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2026-04-06 China-Japan-Koreas

HISTORIC! First Freight Train From China Wheels Into Iran, Flying In The Face Of American Sanctions

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-04-06 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1860 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

1 blow it up also, fuck em

Posted by chris 2026-04-06 00:17|| 2026-04-06 00:17|| Front Page Top

2 That shouldn't be to difficult to put a stop to.

Posted by Oregon Dave 2026-04-06 00:26|| 2026-04-06 00:26|| Front Page Top

3 Next up: mule trains.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2026-04-06 11:04|| 2026-04-06 11:04|| Front Page Top

4 That shouldn't be to difficult to put a stop to.

As long as you don't try to use A-10s. That plane was built to chew up Soviet tanks streaming through the Fulda Gap, not railroad interdiction.

Posted by SteveS 2026-04-06 11:18|| 2026-04-06 11:18|| Front Page Top

5 Trump said “come and get it”

Posted by Airandee 2026-04-06 12:51|| 2026-04-06 12:51|| Front Page Top

6 One must honestly question whether the author of this article -- or anybody else at EURASIAN TIMES -- is aware of rumors that Iran is being subjected to a pretty serious bombing campaign these past few weeks. /smh

Posted by Crazy Freddie 2026-04-06 14:29|| 2026-04-06 14:29|| Front Page Top

7 Just rumours, Crazy Freddie. Everyone knows Iran is Allah’s best beloved among the Master Religion — he would never let anything happen to them, right?

/sarcasm

Posted by trailing wife 2026-04-06 15:51|| 2026-04-06 15:51|| Front Page Top

8 A pipeline would've been better for fuels. The train is better for tanks and missiles. And grain, automobiles, cement - Belt and Road stuff.

Posted by Bobby 2026-04-06 15:59|| 2026-04-06 15:59|| Front Page Top

9 /and targets

Posted by Frank G 2026-04-06 17:17|| 2026-04-06 17:17|| Front Page Top

10 Just for comparison: a hundred car freight freight train 200 standard 20 foot cargo containers. Less number of the longer ones, of course. If we stretch to 150 railcars, you get to 300, possibly 500 if they're stacked double high.
The median container ship carries 10,000. The Max sized ship the Chinese love hold 20,000.
There's a reason long range shipping involves ships.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-04-06 17:28|| 2026-04-06 17:28|| Front Page Top

11 Two B-1B's dropping a mini arclight onto the train would be more than sufficient.

Posted by Silentbrick 2026-04-06 21:35|| 2026-04-06 21:35|| Front Page Top

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