Turkey had another "oopsie" in their campaign against Kurdish militants, this time striking a UN related school and killing four teenaged girls and injuring a dozen others playing volleyball there.
As expected, it's about Sunni-Shia political bullshit.
Oh... The Iranian Tow was released.
I was thinking the US Navy was putting TOW Missiles on their Cyclone-class Patrol Ships for 'Dakka' reasons for a brief second there.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
Assassinated by Mossad or Iranian cliques within infighting?
TheRejectionist
TheRejectionist
Well Israel wouldn't mind Iran to be completely neutered as a menace in a civil war like Syria and they have ability to do it multiple times until Iran get the nukes.
On the other hand the IRGC hasn't been popular (if it ever was) since at least the end of the Iran-Iraq war.
The IRGC was steadily expanding their political and economic footprint in Iran over the years, to the point of strangling competition, the civilian government couldn't do anything about it, and their higher ups aka Ayatollahs didn't feel like cracking down on it.
A giant, militant, well connected organization running a significant chunk of the economy and at the same time engaging in huge amounts of shady activities overboard with their higher up's blessing? What could go wrong?
Iran’s Economic Crisis: IRGC Gold Mafia - NCRI
Iran is going through its worst economic period under the mullahs’ regime. While there are many speculations as to why this economic crisis is deepening
www.ncr-iran.org
The real footprint of the IRGC in Iran's economy
Given the important footprint of the IRGC in the Iranian economy, the Rouhani administration appears to be confronting the Guards by co-opting them.
www.al-monitor.com
Iran: The High Cost of the IRGC's Economic Might
How the Revolutionary Guards got into the economy—and what they're taking out of it.
nationalinterest.org
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
Plenty can. It'll face similar challenges as any other bloated military organisation sucking up the budget.The IRGC was steadily expanding their political and economic footprint in Iran over the years, to the point of strangling competition, the civilian government couldn't do anything about it, and their higher ups aka Ayatollahs didn't feel like cracking down on it.
A giant, militant, well connected organization running a significant chunk of the economy and at the same time engaging in huge amounts of shady activities overboard with their higher up's blessing? What could go wrong?
Iran’s Economic Crisis: IRGC Gold Mafia - NCRI
Iran is going through its worst economic period under the mullahs’ regime. While there are many speculations as to why this economic crisis is deepeningThe real footprint of the IRGC in Iran's economy
Given the important footprint of the IRGC in the Iranian economy, the Rouhani administration appears to be confronting the Guards by co-opting them.Iran: The High Cost of the IRGC's Economic Might
How the Revolutionary Guards got into the economy—and what they're taking out of it.
TheRejectionist
TheRejectionist
The IRGC was steadily expanding their political and economic footprint in Iran over the years, to the point of strangling competition, the civilian government couldn't do anything about it, and their higher ups aka Ayatollahs didn't feel like cracking down on it.
A giant, militant, well connected organization running a significant chunk of the economy and at the same time engaging in huge amounts of shady activities overboard with their higher up's blessing? What could go wrong?
Iran’s Economic Crisis: IRGC Gold Mafia - NCRI
Iran is going through its worst economic period under the mullahs’ regime. While there are many speculations as to why this economic crisis is deepeningThe real footprint of the IRGC in Iran's economy
Given the important footprint of the IRGC in the Iranian economy, the Rouhani administration appears to be confronting the Guards by co-opting them.Iran: The High Cost of the IRGC's Economic Might
How the Revolutionary Guards got into the economy—and what they're taking out of it.
So like the Mossad in Israel and the CIA/FBI in the USA ?
Lol... Those are pale shadow of IRGC even in their dreams. Imagine if NSA, CIA and FBI were one organization, subject only to the leader of DNC, were officially exempt from any but most ridiculous violations of the law, and owned companies totaling up to 15% of US GDP, with total freedom as to what to do with them. Oh and they also have their own navy, air force and special forces, separate from the national ones, which they are free to use internally or externally with no need for any decision or permission from the "normal" government, just as long as DNC leadership says so.
Then you didn't pay attention. They aren't just some bloated military organization. They ARE THE BUDGET. At least a nice chunk of it. 15% of whole country's GDP. They own companies, funds, control banks, just in addition to their clandestine activities, which include profitable smuggling routes...
If they scaled down activities they could self-fund easily.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
I don't need to it's obvious when it's foundation was founded on the ideals of the Iranian revolution requiring willing volunteers for the job and the rest will follow because it's financially beneficial.
Turkey is apparently launching one of its biggest operations yet into Syria (and Northern Iraq) dubbed 'Operation Claw-Sword.'
www.aa.com.tr
So far it's been a large scale air campaign against alleged PKK/YPG targets in Syria and Iraq.
Türkiye conducts 'most comprehensive' operation in northern Iraq, Syria
Ankara sees PKK and YPG as same terrorist groups, calls on countries, especially US, to cut all support to terrorists, says defense minister - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
So far it's been a large scale air campaign against alleged PKK/YPG targets in Syria and Iraq.
Nearly 500 Kurdish targets hit in Iraq and Syria, 254 terrorists killed, claims Turkey's defence minister
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said Wednesday that Turkey's military had hit nearly 500 Kurdish targets across Iraq and Syria as part of an air strikes’ campaign. “So far, 471 targets have been struck and 254 terrorists were neutralised in the operation,” Akar was quoted as saying by the...
www.wionews.com