tanks which would be more intimidating than guns on a Toyota.

Seems possible the regime doesn't trust that tank crews might defect.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-01-21 19:53|| 2026-01-21 19:53|| Front Page Top

7 ^ and Hezbollah/PMFs/Merc Killers don't know how to operate them?

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-21 19:55|| 2026-01-21 19:55|| Front Page Top

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