iran Iran War 2026 (AoR vs. West–“Sunni NATO”–Israel) [Official Thread]

[AbdusSibtayn]

 

Getting a bit too bold after his cakewalk in Syria thanks to Assad's incompetence and abdication.
He and his cannibal army are welcome to try disarming Hezbollah, in South Lebanon.

[Diaz]

1 minute ago, AbdusSibtayn said:

 

Getting a bit too bold after his cakewalk in Syria thanks to Assad's incompetence and abdication.
He and his cannibal army are welcome to try disarming Hezbollah, in South Lebanon.

These clowns won't even dare to enter the border to attack Hezb, they will end up really badly and syria do not have enough power to enter another war with hezb. 

[AbdusSibtayn]

3 minutes ago, Diaz said:

These clowns won't even dare to enter the border to attack Hezb, they will end up really badly and syria do not have enough power to enter another war with hezb. 

They are simply testing the patience of the Shi'a at this point, this Zelensky-wannabe clown needs to be put in his place.
I think Erdogan warned him to not mess with Hezbollah.

[Diaz]

2 minutes ago, AbdusSibtayn said:

They are simply testing the patience of the Shi'a at this point, this Zelensky-wannabe clown needs to be put in his place.
I think Erdogan warned him to not mess with Hezbollah.

The only thing these terrorist can do is bark like dogs on social media. They are celebrating the death of the journalist that are working at Al Manar and AL Mayadeen. 

[AbdusSibtayn]

9 minutes ago, Diaz said:

The only thing these terrorist can do is bark like dogs on social media. They are celebrating the death of the journalist that are working at Al Manar and AL Mayadeen. 

"Heheheheheheh dead rofido heheheheheh hueheuhuehuehue khikhikhki jkjkjkksjkskskskkjjj we are Bani Umayya huhuheuehuuhue remember Saladin ya rofido huehuehuehuehue"

"WAIT WHY ARE ISRAELI TANKS ROLLING INTO MY NEIGHBOURHOOD!!? I WEREN'T WE FRIENDS??? YA NETANYAHU MADAD, YA TRUMP ADRIKNI!"

Even the pesky Kurds and the Druze in their own backyard have made their dead bodies  pile up atop each other and they think they can face Hezbollah/PMF/IRGC. 

Edited March 30 by AbdusSibtayn

[Haji 2003]

Dissecting Bombing Statistics; Iran Sets Record for World Wars Comparative Analysis of Fire Volume in Iraq, Libya, and Iran Conflicts In military doctrines,

https://x.com/SDHOSSIIN/status/2038795834116980836

"Volume of Fire" is not merely a mathematical figure, but a function of logistics, the opponent's defensive capabilities, and political-military objectives. The release of statistics indicating the firing of 30,000 bombs and missiles over 26 days against Iran requires comparison with 21st-century classic patterns (Iraq and Libya).

1. "Shock and Awe" Operational Pattern (Iraq 2003) In the first month of the invasion of Iraq, the U.S.-led coalition used 29,000 munitions. Objective: Complete collapse of command and control (C2) structures in a relatively flat geography.

• Prerequisite: Complete air superiority and destruction of defenses in the initial hours.

• Technical Reality: This volume of fire reduced Iraq's critical infrastructure to a "pre-industrial" level in less than a month.

2. Limited Intervention Pattern (Libya 2011) In the NATO operation against Libya, a total of 7,700 guided munitions were used over 7 months.

• Analysis: These figures indicate a war of attrition with point targets (Targeted Killing) and support for ground forces, not carpet bombing (Carpeting Bombing).

3. Probing the Iran Bombing (26-Day Scenario) In less than a month, 30,000 bombs (more than the entire Iraq War and 4 times the entire Libya War) have been used against Iran.

• Air Logistics: Releasing this volume of munitions requires over 1,100 daily fighter sorties. Such massive air traffic in the Middle East's radar space demands engagement of all regional bases and aircraft carriers.

• Passive and Active Defense: Iran possesses one of the densest integrated air defense networks in the region. Breaching this volume of munitions through systems like Bavar, S-300, and Khordad-3 requires all-out air warfare, as seen in the 12-day war and Israel's prior attack on Iran's radars.

• Physical Destruction: The impact of 30,000 bombs and missiles on 10,000 targets means the complete erasure of multiple metropolises from the geographic map. This underscores the extensive scale of the attacks. According to these statistics, the intensity of the bombing in Iran has been 20% more severe than the Iraq War and approximately 32 times denser than the Libya War.

This means the attacker's logistics system (U.S. and Israel) has set an unprecedented record in modern warfare history in terms of munitions firing speed. Allocating 3 bombs/missiles per target (3:1 Ratio) highlights a key technical point: Using multiple munitions for one target indicates that Iran's targets were highly fortified (Bunkerized), unlike in Libya where most targets were destroyed with a single strike.

Fundamental Difference in "Geopolitical Targeting"

• In Iraq: Focus on urban centers and the Republican Guard for rapid political collapse. • In Libya: Focus on mobile equipment and Gaddafi's tanks on roads.

• In Iran (based on documentation provided by the attacker): The 30,000-ton volume indicates targeting of "power production infrastructure" (missile bases, nuclear centers, and ports). Bombing at this scale goes beyond military punishment and qualifies as "#National_Paralysis." Based on documentation from U.S. Secretaries of Defense and State regarding the firing of 30,000 munitions, the world has witnessed the "#Densest_Air_Campaign_in_History."

This volume of fire over 26 days means:

1. The Israeli and U.S. air forces have reached a level of coordination where a bomb/missile enters Iranian airspace every 80 seconds.

2. Iran's structural resilience against this volume of fire (32 times more intense than the Libya model) demonstrates a fundamental difference in defensive engineering and strategic depth compared to previous cases. These statistics show that we are facing a "full-scale air war" that has upended all equations of classical battles, turning Iran into the record holder for enduring the highest volume of fire in the shortest possible time.

 

[Hameedeh]

“O you who believe! Be patient and excel in patience and remain steadfast.” Holy Qur'an 3:200

[Hameedeh]

From the New York Times:

Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. 

In sharp contrast to the Trump administration's calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is "entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ."

[Northwest]

8 hours ago, Hameedeh said:

From the New York Times:

Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. 

In sharp contrast to the Trump administration's calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is "entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ."

@Hameedeh The Pope’s claim is theologically and historically false. The concept of the just war is integral not just to Catholic jurisprudence, but also to that of other creeds. War, like other political matters, falls under the purview of faith as well. The Pope assumes a distinction between public and private spheres that does not exist in classical (i.e., traditionalist) religious formulations. One may deplore the current war, yet his outlook does not license falsehood.

[notme]

On 3/30/2026 at 1:06 PM, Hameedeh said:

Now more than 313 American service members have died."

This number has been acknowledged.  We have no idea how many actually.  

[notme]

2 hours ago, Northwest said:

@Hameedeh The Pope’s claim is theologically and historically false. The concept of the just war is integral not just to Catholic jurisprudence, but also to that of other creeds. War, like other political matters, falls under the purview of faith as well. The Pope assumes a distinction between public and private spheres that does not exist in classical (i.e., traditionalist) religious formulations. One may deplore the current war, yet his outlook does not license falsehood.

War has been a part of Catholic tradition (for example The Crusades) but that does not change the fact that Jesus in Christian teaching was a pacifist. If the Catholic Church is ready to acknowledge that they were wrong for two thousand years, let them! 

[Hamdi999]

7 hours ago, Northwest said:

@Hameedeh The Pope’s claim is theologically and historically false. The concept of the just war is integral not just to Catholic jurisprudence, but also to that of other creeds. War, like other political matters, falls under the purview of faith as well. The Pope assumes a distinction between public and private spheres that does not exist in classical (i.e., traditionalist) religious formulations. One may deplore the current war, yet his outlook does not license falsehood.

Catholics in recent decades have tried distancing themselves from their 2 thousand year old past. 

 

Catholics now are far diffirent than what they were back then, now the pope is even revered by groups like hezbollah, hamas, etc... and have had meetings with figures like sayed sistani, this is something that would have been unheard of back then when the catholic church was hostile towards muslims most of the time. The point is, they have long abandonned this path of war domination. 

 

Ironically, it's protestants that are trying to immitate what the catholics did in the past, especially with this templar knight from Temu, pete hegseth doing whatever nonsense hes doing. 

Edited April 4 by Hamdi999

[Northwest]

20 hours ago, notme said:

War has been a part of Catholic tradition (for example The Crusades) but that does not change the fact that Jesus in Christian teaching was a pacifist. If the Catholic Church is ready to acknowledge that they were wrong for two thousand years, let them! 

@notme Pacifism has always been a fringe phenomenon in history, given its lack of realism. The Bible itself does not present a coherent view of Jesus’ outlook on militarism (cf. Matthew 10:34, Revelation 19:11–9, the cleansing of the Temple, and so on). Also, the Islamic Jesus, like Moses, can hardly said to be a pacifist; nor can the prophets generally be described as such. So the ‘pacifist’ Jesus, like ‘moderate’ Islam, is a (post)modern construct—as shown by his absence from institutional practice.

16 hours ago, Hamdi999 said:

Catholics in recent decades have tried distancing themselves from their 2 thousand year old past. ... The point is, they have long abandonned this path of war domination.

@Hamdi999 Iran is far more disciplined, militaristic, and innovative than the West is, to be honest. Even the handful of Protestant (Zionist) militants are exceptional. Western society as a whole is hedonistic and uneducated, notably its core regions. Muslims and other ‘nonwhite’ peoples, as well as the eastern Europeans, have not undergone the same degree of feminization. (I sent you a PM that touched on this, incidentally; I knew long ago that the West was unprepared for a real war with Iran.)

Based on this, would you agree that Iran and its Muslim allies have often overstated the Western ‘threat’, given the latter’s weaknesses—moral, technological, and economic?

[notme]

3 hours ago, Northwest said:

The Bible itself does not present a coherent view of Jesus’ outlook on militarism (cf. Matthew 10:34, Revelation 19:11–9, the cleansing of the Temple, and so on). 

Matthew 5:38-42 NIV (New International Version)

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

There are also verses about paying taxes and following laws, which seem to oppose resistance to non-oppressive authority. 

Matthew 10:34 is talking about the Roman Empire and Jewish leadership opposition to the followers of Jesus.  Revelation was written dozens of years after the departure of Jesus.  The Islamic history of Jesus (عليه السلام) is not relevant to Christian theology.  They are Christian.  

[Northwest]

5 hours ago, notme said:

Matthew 5:38-42 NIV (New International Version)

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

@notme Jesus was referring to private violence, not that of the state or its officials. There is plenty of evidence that Jesus, as shown in the NT, did not oppose the latter. If so, then he was not a pacifist per se. (At any rate, Jesus is questioning Exodus 21:24—an odd stance for a Torah-observant Israelite. Therefore, there is some evidence that the verse above has been inserted by Gentile Christians, or is missing context.)

5 hours ago, notme said:

There are also verses about paying taxes and following laws, which seem to oppose resistance to non-oppressive authority.

Then Jesus, by sanctioning state functions, also endorses its monopoly on force. Therefore, he is not a pacifist.

5 hours ago, notme said:

Matthew 10:34 is talking about the Roman Empire and Jewish leadership opposition to the followers of Jesus.

You are correct in that the ‘sword‘ is metaphorical (in Luke 9:54 Jesus rebukes his disciples for invoking God’s wrath on Samaritans). Yet elsewhere Jesus also engages in forceful demonstration, e.g., the whipping of the merchants in the Temple (cf. John 2:15). So, as noted, the weight of NT evidence is mixed. There are passages that certainly seem to vitiate pacifism, at least in a strict sense.

5 hours ago, notme said:

Revelation was written dozens of years after the departure of Jesus.

The time frame mentioned is a scholarly consensus, but textual evidence to confirm this is scanty. Theologically, however, Revelation is closer to the viewpoint of Jesus and his earliest followers than a lot of other NT texts, which are heavily influenced by Hellenism (i.e., Pauline theology).

5 hours ago, notme said:

The Islamic history of Jesus (عليه السلام) is not relevant to Christian theology. They are Christian.  

A comparison is nevertheless useful, and as others have noted, there are underlying themes—and roots—that both traditions share. One needs to examine the evidence critically, however, in order to unearth them.

[Hamdi999]

On 4/5/2026 at 4:53 AM, Northwest said:

@Hamdi999 Iran is far more disciplined, militaristic, and innovative than the West is, to be honest. Even the handful of Protestant (Zionist) militants are exceptional. Western society as a whole is hedonistic and uneducated, notably its core regions. Muslims and other ‘nonwhite’ peoples, as well as the eastern Europeans, have not undergone the same degree of feminization. (I sent you a PM that touched on this, incidentally; I knew long ago that the West was unprepared for a real war with Iran.)

Based on this, would you agree that Iran and its Muslim allies have often overstated the Western ‘threat’, given the latter’s weaknesses—moral, technological, and economic?

I don't think iran has overstated the western threat, it is a very real threat and you're seeing it play out as we speak, thousands of homes destroyed, thousands of people slaugthered, etc... this is a very real threat that should be taken seriously.

 

But if you don't mind me asking, what is the relation of this with modern day catholics not pursuing world domination as they did in the 1400s? The only reason I brought up iran and it's allies was to state that the catholics of today are trying to have peace with the muslims, which was unheard of in medieval times.

[Northwest]

On 4/6/2026 at 8:00 PM, Hamdi999 said:

I don't think iran has overstated the western threat, it is a very real threat and you're seeing it play out as we speak, thousands of homes destroyed, thousands of people slaugthered, etc... this is a very real threat that should be taken seriously.

@Hamdi999 I am referring to the internal disarray and dysfunction that bedevil Western society. Iran is far more technologically and morally prepared for a full-scale war. Also, Trump and Co. lack the support of the EU, not to mention Turkey or Pakistan, so any escalation will fail. The U.S. and Israel needed an invasion by neighboring states to succeed, so the reluctance of Turkey or Pakistan to deploy its forces, along with the EU’s decision not to open Hormuz, effectively dooms the ongoing operation.

I also doubt that Trump wants to level schools, mosques, and other civilian targets on a wide scale (accidental damage to important cultural sites—i.e., Golestan Palace—is another thing). Trump did not plan this war well, did not listen to military advice, and did not consider the consequences of the actions he has undertaken to date. He then had to lie about the ‘success’ of nonexistent talks. So far neither the U.S. nor Israel has really damaged Iran’s drone and ballistic-missile infrastructure.

On 4/6/2026 at 8:00 PM, Hamdi999 said:

But if you don't mind me asking, what is the relation of this with modern day catholics not pursuing world domination as they did in the 1400s? The only reason I brought up iran and it's allies was to state that the catholics of today are trying to have peace with the muslims, which was unheard of in medieval times.

My point is that, unlike militant Muslims and Protestants, Catholics, like the majority of Westerners, have preferred the comforts of this world to an ascetic, aristocratic, militaristic lifestyle. Therefore, the West lacks the mentality—not to mention the material resources—it needs to wage an effective war vs. Iran and its allies. There is no unified support for the war as it stands either. That is what I mean when I aver that Iran has inflated the threat it faces. The West is very weak vs. Iran.

[Northwest]

^ To illustrate: a quick search reveals scores of Western MSM headlines labeling Trump’s targeting of Iranian infrastructure—such as highways, bridges, and electricity plants—a ‘war crime’. The problem with this is that none of these targets has historically been off limits to military action. Armies have always burned bridges, bombed highways, and targeted power facilities. Moreover, if the West is under the control of a monopolistic, monolithic elite, why are its media going against the U.S. and/or Israel? Wouldn’t they laud Trump’s threats to commit so-called ‘war crimes’?

[Haji 2003]

Israeli opposition leader writes

There has never been such a political disaster in all of our history. Israel wasn't even at the table when decisions were made concerning the core of our national security. The military carried out everything that was asked of it, the public demonstrated amazing resilience, but Netanyahu failed politically, failed strategically, and didn't meet a single one of the goals that he himself set. It will take us years to repair the political and strategic damage that Netanyahu wrought due to arrogance, negligence, and a lack of strategic planning.

 

[Northwest]

22 minutes ago, Haji 2003 said:

negligence, and a lack of strategic planning

@Haji 2003 Given that the Iran war was well studied by defense planners (i.e., Millennium Challenge), why do you think that both U.S. and Israeli political leaders ignored their own military advisers? Surely they knew from their own intelligence that Iran likely had many more missiles and drones than were officially detected? Why did they think that a geographically expansive country like Iran could be decapitated through airstrikes—especially in light of previous failed air campaigns against easier targets such as Vietnam?

[Haji 2003]

6 hours ago, Northwest said:

@Haji 2003 Given that the Iran war was well studied by defense planners (i.e., Millennium Challenge), why do you think that both U.S. and Israeli political leaders ignored their own military advisers? Surely they knew from their own intelligence that Iran likely had many more missiles and drones than were officially detected? Why did they think that a geographically expansive country like Iran could be decapitated through airstrikes—especially in light of previous failed air campaigns against easier targets such as Vietnam?

Just to be clear, the English text is not mine, but a translation of Yair Lapid's Hebrew text below it. 

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Surely they knew from their own intelligence that Iran likely had many more missiles and drones than were officially detected?

Underpinning all western narrative about Iran are the following beliefs/assumptions, which are held by people all across the political spectrum

1. Iran is mismanaged, leading to hardship
2. The IRI is unpopular
3. The IRI is only able to remain in power because of its ability to crush Iranians
4. Iranians want a different form of governance
5. Iran destabilises the whole region

This explains the vast media coverage that the Clown Prince receives and why the BBC is currently receiving heat because they managed to find one Iranian living in Iran who was ok with being nuked i.e. they were manufacturing consent for the use of nuclear weapons on Iran.

Moreover, the whole political class has been so infiltrated by the Zionist narrative that 'regime change' has basically become a religious belief, and challenging it is a career-ending move.

Which is ironic because religious fundamentalism is something that Iran is itself accused of. That Western religious belief colours what intelligence is gathered, how it is analysed and what recommendations are made.

[Northwest]

32 minutes ago, Haji 2003 said:

That Western religious belief colours what intelligence is gathered, how it is analysed and what recommendations are made.

@Haji 2003 But the ‘regime-change’ proponents rely on accurate information to devise their plans. Making the evidence fit the plans would, at least in private, be counterproductive if war is to be waged and won. Otherwise there would be no point in devising and executing military campaigns that depend on reliable, verifiable intelligence. Why would an intelligence analyst or defense agent not try to consider alternative possibilities that could stymie an effective war effort?

[Haji 2003]

4 hours ago, Northwest said:

Making the evidence fit the plans would, at least in private, be counterproductive if war is to be waged and won.

The replacement of Mossadegh via covert operations is the example which falsifies the above point.

[Haji 2003]

A blog piece I wrote (with Claude)

 

[Northwest]

16 hours ago, Haji 2003 said:

The replacement of Mossadegh via covert operations is the example which falsifies the above point.

@Haji 2003 I did not explain myself clearly. I meant that if one is planning regime change, one needs verifiable intelligence. If one only looks for information that confirms one’s view (i.e., that the government will fall easily), then one actually helps the enemy by failing to plan for alternatives. If other reports indicate the regime is solidly entrenched, then why would I, as a military officer or political leader, only want to hear positive but unsubstantiated news? If, in fact, the opponent is solidly established, yet I knowingly allow myself to believe otherwise (despite the preponderance of evidence), then I am, in effect, acting as an enemy agent, since the duty of the military-intelligence establishment, as well as its civilian counterpart, is to plan for contingencies. So why did the U.S. and Israeli political leaders overlook well-known indicators that Iran would not be an easy target that would fall after a few weeks bombing?

[Northwest]

21 hours ago, Haji 2003 said:

basically become a religious belief, and challenging it is a career-ending move.

Which is ironic because religious fundamentalism is something that Iran is itself accused of.

To be clear, how do you define a ‘religious’ belief? What makes a viewpoint ‘religious’ and/or ‘fundamentalist’? If you mean an unfalsifiable dogma, or something that is not backed up by evidence, then why do you also consider Islam, among other things, to be a religion (as well as a way of life), given that you view the ‘religious’ mentality as something potentially negative? You would be discrediting your own faith.

[Guest USA_Brown_ShiaMuslim]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-military-draft-iran-war-b2954322.html
 

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/09/automatic-registration-military-draft-december-2026/89530527007/

 

Well well well. The Trump or Drumpf family known infamously as “Draft Dodgers” on whichever country they lived will enact an automatic military draft for all Americans at December 2026 ages 18-25 to wage an illegal war with Iran for the sake of Israel? Rules for thee, not for me? Might makes right is what these Western Imperialist Secular Humanitarian Laws are all about?

 

What sheer irony and hypocrisy that levels that of the Banu Umayyads and their Ummayyad Dynasty.

[Haji 2003]

Sadly, I also think it's not all over yet

[Meedy]

I think the current iranian president is an idiot. He really thinks that by being nice and obedience to the west, that they will lift the sanctions. Negotiations are being used to fool iran. The entire world are like Iran can't be that stupid to keep turning up to the Negotiations tables that the west doesn't want a deal and will not abide by a deal even if reached.

Someone correct me if im wrong. 

[Meedy]

Has anyone heard of this wahabbi/salafi fool? The so called Quran Reciter called on destruction of Iran. 

  اغنية مشاري العفاسي تبت يدين ايران

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr1xdROHvuc

 

[Diaz]

2 hours ago, Meedy said:

Has anyone heard of this wahabbi/salafi fool? The so called Quran Reciter called on destruction of Iran. 

  اغنية مشاري العفاسي تبت يدين ايران

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr1xdROHvuc

 

Yes. He was actually my favorite reciter Until he insulted Iran few weeks ago. Many people including Sunnis started boycotting him. Then he did that song.

 

As expected, he did not mention israhell at all, so these people have something to do with the files 

[Activate your inner truth]

 

 

https://off-guardian.org/2026/04/24/ballistics-blueprints-how-the-12-day-war-accelerated-israels-redevelopment-agenda/

 

 

https://off-guardian.org/2026/03/03/war-in-iran-and-the-great-reset/

 

 

 

[Activate your inner truth]

https://morganc000.substack.com/p/strait-theatre

Strait Theatre

And The Coordinated Energy Realignment

Time will tell if this is a engineered war with all countries involved or those with in Iran who are  part of the new world order. 

Edited May 5 by Hameedeh
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[Haji 2003]

German Chancellor speaks

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The strategy of careful containment unravelled last week when Merz told pupils in his home region of Sauerland that Tehran was “humiliating” the US.

https://www.ft.com/content/2dd4b92c-4764-4bc5-a3a6-1418e0ccec58?syn-25a6b1a6=1