Iran Super Thread- Merged

[Brad Sallows]

Right, and the dumb bastards apparently didn’t think of fertilizers, or petrochemical feedstock for generic medications… A failure to view Hormuz through anything but an oil lens is excusable at some levels, but not at the level of those who make decisions about going to war and managing the consequences thereof.

Israel and the US (predominantly the former) have had to bear most of the costs of Iran's troublemaking for the past almost-five-decades. Almost everyone else not in the immediate neighbourhood enjoys approximately the status of gated community dwellers - content to ignore the troublemakers as long as they don't show up inside the gates and the shit lands in someone else's lap.

Suddenly the costs of Iran dragging people into a fight have been spread around, a lot. Current administrations in Israel and the US might not care as much as some people think they ought to.

 

[HavokFour]

Another cybersecurity breach, but bigger.

Got to wonder how long they had access if that's the real amount of data. At 1Gbps it would have taken 35 days to transfer all of that.

APT Iran hackers steal over 375TB of data from Lockheed Martine

AI is evolving at a rapid pace, and the uptake of Generative AI (GenAI) is revolutionising the way humans interact and leverage this technology. GenAI is

www.cybersecurity-insiders.com

 

[Remius]

Ummm...that is not at all what the OP said. He said, and I agree - that this is a failure of command decisions above the military. Having served with the US in echelons above reality my belief is founded on experience.

I admire your predeliction for seeing everything through a partisan lens. Sure does provide a short cut to any conclusion one wishes to jump to

I was adding to what Brihard was saying. That some above the military echelons and their supporters (read talking heads) are trying to spin this as all part of the plan and all good.

I’ll leave your bottom comment where it belongs and won’t even bother addressing it.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Another cybersecurity breach, but bigger.

Got to wonder how long they had access if that's the real amount of data. At 1Gbps it would have taken 35 days to transfer all of that.

APT Iran hackers steal over 375TB of data from Lockheed Martine

AI is evolving at a rapid pace, and the uptake of Generative AI (GenAI) is revolutionising the way humans interact and leverage this technology. GenAI is

www.cybersecurity-insiders.com

lol - huge

 

[Remius]

lol - huge

It’s Lockheed Martine. It’s the value village version of Lockheed Martin. Likely some sort of knock off.

 

[Remius]

Exclusive: U.S. can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed, sources say

The assessment, which has not been previously reported, shows that while most of Iran's missiles are either destroyed or inaccessible, Tehran still has a significant missile inventory.

www.reuters.com

This seems to run counter to what is being said by POTUS and company.

Not good.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Try that new fitness fad: the A-10 workout...

https://twitter.com/x/status/2037605060155158801

So that’s what “ … son of a b*tch…” sounds like in Arabic.

 

[Remius]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2037397211126862074

Related? Not even sure if this is confirmed. But if so, then hybrid warfare is really taking a leap forward.

 

[HavokFour]

So not only is Russia sending them drones, they're sending them with improvements they've made to them over the last 4 years.

This is going to get very expensive if the US doesn't start taking what the Ukrainian's have learned to heart.

Russia is sending upgraded drones used in the Ukraine war to Iran, officials say

While Iran has its own stocks of Shahed drones, Russia has made improvements to the design during the war in Ukraine, including adding better navigation capabilities.

www.thestar.com

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[PPCLI Guy]

I’ll leave your bottom comment where it belongs and won’t even bother addressing it.

And so you should. It was churlish and unnecessary. I get grumpy when I spend the day flying, but that is no excuse

 

[Good2Golf]

I get grumpy when I spend the day flying

The professional flyers get better looking…

 

[HavokFour]

Looks like Prince Sultan Air Base had a busy shift cleaning up a mess …

https://twitter.com/x/status/2037584355246121285

More bad news related to this.

Twelve US troops wounded in Iran strike on base in Saudi Arabia, US official says

Twelve U.S. troops were wounded, two of them ‌seriously, in an Iranian military strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, a ⁠U.S. official told Reuters on Friday.

www.reuters.com

Exclusive: U.S. can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed, sources say

The assessment, which has not been previously reported, shows that while most of Iran's missiles are either destroyed or inaccessible, Tehran still has a significant missile inventory.

www.reuters.com

This seems to run counter to what is being said by POTUS and company.

Not good.

The September estimate I've seen thrown around as an end date is looking a bit too optimistic if this is the case.

 

[Mills Bomb]

So not only is Russia sending them drones, they're sending them with improvements they've made to them over the last 4 years.

This is going to get very expensive if the US doesn't start taking what the Ukrainian's have learned to heart.

Russia is sending upgraded drones used in the Ukraine war to Iran, officials say

While Iran has its own stocks of Shahed drones, Russia has made improvements to the design during the war in Ukraine, including adding better navigation capabilities.

www.thestar.com

Archive

I explained the background of the Iranian drone program back in early March, post #3822

It was very obvious that Russia would likely be providing Shahed drones to Iran, given the history of the program and joint efforts and partnership.

I wouldn't be surprised if Russia runs them directly South by rail from the factory in Tatarstan and then sails them via the Caspian Sea / Caspian Flotilla directly into Iran. No need to transport through other countries.

As long as the factory in Russia is "off limits" from US or deep Ukrainian strikes, I would say Iran's drone supply is essentially endless...