Iran Crisis & the 2026 War between Iran and the United States, Gulf States, and Israel - Please focus on news and coverage, not argumentation.

[Stupor Mario]

I will continue repeating it; the driving force behind Marxist thought (and Communism in general) is not materialist in nature, but spiritual. Everything about this spirals outward from the belief that the entire state of being as it exists is nothing more than a prison overseen by a malevolent overseer, and the only way forward is to recognize who we really are and shed our false selves, destroying the prison in the process. It's a death cult, and it's plagued humanity for thousands of years.

A person could argue that this collapse into excessive spirituality is just a retreat from reality due to total physical, mental, emotional, etc weakness that comes when a civilization becomes too old and excessively-refined. That seems to be Western Europe's problem. They've become tired, exhausted, depressed nihilists who are so overly-civilized that they lack any will and drive to be what their ancestors used to be. All they want to do is complain about how countries aren't "playing fair" according to what they understand to be the rules.

A lot of what Nietzsche wrote about concerning the threat of nihilism is very applicable to the death of the Western world of today. Keir Starmer could be the poster boy for Nietzche's Last Man. A pathetic mediocrity with the soul of a bureaucrat what worships a rules-based international order who seems to want to apologize for even existing.

 

[Bogliacci]

The Islamist authorities have banned the populace from celebrating this Nowruz at Iran's historical heritage sites. Afraid of protests there maybe, and/or that Pahlavi's call to defend such heritage sites is code for the royalists to organize & fight around them.

I've put money down on Nowruz being when the call to rise up comes

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

That's because India cheats. Their IQ charts are "modified" for Indian standards which is a way of saying its bullshit.

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I have never heard of this. And now i will never forget it.

 

[Myrtle the Turtle]

Interesting article from today. Wonder how many of the half who just consider it a job will stick around after they miss another paycheck tomorrow.
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The IRGC is one of the few ways to get ahead in Iran. You get a ton of benefits for you and your family, and I suspect thats why many stay or join since the rest of the country's economy is in decline. The issue with keeping the rest of your country impoverished while keeping your elite guard well payed is that exactly this issue. They're not staying out of loyalty, they're staying because it pays well and keeps the lights on. This number has undoubtedly ticked up as the environmental and economic pressures on the country ramp up.

My friend had a relative in the IRGC during the Iraq-Iran war and from what I can gather, back then it was a more of a motivated nationalist military group that was woven with religion devoted to defending their country. Now its mainly composed of Israel and US sperging, at least at the top.

Anyone heard if the Nowruz bonus paychecks bounced this week?

 

[RA-5C Vigilante]

The IRGC is one of the few ways to get ahead in Iran. You get a ton of benefits for you and your family, and I suspect thats why many stay or join since the rest of the country's economy is in decline. The issue with keeping the rest of your country impoverished while keeping your elite guard well payed is that exactly this issue. They're not staying out of loyalty, they're staying because it pays well and keeps the lights on. This number has undoubtedly ticked up as the environmental and economic pressures on the country ramp up.

My friend had a relative in the IRGC during the Iraq-Iran war and from what I can gather, back then it was a more of a motivated nationalist military group that was woven with religion devoted to defending their country. Now its mainly composed of Israel and US sperging, at least at the top.

Anyone heard if the Nowruz bonus paychecks bounced this week?

I mean, the TSA hasn’t had a paycheck in a while and they somehow still show up to work.

 

[Burnt Fish]

You can instantly deduct 20 points for the fact they shit on the street and beaches and the entire country is a garbage dump populated by rapists and train enthusiasts.

you can instantly just discard the measure in their case because IQ is a measure of HUMAN intelligence

 

[Snekposter]

I mean, the TSA hasn’t had a paycheck in a while and they somehow still show up to work.

So long as they will pretend to work, we will pretend to pay them.

 

[Chilson]

That's because India cheats. Their IQ charts are "modified" for Indian standards which is a way of saying its bullshit.

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IQ tests are also a bell curve test based on everyone else who has taken the test. No shit the IQ averages out to 100 for a specific national identify when you only "calibrate" it by including that singular national identity and exclude the others.


The average IQ by specific national identity ONLY WORKS if you include the other nations LMAO!

 

[Dumbledore's Onlyfans]

I mean, the TSA hasn’t had a paycheck in a while and they somehow still show up to work.

Isn't it interesting that we have the highest chance of having a domestic terrorist cell commit acts of mass violence on the mailand USA since 9/11, and yet the Senate can't get it together to fund the Department of Homeland Security, preferring to squabble like a gaggle of wine aunts while leaving us naked to our enemies. God Bless America.

 

[Bingo Enjoyer]

So long as they will pretend to work, we will pretend to pay them.

[placeholder joke about TSA vs Marines, sacrifice = marrying fat gummy toothed bitches, pay = marrying fat gummy toothed bitches]

 

[RA-5C Vigilante]

Isn't it interesting that we have the highest chance of having a domestic terrorist cell commit acts of mass violence on the mailand USA since 9/11, and yet the Senate can't get it together to fund the Department of Homeland Security, preferring to squabble like a gaggle of wine aunts while leaving us naked to our enemies. God Bless America.

Considering the TSA’s “success” rate, we’ll be fine.

 

[Falcos_Commisar]

The IRGC is one of the few ways to get ahead in Iran. You get a ton of benefits for you and your family, and I suspect thats why many stay or join since the rest of the country's economy is in decline. The issue with keeping the rest of your country impoverished while keeping your elite guard well payed is that exactly this issue. They're not staying out of loyalty, they're staying because it pays well and keeps the lights on. This number has undoubtedly ticked up as the environmental and economic pressures on the country ramp up.

My friend had a relative in the IRGC during the Iraq-Iran war and from what I can gather, back then it was a more of a motivated nationalist military group that was woven with religion devoted to defending their country. Now its mainly composed of Israel and US sperging, at least at the top.

Anyone heard if the Nowruz bonus paychecks bounced this week?

The IRGC is a state within a state.

They control private corps that give jobs to supporters and members, they have their own pension funds, their own fraternal association groups.

It's literally the SS of Iran. They also control essentially all major infrastructure projects in the country and have massive make work construction programs (including absolutely wrecking Iran's River systems with insane damage building)

 

[jje100010001]

I just realized that Iran basically just admitted to having access to missiles that can travel much farther than they ever let on.
Sure, they missed because Iran sucks at hitting things, but the fact that they were forced to reveal they have tech that can even approach such a launch radius should be proof enough that Europe can't pretend they're safe from any potential fallout should they get nukes.

It's interesting that every single action that Iran has done has basically told a corresponding region that the Islamic regime must not survive.

1. Attacks Gulf- Puts GCC on Trump's side because it tells them that Iran is willing to destroy them if attacked.
2. Attacks Hormuz- Trump waits a little bit and the Euros and China sweating are already sweating bullets and putting out mealy-mouthed statements because they are perpetual fencesitters and a significant portion of their energy runs through Hormuz.
3. Attacks Qatar- Informs Qatar that it is not safe despite the billions poured by Qatar into a rival regional power structure to the GCC.
4. Attacks Diego Garcia with IRBM- May possibly put the Euros on Trump's side because Europe can no longer say that they can safely wait out the war with Iran, while increasingly justifying Trump's claims that Iran was close to da bomb.

 

[David Floyd George]

This chart says India averages around 98 and I just can’t believe that.

The Iran # is similarly bullshit. It's based on an online IQ test, so is immediately disqualified by massive sampling error. Also, since the test is online and not at all supervised, it's possible to take it repeatedly. Iran's true # is probably in the 80's and India's for sure is in the 70's.

 

[pooterino]

the secretive U.S. RQ-180, has been spotted in Greek airspace in recent days

Can we call it the Reaper?

no not that reaper

So how does one hypothetically naked short sell oil futures strategic martyrs?

NOW - Trump on Iran: "I'm not putting troops anywhere." nitter
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Voiceover: This meant he definitely had troops on the way to somewhere, possibly to do something.

 

[Evan Kor]

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country

Iran IQ: 105
Occupied Palestine (jews) IQ: 98
White Americans: 103
Black Americans: 85
American Average: 101

I wouldn't trust IQ data from 3rd world countries. If they know they can get international aid, they have a financial incentive to greatly underestimate their average IQ whereas if they're a rouge state like Iran, they have an incentive to overestimate it.

 

[Next Door Jimmy]

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country

Iran IQ: 105
Occupied Palestine (jews) IQ: 98
White Americans: 103
Black Americans: 85
American Average: 101

As usual, poor media literacy strikes again. You didn't check the sources, did you? You posted the first straw of respectability you could grasp. Here's is the prime source that site aggregate you linked is using to create slop.
Sample: 1,212,714 people who took the same IQ Test on this site in 2025

It only measures the IQs of people who take their dumb online test. Only 10k Iranians took it and the bias would be strictly towards Iranians who have a computer or can even conceive of the concept of IQ so of course, it would be overrepresented by Iranian's most civilized. Only 22k Americans bothered to take the test and as you might know, online test-taking is strong representative of low IQ in the western world. This means nothing to no one but Facebook users. No racial demographics breakdowns in the linked article so you made that one up full cloth.

Also if you looked at the sources they quote but for some reason, the actual study in Intelligence Capital shows America as #1 an A+ in fact the only A+ in the world. with a score of 74 Lowly, girly-brained Iran is a measly 25. 82 out of 128 in the world. Slightly below Bosnia but slightly above Ecuador. You're closer to brain eaters in Guinea than you are to getting to half of where we are are at.

http://www.kailchan.ca/wp-content/u...-full-results-and-methodology_Apr-2017_v2.pdf

Spoiler: Long text showing why IC is a much more valuable than IQ when determining actual success

Intelligence Capital Index (ICI) is a metric developed by Kai L. Chan, PhD, to assess a nation’s ability to leverage the knowledge economy by evaluating its environment for education, creativity, and talent attraction. It serves as a barometer for a country’s "smarts," measuring the potential to expand knowledge frontiers and drive innovation.

Key Features of the ICI:​

• Focus on quality and elite talent: Unlike traditional measures that emphasize average educational performance, the ICI prioritizes the distribution of cognitive skills, especially among top performers.
• Six core aspects:
  1. Quantity of education
  2. Quality of education
  3. Average cognitive skills
  4. Elite cognitive skills
  5. Creativity and complexity
  6. Attractiveness and openness to talent (including migration)
• Grading system: Countries receive a letter grade from A+ (best) to D (worst), with "+" and "-" modifiers (e.g., A+, A, A−).

Top-Ranked Countries (2017 ICI Results):​

• 1. USA – Score: 74.88, Grade: A+
• 2. UK – Score: 64.19, Grade: A
• 3. Germany – Score: 64.18, Grade: A
• 4. Australia – Score: 63.96, Grade: A
• 5. Singapore – Score: 63.60, Grade: A

Important Notes:​

• The ICI emphasizes elite skills over average performance—e.g., India ranks 76th on average but 51st on elite skills.
• The index includes external talent acquisition (migration), recognizing that countries like the U.S., UK, and Singapore attract global talent.
• It is not a measure of overall human capital, which should also include emotional intelligence (EQ), cultural intelligence (CQ), and social networks.
• The most recent full version was published in April 2017; no updated results are available in the provided context.

The ICI is designed to help policymakers understand how well nations are preparing for the knowledge-driven future shaped by artificial intelligence, big data, and automation.

I'm not sure which is lower. Your IQ or your izzat. If you need help, use google translate next time.

Edit: I decided to do a little more math on the American IQ breakdown provided. If the average White American IQ is 103 and the average Black population IQ is 85, the average IQ of all non-white Americans would have to be 115 to have the national average be 101. Fucking LOL. LMAO even.

 

[Fanatical Pragmatist]

occupied Palestine

Mohammed was a pedophile, and a false prophet, and got fucked in the ass.

launching aircraft from outside Iran's targeting envelope

You have to be brown, because only a retard would look at the ability of the US to do this and think it's an L

 

[pooterino]

Hasan just spent the first half hour of his today gooning over the damaged F-35.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2726457665?t=00h18m14s
"Oh my God, American Empire is so fucking over."

Shit, which day of the week is it? Lemme check my globalhomo notes:
Sun/T/Th/S - "America has never even developed a culture worth having" and/or some variant of "America doesn't have like millenia of culture"
MWF - "America is a culture of hatred and slavery for hundreds of years and is now a Fascistic Empire, reeee!"
Must be Friday.

ok so the idea of 30% less fertilizer being available DOES NOT mean the price goes up by 30% but that the price will go up until 30% less people buy fertilizer

Studs, please investigate whether or not the President can find the legal authority within the confines of the Executive to use old dead corpses as feed for a processing plant. (You know, unclaimed ones that would usually go to some Potter's Hill somewhere, pauper's burials.) Body mass can be repurposed into... organic "plant vitamins" like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium... this will help with the upcoming fertilizer crisis you mention.

Report back on feasibility of implementation by Christmas 2026

 

[Russell Coight]

Iran won't quit until the guardian council hit the theoretical limit for short term virgin distribution in the afterlife. Demand will outweigh supply. Fat virgins doubling in value overnight will put the lower end of the market out of reach for the common martyr who'll be left gooning for all eternity. You can't run a business like this.