That's cause the oil is headed to China, the USA could easily sink every Iranian tanker but they don't want to involve China.
Article: Two Iranian nurses were gang-raped and brutally tortured by regime security agents because they treated wounded protesters during anti-government demonstrations in January, a report has claimed.
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), who have close ties to the country's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, slaughtered thousands of protesters before killing and sexually abusing medics who helped the injured at Tehran's Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, it is reported.
The sexual assaults were so severe doctors had to remove part of her intestine and her uterus may have to be taken out. She also has to live with a colostomy bag.
The woman is so traumatised she begged surgeons to let her die and she is currently tied to the hospital bed to stop her from harming herself as she remains under the supervision of IRGC security forces.
Another nurse who was arrested and gang-raped in custody has been fitted with a colostomy bag and doctors removed her uterus due to extreme bleeding.
The opposition outlet also reported the nurse was forced to sign a document saying she married one of the IRGC agents and her family had to pay him a large fee to secure her release.
She also had to sign a statement which blamed her rape and abuse on 'rioters', sources said.
The issue is that even the pipelines are not a solution wthiout stability. One of the reasons why Saudio was on board with the current syrian government - aside kicking out Iranian influence - they needed a stabilzation for potential pipes. Now they will use the pipes towards the Suez Canal (forgot the name), but Egypt is often unstable and Houthis still cause issues from time to time. Very unstable region. That's why I am always confused why isolationists do not understand that no country can be full isolated unless you want North Korea and statism. Things like various water canals, resources, global prices are something you have to deal with.
There's always another zealot in line and repressing everyone sistematically requires very low mental upkeep when you have been building a system for it for several decades, so virtually anyone can do it if his minions respect him enough (and they will because they're confy in the system).
Evil exists and should be destroyed. Fortunately we have the means and the will to put a dent in it.
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Live updates: Top U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran war
The director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, has announced his resignation, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran.
The US government is also losing some people, just in a different way. This guy seems a bit obsessed with Israel, calling the Syrian Civil War in which his wife was killed 'manufactured by Israel'
Article: A source familiar with private plans & discussions tells me Ali Larijani was, for the US & Israel, the most favored transitional candidate as of Sept 2025, but became a target early Feb 2026.
The source said Larijani became a target when he:
-Pushed for crackdown on protesters;
-Took front seat in lashing out at US/Israel;
-Assumed key role in strategizing the IRGC kinetic actions, in particular against GCC states.
Live updates: Top U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran war
The director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, has announced his resignation, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran.
The US government is also losing some people, just in a different way. This guy seems a bit obsessed with Israel, calling the Syrian Civil War in which his wife was killed 'manufactured by Israel'
He's emotionally compromised by his wife's death at the hands of ISIS. Good that he resigned. The head of counterterrorism should actually be interested in stopping the leading sponsor of terrorism in the world.Full letter. It's pretty scathing.
I think anyone with common sense would get behind in stopping the regime, but the disagreement is in the approach. But at this point I really don't know what other effective options were, given that every day they stay in power is a nightmare irani people.
At certain point there will be nobody to call. The president and the foreign minister have no power anymore. IRGC is gradually becoming a set of fragmented groups.
Just like with grooming gangs in UK or with female judges and otherrs releasing criminals in Germany, Northern Europe and so on. They have that idea that these people are "lesser humans" who require "help" so their misgivings should be forgiven.
Scathing against his credibility. Jesus, what a stupid letter. The Tucker enjoyer infestation runs deep indeed.Full letter. It's pretty scathing.
One fun thing about "not being an imminent threat" is all these "sleeper cells" running around are probably just for fun or something according to these people.
"No imminent threat" is probably what some would've said about the Taliban before 9/11Full letter. It's pretty scathing.
Sounds oddly familiar. No wonder they align well.
They'll support boots on the ground. hard to know which of these users were the "no new wars" types, but that clearly is not a factor here.
So far the plan seems to be decimate as much as local forces as possible - police, military etc. in the cities and then let crowds to take over. It seems like there are no real army outside the cities anyway.
