Iran

[SpaceCoastVol]

Your interpretation that Trump's threat is hollow rings true.

As usual, he's all bluster and no bite.

As I said, he won't follow through with his threats because...

TACO

PS: How's that "I'll stop the Russia /Ukraine war Day One" promise of Donnie going?

PER CNN:


President Donald Trump’s decision to open a two-week negotiating window before deciding on striking Iran sets off an urgent effort to restart talks that had been deadlocked when Israel began its bombing campaign last week.

The hope among Trump and his advisers is that Iran — under constant Israeli attack and having suffered losses to its missile arsenal — will relent on its hardline position and agree to terms it had previously rejected, including abandoning its enrichment of uranium, according to US officials.

The deferred decision, which came after days of increasingly martial messages from the president suggesting he was preparing to order a strike, also gives Trump more time to weigh the potential consequences — including the chance it could drag the United States into the type of foreign conflict he promised to avoid.

“I think the president has made it clear he always wants to pursue diplomacy. But believe me, the president is unafraid to use strength if necessary,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday after relaying Trump’s new two-week timeline. “And Iran and the entire world should know that the United States military is the strongest and most lethal fighting force in the world, and we have capabilities that no other country on this planet possesses.”

You think that's a hollow threat? Well of course you do. If he doesn't do it, he's a chicken. If he does, he's a lying war monger. Lather rinse repeat with you Marxist clowns.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I’m genuinely not seeing what he thinks Trump is backing down from.

Yeah you do. Just stop and think about it for a minute. She's playing both sides of the coin. She thinks that either way and Trump is a clown and she has her gotcha moment. She's an idiot.

 

[Orange_Crush]

I’m not sure what you’re saying

As I follow the discussion, the question seems to be: "The status as we know it hasn't changed, so why attack?"

One could look at it as: "If they didn't attack then, and they have attacked now claiming existential threat, then what changed that we don't know about?"

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

This is why they will get completely wrecked. Brazen and ignorant.

Seems like those B2s are gonna be dropping the ordinance on their mountain facility. Which was built specifically deeper underground than the stated depth our ordinance can penetrate. Those articles have been out for years. Not sure how much that matters if we hit it repeatedly in the same crater though...or if the publicly available info regarding our ordinance is accurate. I am confident in our ability to destroy the site though. Israel will likely keep bombing the area until it is unsalvageable as well.

They aren't ignorant. They are arrogant and stupid. Ignorance is excusable. Ignorance is a lack of knowledge. They know they are about to get their asses handed to them and they truly believe they will gain the upper hand. That's straight up stupidity.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

All but the speak softly part. If you intend to act, you dont promote movement of assets, you do it quietly. This seems like theater.

Interesting. So you agree that the press needs to shut their ****ing mouths?

 

[Vol8188]

From your own article
“The Board of Governors... finds that Iran's many failures to uphold its obligations since 2019 to provide the Agency with full and timely cooperation regarding undeclared nuclear material and activities at multiple undeclared locations in Iran ... constitutes non-compliance with its obligations under its Safeguards Agreement with the Agency,"

Like I said this isn’t new, hell this information was all already public and well known. Why wait 6 years to do something about it? Why 6 years to release a report about information that was already known?

I feel like you’re intentionally ignoring the begging of the article of the article where it clearly states this specific form of noncompliance is something that hasn’t occurred in nearly 20 years.

6 years ago they didn’t have 60% uranium on top of noncompliance. You know that though. You seem to be intentionally ignoring some obvious facts here in favor of a false narrative

 

[Matt2496]

Looks like Israel may handle it. We'll see.

 

[Smokey123]

As I follow the discussion, the question seems to be: "The status as we know it hasn't changed, so why attack?"

One could look at it as: "If they didn't attack then, and they have attacked now claiming existential threat, then what changed that we don't know about?"

I think that’s a fair question as well. This whole situation is odd.

 

[Smokey123]

I feel like you’re intentionally ignoring the begging of the article of the article where it clearly states this specific form of noncompliance is something that hasn’t occurred in nearly 20 years.

6 years ago they didn’t have 60% uranium on top of noncompliance. You know that though. You seem to be intentionally ignoring some obvious facts here in favor of a false narrative

I’m not ignoring it, they’re saying the IAEA report is saying they breached the NPT agreeing for the first time in 20 years. Which has been going on since 2019

Yes they did. Thats the whole point. Why wait 6 years to declare this when it’s been going on for years. Just because you say something over and over and over doesn’t make it true

 

[Smokey123]

They’ve been none compliant since 2019 and they hit 60% in 2021.

The IAEA board "Finds that Iran's many failures to uphold its obligations since 2019 to provide the Agency with full and timely cooperation regarding undeclared nuclear material and activities at multiple undeclared locations in Iran ... constitutes non-compliance with its obligations under its Safeguards Agreement with the Agency,"

Iran starts enriching uranium at 60%, its highest level ever

Announcement is likely to raise tensions as Iran negotiates with world powers to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[sonofUT62]

You're digging a deep hole my man...

Did the United States threaten to bomb Iran 2025

Yes, there were reports in 2025 indicating that the United States, under President Donald Trump, threatened military action against Iran, specifically targeting its nuclear facilities, if Iran did not agree to a new nuclear deal. These threats were part of a broader escalation in tensions, with Trump emphasizing that Iran must not develop nuclear weapons. For instance, on March 30, 2025, Trump stated that "there will be a bombing" if Iran did not make progress toward a nuclear agreement, alongside threats of imposing secondary tariffs on countries trading with Iran. Additionally, throughout June 2025, Trump’s rhetoric intensified, including calls for Iran’s "unconditional surrender" and warnings about striking nuclear sites like the Fordo facility if diplomatic efforts failed. These statements were accompanied by U.S. military buildup in the Middle East, including the deployment of B-2 stealth bombers and additional forces, signaling preparedness for potential strikes.

Cool. Now do Obamas red line in Syria. For the record I hope the US walks as far away from this as we can and will think even less of Trump if he gets us involved. That being said…why don’t you ask Soleimani and Baghdadi about Trumps testicular fortitude. If you can reach them for comment.

 

[Vol8188]

From your own article
“The Board of Governors... finds that Iran's many failures to uphold its obligations since 2019 to provide the Agency with full and timely cooperation regarding undeclared nuclear material and activities at multiple undeclared locations in Iran ... constitutes non-compliance with its obligations under its Safeguards Agreement with the Agency,"

Like I said this isn’t new, hell this information was all already public and well known. Why wait 6 years to do something about it? Why 6 years to release a report about information that was already known?

Those aren’t the same thing. Yes, they’ve been failing to uphold many of their obligations. The differences this time include a large amount of 60% enriched uranium, traces of uranium found at numerous sites, and all of that lead to an official vote regarding their noncompliance. This was the first time that occurred since 2005.

You seem to be intentionally mixing things up so you can pretend this is no different than 2019.

 

[Vol8188]

They’ve been none compliant since 2019 and they hit 60% in 2021.

The IAEA board "Finds that Iran's many failures to uphold its obligations since 2019 to provide the Agency with full and timely cooperation regarding undeclared nuclear material and activities at multiple undeclared locations in Iran ... constitutes non-compliance with its obligations under its Safeguards Agreement with the Agency,"

Iran starts enriching uranium at 60%, its highest level ever

Announcement is likely to raise tensions as Iran negotiates with world powers to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement.

www.aljazeera.com

Failures and the official vote to proclaim their noncompliance are separate things. Do to additional failures, they had an official vote to proclaim Iran was non compliant.

 

[Smokey123]

Those aren’t the same thing. Yes, they’ve been failing to uphold many of their obligations. The differences this time include a large amount of 60% enriched uranium, traces of uranium found at numerous sites, and all of that lead to an official vote regarding their noncompliance. This was the first time that occurred since 2005.

You seem to be intentionally mixing things up so you can pretend this is no different than 2019.

All those things occurred years ago. The only thing that just occurred is a vote to condemn their noncompliance. Which is my whole point if it’s been happening for years why wait until now?

Good grief

 

[Smokey123]

Failures and the official vote to proclaim their noncompliance are separate things. Do to additional failures, they had an official vote to proclaim Iran was non compliant.

Name the additional failures

 

[Vol8188]

All those things occurred years ago. The only thing that just occurred is a vote to condemn their noncompliance. Which is my whole point if it’s been happening for years why wait until now?

Good grief

The official vote, the increased amount of 60% uranium, the weakness of Iranian proxies, the weakness of Iranian defenses (from when Israel struck like 6 months to 1 year ago), the Trump administration.

Those would be my main assumptions

 

[Orangeburst]

Iran’s Modern Q-Ship: A Threat from New Quarters

In January 2024 Iran successfully tested the launch of ballistic missiles housed in cargo containers from the deck of a container ship, giving it the ability to launch missile strikes from new and previously unexpected vectors and from a highly survivable platform. This has significantly...

www.rusi.org

new twist..what if they already have nukes from Pakistan, NK, China or Russia? Could be sitting off out coast for an EMP attack, and no one would be wiser as to who launched it.

 

[Smokey123]

The head of the IAEA even stated the report contained no new information and Iran had been doing it for years. But oh gosh they finally voted on a resolution it must all be new information

 

[Vol8188]

Name the additional failures

They doubled the amount of 60% uranium they had in only 2-3 months time, the iaea also found they had a new facility in June of 2024, the iaea delayed votes on some of this in hopes of diplomacy, but the doubling of the amount of 60% uranium they have in such a short time (2-3 months) was one of the primary drivers along with continued non compliance

 

[Vol8188]

The head of the IAEA even stated the report contained no new information and Iran had been doing it for years. But oh gosh they finally voted on a resolution it must all be new information

Please find that statement.

 

[Smokey123]

Please find that statement.

I’ve posted twice in this thread

 

[VAVol85]

Looks like Israel may handle it. We'll see.

One approach would be to fake a B2 mission to get Iran to evacuate Fordow making an assault easier. The best way to be sure of the damage is to have people inside doing the damage.

 

[Vol8188]

I’ve posted twice in this thread

You’ve posted a lot in this thread. It’s a large thread.

 

[Smokey123]

You’ve posted a lot in this thread. It’s a large thread.

Here’s a video since quotes don’t work for you

 

[85SugarVol]

Iran’s had the technical capability to enrich past 60% for years, even the IAEA has confirmed that. The fact they haven’t done it shows restraint or strategic signaling, not inability. As for why 60%? ,medical isotope production, political leverage, and a response to JCPOA collapse and Israeli sabotage are well-documented explanations. You just don’t like them.

Ah, well that’s comforting.

Iran has been enriching Uranium for medical isotope production? It all makes sense now.

Guess everyone can go home now.