Authoritarian regime much.
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The US approach to #IranWar has been flawed from the start and it continues to focus on wrong goals. Even if Mojtaba K is killed, the regime won't collapse coz he isn't the real lever of power, the IRGC is. They will find another facilitator figurehead.
US and allies spent billions to support Ukraine. Then Trump launches a war of choice and ends up handing potfuls of cash to Putin to fund his war. What a masterstroke!
Not unthinkable that out of desperation and to spite NATO for not joining his war, Trump could barter Ukraine for Putin's support in Iran war.
NEW: A recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations.
But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
S Korea has to put up a brave face but the fact is America's war in Iran is making its allies everywhere, especially Ukraine & Taiwan, less safe.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Let's hope Hegseth's 'worst day' warning doesn't mean bombing civilians out of frustration over not achieving any of Trump's big goals so far. #IranWar
US fired over 100 tomahawks in Iran war, Ukraine got none despite offering to pay.
US used more interceptors in the first three days than Ukraine has had since 2022.
Yet the US sought Ukraine's help in fighting Iranian drones and Ukraine did.
Balancing each side's main levers, Iran is winning: US airstrikes/ missiles haven't changed regime or prevent Iran from firing back, while Iran has caused worst energy shock since 1973. #IranWar
#TACO: Took just 10 days to go from unconditional surrender to little excursion.
In Venezuela it took them few months to get to the real war aim. Got there pretty quick in Iran. It's always about the oil. Only about the oil.
Age of Davids: Ukrainians wrecked the image of mighty Russian army high on success in Syria, Iranians have staved off Golaith US military puffed up by takeover of Venezuela. #IranWar
It's baffling that US/Israel thought killing one man will force regime change in Iran, where decentralised governance dates back over 4,000 years – from the city-states of Canaanites and Phoenicians to the satrapy system of Persian Achaemenid Empire? #IranWar
Trump’s use of AI in live operations, from abduction of Maduro to simulations for strikes on Iran, explains why the US military pushed so hard for access to Anthropic’s models. And why it matters that #Anthropic held the line. 👏
The air in their newsrooms was hot with debate and dissent but the moment US went to war with Iran, western media obediently fell in line behind Trump to become a cog in his war machine.
Don't negotiate with Trump. The Art of the Deal guy has bombed Iran twice in the middle of dealmaking.
Opaque war aims isn't confusion but an exit strategy. In Venezuela, first it was drugboats, then Maduro the trafficker, finally oil. If Iran war drags on, Trump can pull back claiming the goal was simply to dent regime's n-plans.
Trump in first speech since Iran war says it will end in 4-5 weeks. The way this is shaping, that is a fantastical timeline.
The bombardment of Iran is the eighth time Trump has ordered the military into action in his second term.
After 23 years, US returns to Middle East under another Republican president to wage another regime change war, despite earlier one termed worst US policy decision ever: cost $6T, +400k deaths, displaced millions, created ISIS. #IranWar
US vs Iran, and now #PakAfg conflict. Simultaneous Middle East and South Asia meltdowns can create massive energy shocks, refugee crises, economic collapses in Global South and expand proxy wars as so many big interests are involved.
The article argues that a US strike on Iran would be far more dangerous than the Trump administration assumes, because Iran is weaker, more cornered, and more convinced that Washington and Israel intend to repeatedly attack its core defences. #IranWar
Israel has killed more journalists, medics, aid workers and civilians than any other nation since 2025, yet Iran is about to be bombed for quelling its internal unrest. #IranWar
Wild to see an FCC chief accuse the press of bias while waging his own agenda through regulatory pressure and threats.
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases.
It's clear Epstein was running a pedo ring as well as a spy ring. Sadly most of the fallout so far has been from the latter. #EpstienFiles
8 wars, lol. Though this old trick of repeating a lie despite evidence is returning to vogue among the political class after Trump using it with some success. #SOTU26
For Trump, there's always someone to blame. On today's menu is Democrats, immigrants and foreign nations. #SOTU
So far majority of Trump's claims of biggest, lowest, highest, historic, never befores are exaggerations or false. #SOTU
Is it even possible now to watch Trump speak without a live fact-check. NYT is doing a good job. #SOTU2026
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
