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calvegas04 said:
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How stupid do people have to be to think Russia wasn't going to help? Russia was already buddies with Iran. I'd be surprised if the U.S. didn't already know what Russia was up to before the media reported it. Besides, any attention Russia directs to Iran, has to take away some attention away from Ukraine.
 
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That is most likely not a Tomahawk

That does not match the blast characteristics of a TLAM-E 1000 lbs warhead

The flight trajectory does not match that of a TLAM

That blast would not kill 180+ people.


That’s most likely an Iranian Missile, or AI propaganda. I’d say <10% chance it was actually a Tomahawk
 
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Some of you may be hearing this story as well, but some sources are getting inside information that the Trump admin has flown over the E-6B plane to the the middle east theater so that it's in position for possible nuclear strikes.

The word out there is that the admin and Israel would like to tactically drop a nuclear bomb on the Fordow nuclear enrichment hardened site and operations - near the city of QOM - since bunker bombs (previously used) may not be effective in completely destroying the operations; they want to be assured it's completely destroyed.



Remember, following U.S. airstrikes in June 2025, the Fordow uranium enrichment facility sustained significant, potentially severe damage, with satellite imagery revealing multiple large craters and targeted impacts on ventilation shafts. While Iran claimed only surface-level damage, U.S. and IAEA officials reported the underground site, which houses highly sensitive centrifuges, was likely rendered inoperable or severely crippled. Bottom line, it's likely not fully destroyed.

There's also a story out there that because the nearby holy city of QOM is near Fordow, leaflets have already been dropped by Israel planes that warn QOM residents to evacuate by a minimum of 17 km outside the city.

QOM is a major city and the seventh-largest metropolis in Iran, located 140 km south of Tehran. As the capital of Qom Province, it is considered the second holiest city in Iran after Mashhad. Qom is a premier center for Shiite Islam, housing the Fatima Masumeh Shrine, the largest Shia seminary, and serves as a major pilgrimage site. It's known as the "spiritual heart of Iran" and a hub for theological studies. It became a primary center for Shi'ism after the burial of Fatima al-Ma'suma in 816 AD. The city is highly conservative and played a central role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with Ayatollah Khomeini using it as his base. and Qom is a significant center of learning where students from around the world come to study Islamic law, philosophy, and theology.

Speculation (and yes, it is speculation, but do you really think this is going to come out over normal news sources?) is again that the Trump admin and the Israelis want to tactically bomb this nuke operation and area. This is crazy and will invite serious retribution.

I hope this is a false and decoy narrative; I don't think this is a good idea.
 
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NDWarrior said:
Some of you may be hearing this story as well, but some sources are getting inside information that the Trump admin has flown over the E-6B plane to the the middle east theater so that it's in position for possible nuclear strikes.

The word out there is that the admin and Israel would like to tactically drop a nuclear bomb on the Fordow nuclear enrichment hardened site and operations - near the city of QOM - since bunker bombs (previously used) may not be effective in completely destroying the operations; they want to be assured it's completely destroyed.



Remember, following U.S. airstrikes in June 2025, the Fordow uranium enrichment facility sustained significant, potentially severe damage, with satellite imagery revealing multiple large craters and targeted impacts on ventilation shafts. While Iran claimed only surface-level damage, U.S. and IAEA officials reported the underground site, which houses highly sensitive centrifuges, was likely rendered inoperable or severely crippled. Bottom line, it's likely not fully destroyed.

There's also a story out there that because the nearby holy city of QOM is near Fordow, leaflets have already been dropped by Israel planes that warn QOM residents to evacuate by a minimum of 17 km outside the city.

QOM is a major city and the seventh-largest metropolis in Iran, located 140 km south of Tehran. As the capital of Qom Province, it is considered the second holiest city in Iran after Mashhad. Qom is a premier center for Shiite Islam, housing the Fatima Masumeh Shrine, the largest Shia seminary, and serves as a major pilgrimage site. It's known as the "spiritual heart of Iran" and a hub for theological studies. It became a primary center for Shi'ism after the burial of Fatima al-Ma'suma in 816 AD. The city is highly conservative and played a central role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with Ayatollah Khomeini using it as his base. and Qom is a significant center of learning where students from around the world come to study Islamic law, philosophy, and theology.

Speculation (and yes, it is speculation, but do you really think this is going to come out over normal news sources?) is again that the Trump admin and the Israelis want to tactically bomb this nuke operation and area. This is crazy and will invite serious retribution.

I hope this is a false and decoy narrative; I don't think this is a good idea.
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Why in the absolute fuck would we need to fly an E-6 over in the Middle East? Why would that make any logical sense at all, even if you believed we were going to actually nuke Iran. This is a non credible report.
 
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NDVirginia19 said:
Why in the absolute fuck would we need to fly an E-6 over in the Middle East? Why would that make any logical sense at all, even if you believed we were going to actually nuke Iran (we also don’t have tactical nuclear weapons)
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I think it's going to be necessary for someone to go in, on the ground, and do some targeted strikes and extraction at these nuke sites to accomplish the mission. It makes sense to do this at the end once they've diminished the IRGC as much as they can, but I would imagine Trump would ask for Israel's special forces to do the ground work to save the political capital for Trump and have the US provide the air support. I would assume at the very least we are going to bomb the ever living crap out of it again.
 
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NDWarrior said:
Some of you may be hearing this story as well, but some sources are getting inside information that the Trump admin has flown over the E-6B plane to the the middle east theater so that it's in position for possible nuclear strikes.

The word out there is that the admin and Israel would like to tactically drop a nuclear bomb on the Fordow nuclear enrichment hardened site and operations - near the city of QOM - since bunker bombs (previously used) may not be effective in completely destroying the operations; they want to be assured it's completely destroyed.



Remember, following U.S. airstrikes in June 2025, the Fordow uranium enrichment facility sustained significant, potentially severe damage, with satellite imagery revealing multiple large craters and targeted impacts on ventilation shafts. While Iran claimed only surface-level damage, U.S. and IAEA officials reported the underground site, which houses highly sensitive centrifuges, was likely rendered inoperable or severely crippled. Bottom line, it's likely not fully destroyed.

There's also a story out there that because the nearby holy city of QOM is near Fordow, leaflets have already been dropped by Israel planes that warn QOM residents to evacuate by a minimum of 17 km outside the city.

QOM is a major city and the seventh-largest metropolis in Iran, located 140 km south of Tehran. As the capital of Qom Province, it is considered the second holiest city in Iran after Mashhad. Qom is a premier center for Shiite Islam, housing the Fatima Masumeh Shrine, the largest Shia seminary, and serves as a major pilgrimage site. It's known as the "spiritual heart of Iran" and a hub for theological studies. It became a primary center for Shi'ism after the burial of Fatima al-Ma'suma in 816 AD. The city is highly conservative and played a central role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with Ayatollah Khomeini using it as his base. and Qom is a significant center of learning where students from around the world come to study Islamic law, philosophy, and theology.

Speculation (and yes, it is speculation, but do you really think this is going to come out over normal news sources?) is again that the Trump admin and the Israelis want to tactically bomb this nuke operation and area. This is crazy and will invite serious retribution.

I hope this is a false and decoy narrative; I don't think this is a good idea.
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  • OIL THREATS: With oil prices soaring and then dipping, Trump threatened “death, fire and fury” if Iran keeps blocking the key Strait of Hormuz. Tehran hit back, vowing it won’t allow “one liter of oil” to leave the Middle East until U.S. and Israeli attacks cease. A top Iranian official warned Trump to be careful not to be “eliminated” himself.
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