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Maximo Roboto
Feb 4, 2012

Punish the Saudis and Emiratis by seeking detente with Iran. Use the resuscitation of the Obama-era nuke deal to do it and also peel them away from Russia. Explode the neocon heads. Do ittt

https://twitter.com/backtolife_2022/status/1501655607711092736

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Some Guy TT
Aug 30, 2011
Probation
Can't post for 1 minute!
lol that were abandoning all of our other petty spite relationships to dedicate everything to the petty spite relationship against russia

Maximo Roboto
Feb 4, 2012

Realpolitik's back in town

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Iran in talks with the Taliban to resume ambitious rail project


quote:

Tehran, Iran – Iran is holding talks with the Taliban to resume construction of an ambitious rail project that ultimately aims to connect at least five Central Asian countries, according to an Iranian official.

Iran is ready to make further investments and both sides are willing to finish construction on a rail line connecting Khaf in northeastern Iran with Herat in northwestern Afghanistan, according to Iranian transit official Abbas Khatibi.

Khatibi, a deputy head of the Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company of Iran, was quoted by the Tasnim news website as saying the project could boost trade and reduce transit costs.

“This rail line can also link Afghanistan with Iran’s southern ports,” he said, adding that when fully complete, the project could eventually carve a path linking China to Turkey.

Lack of recognition doesn't appear to be stopping the development of infrastructure projects.

Some Guy TT
Aug 30, 2011
Probation
Can't post for 1 minute!
i think recognition is another one of those words that dont actually mean anything anymore

guidoanselmi
Feb 6, 2008

I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

Persia should occupy its historic borders at its maximum extent and finally take Greece imho. would resolve a lot of problems.

Zedhe Khoja
Nov 10, 2017

sürgünden selamlar
yıkıcılar ulusuna

OhFunny posted:

Iran in talks with the Taliban to resume ambitious rail project

Lack of recognition doesn't appear to be stopping the development of infrastructure projects.

gently caress I’d love to take a train from Istanbul to Beijing one day

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

(and can't post for 21 days!)

Some Guy TT posted:

lol that were abandoning all of our other petty spite relationships to dedicate everything to the petty spite relationship against russia

Russia is directly threatening the order of the First World in a way that American policymakers are only realizing too late. We have to move quick to keep some countries from totally falling into the Chinese orbit by letting them trade for oil in dollars again.

LMAO

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

Zedhe Khoja posted:

gently caress I’d love to take a train from Istanbul to Beijing one day

https://surlybikes.com/bikes/long_haul_trucker

https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/

guidoanselmi
Feb 6, 2008

I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

Zedhe Khoja posted:

gently caress I’d love to take a train from Istanbul to Beijing one day

i planned this out as a road trip once. I think a train would be a lot safer…

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

driving would suck. cycling just gets people stopping you all the time inviting you into their homes because it's so uncommon. the whole point is to meet and interact with people; if i wasn't considering cycling i'd hitchhike

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

in bulgaria my train conductor came by at dusk as we were chugging along and handed out lil chains to everyone to wrap around their cabin interior handles in case we were robbed by outlaws on horseback. it was so cool lol

Al-Saqr
Nov 11, 2007

One Day I Will Return To Your Side.
i wonder if the war in Ukraine will mean America will sign the Iran deal with much better terms for Iran than they would’ve done previously.

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

previous agreement? friend, biden and the ayatolla both look out for the wellbeing of their respective peoples and a free-trade deal would bring prosperity to all sides. yes i emerged from the uruk-hai birthing pits four months ago, why do you ask

Ardennes
May 12, 2002

Al-Saqr posted:

i wonder if the war in Ukraine will mean America will sign the Iran deal with much better terms for Iran than they would’ve done previously.

It would be funny if they did but Israel was enough to still keep Iran on the Chinese side of the fence.

Homeless Friend
Jul 16, 2007

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

Russia is directly threatening the order of the First World in a way that American policymakers are only realizing too late. We have to move quick to keep some countries from totally falling into the Chinese orbit by letting them trade for oil in dollars again.

LMAO

Maximo Roboto posted:

Realpolitik's back in town

Man Musk
Jan 13, 2010

https://twitter.com/Badermasaker/status/1438892993352814595?s=20&t=BTvShG72ehp805sdS6EdHA

lumpentroll
Mar 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1502778164686241792

Ramrod Hotshot
May 30, 2003


So I guess that kills the Iran deal.

What would they get out of this?

Atrocious Joe
Sep 2, 2011

Some Iranian officials promised there would be revenge after an Israeli strike in Syria killed some IRGC officers. there's been allegations of a Mossad presence in Erbil for years, and there were reported attacks against some before

I have no idea how credible any of it really is.
https://twitter.com/RudawEnglish/status/1191094524845731843?s=20&t=sK9GB4mxWJsToak20PmZUQ
https://twitter.com/atyanibaker/status/1382434153841446912?s=20&t=sK9GB4mxWJsToak20PmZUQ
https://twitter.com/snarwani/status/1437049088164438026?s=20&t=sK9GB4mxWJsToak20PmZUQ

Flavahbeast
Jul 21, 2001


Ramrod Hotshot posted:

So I guess that kills the Iran deal.

What would they get out of this?

not necessarily, 2am isn't a great time to bomb a consulate if you're trying to maximize casualties. This might be a compromise within Iran to placate the IRGC without killing the nuclear agreement

guidoanselmi
Feb 6, 2008

I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

e:

guidoanselmi has issued a correction as of 04:16 on Mar 13, 2022

Some Guy TT
Aug 30, 2011
Probation
Can't post for 1 minute!
https://mobile.twitter.com/AhmadiBijanFA/status/1502846901363826690

CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

do these sorts of attacks purposely miss the target to not escalate things or is it more limitations of the weaponry?

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

(and can't post for 21 days!)

the nuclear deal was already over before this strike
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/10/iran-pressures-us-over-nuclear-talks-delay

It's not exactly clear what the sticking point is. The impression is that we're demanding sanctions between Iran & Russia, which is a redline for them. The deal is nearly finalized as it is. Iran also wants assurances that a future Republican administration won't just tear up the deal, which Mike Pence has already promised they'll do.

Spergin Morlock
Aug 8, 2009

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

the nuclear deal was already over before this strike
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/10/iran-pressures-us-over-nuclear-talks-delay

It's not exactly clear what the sticking point is. The impression is that we're demanding sanctions between Iran & Russia, which is a redline for them. The deal is nearly finalized as it is. Iran also wants assurances that a future Republican administration won't just tear up the deal, which Mike Pence has already promised they'll do.

the only way they get that assurance is if it passes congress as a treaty and biden signs it lol

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

(and can't post for 21 days!)

Spergin Morlock posted:

the only way they get that assurance is if it passes congress as a treaty and biden signs it lol

At this point Republicans would rather try to make treaties non-binding than accept having to do diplomacy.

lumpentroll
Mar 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/KTLA/status/1502826780180189184

Mr Hootington
Jul 24, 2008

I'M HAVING A HOOT EATING CORNETTE THE LONG WAY

Spergin Morlock posted:

the only way they get that assurance is if it passes congress as a treaty and biden signs it lol

Democrats nd Republicans are in bipartisan support of scuttling any Iran deal.

genericnick
Dec 26, 2012

Mr Hootington posted:

Democrats nd Republicans are in bipartisan support of scuttling any Iran deal.

Pff, who even needs their oil? Now to take a good sip of Gazprom gas from the pipes that run directly to my home and catch up on what the world has been up to while I played Elden Ring.

Ardennes
May 12, 2002
Yeah, it is why letting off Venezuela isn't going to cut it because Venezuela simply can't right such a larger supply gap on its own and at best they may add another 500,000 bd in supply in the near future.

AnimeIsTrash
Jun 30, 2018
Probation
Can't post for 5 hours!

who else would she stab? spongebob squarepants?

mawarannahr
May 21, 2019


quote:

After the stabbing, the victim pushed Nikoubin off of him and ran out of the room to call 911, police said. Nikoubin also ran out of the room, telling a hotel employee that she had just stabbed a man, according to the arrest report.

When talking to police, Nikoubin told an investigator “she wanted revenge.” She said she had listened to a song called “Grave Digger,” which “gave her the motivation … to carry out her revenge.”

lol

Flavahbeast
Jul 21, 2001


at least she didn't stab a broke guy

Zedhe Khoja
Nov 10, 2017

sürgünden selamlar
yıkıcılar ulusuna

I'd say I can fix her but she's already perfect

Atrocious Joe
Sep 2, 2011

oh wow the US admits Iran hit an Israeli facility in Erbil
https://twitter.com/farnazfassihi/status/1503472255824809990?s=20&t=PAHOpkkhAoHhXWbEUY-FCg

Al-Saqr
Nov 11, 2007

One Day I Will Return To Your Side.
hoooooolyyyyy fuuuuuuuucking poo poo

https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/1503728403891040260?s=21

this is huge news

skipmyseashells
Nov 14, 2020
lol at everyone in the comments instantly talking about gadaffi’ing mbs

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

skipmyseashells posted:

lol at everyone in the comments instantly talking about gadaffi’ing mbs

saud family isn't stupid enough to give up the nukes

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Vernii
Dec 7, 2006

i say swears online posted:

saud family isn't stupid enough to give up the nukes

MBS has rivals within the royal family that he's been able to silence but not purge due to their positions/close relationships with the king. There are almost certainly members of the House of Saud that would be happy to see him in a ditch if the opportunity presented itself.

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