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Hunter's avatar

Great piece. Spot on. I had not realized that Iran always had such IRBMs or that it was Khamenei who had limited their use (and kept a lid on the nuclearization program). Crazy times...

George Dardess's avatar

Thanks very much again, Van. Very helpful insights. The new technologies democratize warfare, so that "weaker" actors can now play the game. Of course Trump &Co. could not or would not acknowledge this fact.

John Seal's avatar

Iran is now claiming they didn't launch missiles against Diego Garcia. Not sure what to make of that.

Un-Diplomatic's avatar

Yeah, it makes no sense, unless they’re trying to get the Brits to stay out as much as possible. Someone fired an MRBM from the Middle East and the missile experts trace it to Iranian territory more or less, so...