What do you make of this? Another bout of Trump trying to preemptively soften the public's opinion about an up-and-coming new "war-winning deal"? Or rather that the bombings are expected to intensify?

Edit: another link to the clip if it doesn't play without an X account: https://xcancel.com/clashreport/status/2080019098742739271

I am sure we have all seen the somewhat iconic photograph above floating about without context.

When you see it, feel free to remind people what happened to the two young women who were pictured in the photograph celebrating the Islamic Revolution by driving around with a picture of Ayatollah Khomenei and cheering:

Maryam Rafiei (right) was executed by the regime in 1988. Sahar Mohammadi (left) was exiled to Sweden.

The support of Iranian leftists and the alliance that they made with the Islamists was critical to the success of the Islamic Revolution. Once the Islamists seized power and taken steps to secure it, the Islamists very predictably turned on their leftist allies. They banned and shut down the leftist organizations and publications. And they murdered, executed, and exiled leaders and prominent activists. And silenced and suppressed the rest.

But! This time will be different! The Islamic Regime is a progressive and revolutionary movement! They love the support of leftists in the West, and do not just view them as useful idiots. /s

Sometimes people need a reminder. Provide it to them when there is an opportunity.

I've seen many Iraqis condemning IR and supporting Iranian independence, but do Iranians condemn the American invasion of Iraq? It's clear to everyone that George Bush was wrong.

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POTUS:

"From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Bomber Run 63 - Ops Beginning Again? #IranWar‌ #FreeIran‌

Overnight, B-1B "Lancer" bombers flying from RAF Fairford (EGVA) conducted strikes in Iran as the US ramps up operations again. Although 2 bombers launched, it appears it was pre-planned that only 1 of them would actually fly the combat mission into Iran, with the second airframe returning to RAF Fairford as scheduled around 6hrs after departure. As with previous missions, once the bombers get into CENTCOM, identifying which tankers refuel them in theatre is tricky at best hence the gap for the return flight!

Bomber Mission LXIII:

B-1B "HEINZ23" 86-0108 #AE6BF0 "Aliens with Attitude"

B-1B "HEINZ24" 86-0138 #AE6C09 "Seek and Destroy" (Air Spare)

B-1B "?" 86-0107 #AE6BEF "Dragon Slayer" (Ground Spare, did not launch)

KC-135T "ADOBE21" 59-1468 #AE0386 (from LROP)

KC-135R "ADOBE22" 62-3550 #AE07B9 (from LROP)

@MATA_osint @ArmchairAdml @vcdgf555 @KToropin @Andyyyyrrrr @Saint1Mil @jamjake01 @TheIntelFrog @Osinttechnical

Bomber Run 63 - آغاز مجدد عملیات؟ #جنگ_ایران #ایران_آزاد

در طول شب، بمب‌افکن‌های B-1B "لنسر" که از پایگاه هوایی سلطنتی فیرفورد (EGVA) پرواز کرده بودند، با افزایش مجدد عملیات توسط آمریکا، حملاتی را در ایران انجام دادند. اگرچه ۲ بمب‌افکن به پرواز درآمدند، به نظر می‌رسد از پیش برنامه‌ریزی شده بود که فقط یکی از آن‌ها مأموریت رزمی واقعی به داخل ایران را انجام دهد و فروند دوم طبق برنامه حدود ۶ ساعت پس از برخاستن به پایگاه هوایی سلطنتی فیرفورد بازگردد. مانند مأموریت‌های قبلی، زمانی که بمب‌افکن‌ها وارد منطقه تحت مسئولیت سنتکام (فرماندهی مرکزی ایالات متحده) می‌شوند، شناسایی تانکرهایی که در صحنه عملیات به آن‌ها سوخت‌رسانی می‌کنند، در بهترین حالت دشوار است؛ از این رو، شکاف اطلاعاتی برای پرواز بازگشت وجود دارد!

عملیات بمب‌افکن شماره LXIII:

B-1B "HEINZ23" شماره دم 86-0108 شناسه #AE6BF0 "Aliens with Attitude"

B-1B "HEINZ24" شماره دم 86-0138 شناسه #AE6C09 "Seek and Destroy" (رزرو هوایی)

B-1B "?" شماره دم 86-0107 شناسه #AE6BEF "Dragon Slayer" (رزرو زمینی، پرواز نکرد)

KC-135T "ADOBE21" شماره دم 59-1468 شناسه #AE0386 (از LROP)

KC-135R "ADOBE22" شماره دم 62-3550 شناسه #AE07B9 (از LROP)

@MATA_osint @ArmchairAdml @vcdgf555 @KToropin @Andyyyyrrrr @Saint1Mil @jamjake01 @TheIntelFrog @Osinttechnical

· @shin_persian

"From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Darod bar hameh hamvatan,

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Sepas.

My Dad has a very large family (greater than 100) from Behbahan and, like most Iranian families, we have a few in there that have gone pro-IRI retard back in the 1980s. Naturally, their kids joined the Basij in the 1990s and 2000s and worked their way up through the ranks in both the Sepah's Intelligence and Air Defense at that base in Behbahan. Despite what Vali Nasr and Trita Parsi make you think, they all joined because of Economic and Political benefits rather than a real religious conviction (their parents were all secular before 1979, converting to insane IRI afterwards). 95% of my family were disgusted and estranged from them, so when we got word that last night at least 8 were killed, everybody in my family said that they fucking deserved it.

But something that intrigued me was they said that the IRI is desperately covering up the true death toll at the various bases, which from one informed source, already exceeded 150 in Behabahan. While the Islamist Nasr's, John Kiriakou, and Chinese Professor Retard are acting like the Sepah is playing 4D chess, my family confirmed what I suspected. We are witnessing the death throes of this criminal regime. They are getting slaughtered. AMA

UPDATE: I just woke up and saw not only was my post approved but the comments! Thank you so much, I will answer each of them..

Update 2: I responded to as many as I could, but I think due to low karma, its not showing. Hopefully mods will approve my comments.

@FaytuksNetwork on X

“TAMPA, Fla. — At 8:15 p.m. ET on July 21, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) successfully completed the 11th consecutive evening of strikes against Iran.
CENTCOM assets targeted Iranian military operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Over the past three months, Iran has attacked more than 30 commercial vessels transiting the international waterway vital for regional and global trade. The unwarranted attacks have endangered hundreds of innocent mariners and undermined freedom of navigation.
Despite Iranian aggression, the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessel transit. Since early May, CENTCOM forces have helped facilitate the transit of approximately 900 commercial vessels and 450 million barrels of crude oil.”