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2026-05-25 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards UAE-based company to procure Chinese satellite equipment tied to its drone and missile programs

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards allegedly used a UAE-based company to procure Chinese satellite communications equipment tied to its drone and missile programs.

The equipment reportedly moved through Dubai and Ras al Khaimah before reaching Iran via an Iranian vessel that appeared to spoof its GPS location to conceal the delivery.

The shipment was linked to firms connected to the IRGC Aerospace Force despite existing US sanctions on related entities.

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Posted by badanov 2026-05-25 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1879 views ]  Top
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1 Iran did not win the war, it won something more dangerous - opinion
The war didn’t collapse Iran. It cemented its control over Hormuz, rewired its alliances, and strengthened the very institutions the US targeted.
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-05-25 01:07||   2026-05-25 01:07|| Front Page Top

2 Conflict with the West is central to their DNA. The sooner we accept this fact, the better our chances of survival.

*9/11 graphic here please.
Posted by Besoeker 2026-05-25 07:40||   2026-05-25 07:40|| Front Page Top

3 By most accounts the air campaign against Iran went extremely well, but it reminded us that it is historically difficult to force a regime change against an entrenched group without boots on the ground.
Posted by Chantry 2026-05-25 08:41||   2026-05-25 08:41|| Front Page Top

4 ^Just take out the infrastructure - like you did to Germany & Japan in WW11. 😎
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-05-25 10:02||   2026-05-25 10:02|| Front Page Top

5 Just take out the infrastructure - like you did to Germany & Japan in WW11.

We are still holding that card, ready to be played if necessary.

The previous "war" was not *the* war. It was merely an opening bid, a costly threat to demonstrate our sincerity. And our capabilities.

It is a pity we cannot see the back room negotiations between the factions on the Iranian side. 'Factions' may be a bit strong, maybe more like centers of interest. But the main parties, in order of influence at the moment, seem to be the Ayatollah/IRGC, the civilian government + Army, and lastly the People. Stay tuned!
Posted by SteveS 2026-05-25 16:43||   2026-05-25 16:43|| Front Page Top

6 The "Virtual Ayatollah" seems to be a sock puppet to give the IRGC 'authority' to continue running the country into the ground. Think Biden, but ghey, and Hunter as a tool
Posted by Frank G 2026-05-25 17:22||   2026-05-25 17:22|| Front Page Top

7 @4 WWII wasn't that selective. We destroyed entire cities, if sometimes the bombing destroyed factories and other needed production, so much the better.

IIRC it is now a war crime to bomb a country the way strategic bombing was done in WWII.
Posted by Chantry 2026-05-25 17:57||   2026-05-25 17:57|| Front Page Top

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