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2026-08-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran's military has announced a transition to an offensive military doctrine

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Posted by badanov 2026-08-23 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [303 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

1 Previously, their strategy was defense. Who knew?

Posted by Super Hose 2026-08-23 08:29|| 2026-08-23 08:29|| Front Page Top

2 Offensively: they are destroying our missiles with buildings, radar sites, launchers, troops,....

Posted by Frank G 2026-08-23 09:42|| 2026-08-23 09:42|| Front Page Top

3 That’s very offensive

Posted by Super Hose 2026-08-23 10:18|| 2026-08-23 10:18|| Front Page Top

4 Their 'old' modus operandi was to sneak attack something or someone (or direct others to do so) and then act butt-hurt if there was a retaliation of any sort.

So they have always ascribed to an 'Offensive Military Doctrine'.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2026-08-23 16:43|| 2026-08-23 16:43|| Front Page Top

5 Done with proxies, eh?

Posted by Skidmark 2026-08-23 17:22|| 2026-08-23 17:22|| Front Page Top

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