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  1. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/trump-accuses-iran-of-deadly-school-explosion-it-was-done-by-iran/vi-AA1XJZ5H?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=69adcf2f0d334dea8d51e06f91c6705b&ei=29 Ridiculous and grotesque to me to suggest that Iran was responsible for blowing up the school in which all those...
  2. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    The Iranian president's olive branch offered to the Gulf countries has been snatched away by the IRGC? If so the war blunders on with Iran, the Gulf countries, Israel, Lebanon all suffering further damage and the rest of the world suffering damaging economic consequences. Iran wants to destroy...
  3. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    I would think that Turkiye might be better placed to talk to the US and Iran than nearly all other countries. Might Turkiye be able to start talks with the warring factions to try to stop the current madness? I imagine also that with a long border with Iran, it is in Turkiye's interest for...
  4. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    US intentions seem to swirl around (unconditional surrender required/unconditional surrender not required, regime change required/regime change not required). It appears that there is no real war or post-war plan so the US is taking the simple approach of bombing Iran into oblivion until it...
  5. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    BBC reporter in Doha: "I feel like I've used the word unpredictable so much in last week, but when I'm preparing to let you know that the Iranian president has apologised to his neighbours and said no more attacks, and then you hear a siren moments later, I think it's a real example of that...
  6. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    Adenauer was a statesman. If you remember this speech with very un-Adenauer language, please point to a source because I don't believe that Adenauer said what you remember. Are Jews over-represented in finance in the City of London? I have never tried looking up the numbers but I think that is...
  7. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    I am no expert but I don't think that will happen. I guess that a powerful internal group will be needed to dislodge the incumbent theocratic dictators and the IRGC.
  8. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    I think that had Iran got close to creating a nuke it would have been attacked as it has been in the last year. Had it shut down its enrichment programme, I don't think it would have been subject to major attack as it is experiencing now. Israel clearly has a policy of aggression through the...
  9. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    Others suggest Hezbollah from Lebanon. I go along with that. The number of missiles being launched by Iran is said to be falling every day, presumably through launch sites being hit. Stopping drone launches will be far more difficult, I imagine.
  10. Spitfire9

    TR Propulsion Systems

    I don't know so I'm asking in case someone can answer... Civil aero-engine OEM's used to run performance improvement packages whereby every few years an engine PIP would be released, perhaps improving engine performance by 1%-2%. Perhaps they still do. Do military engine OEM's not offer such...
  11. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    There is a risk that Iran could get nukes from North Korea. I have to ask, though, why has Iran not already done that? If Pakistan is not able to attack Israel now or in the foreseeable future, why would Israel want to attack it?
  12. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    Shameful. Governments everywhere should have condemned the Oct 7 Hamas massacre and the following wholesale slaughter and destruction in Gaza. Many condemned the former; fewer condemned the latter. Western governments took no real action against Israel killing tens of thousands of civilians...
  13. Spitfire9

    TR HÜRJET-Advanced Jet Trainer/ Light attack aircraft

    I think that SAAB recently put paid to speculation that an EJ200 version of Gripen would be offered. In retrospect it might have been a good idea for India to have chosen EJ200 for its Tejas Mk2 proposal around 2010 and Turkiye similarly for Hurjet. However, having 4 countries able to block...
  14. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    I think Iran has had a policy of aggression since the republic was founded. It was attacked in the hope of ending that aggression, wasn't it? Killed thousands of its own citizens for religious reasons when first founded Wants to destroy the US Wants to destroy Israel Wants to develop nuclear...
  15. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156514/AD-Ports-Group-controlled-feeder-boxship-hit-by-projectile-in-Strait-of-Hormuz So Iran is not just targeting tankers. Short of Iran's government being replaced by a less belligerent one, Is there any way to stop Iran attacking ships in the Gulf?
  16. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    If you live in the UK you should also be aware of the weekly demonstrations in London against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. The British people are inclined to protest when they become aware of unacceptable action being taken against people in other parts of the world.
  17. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    BBC TV news reports that a ballistic missile heading for Turkiye has been intercepted and destroyed.
  18. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    It would be interesting to know how many 'draft dodgers' are in Ukraine and how many are in other countries. A side effect of the Iran war/conflict/special operation is that it may give Russia the opportunity to increase crude sales. I hear that a large number of shadow fleet tankers were...
  19. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

    Regarding the school bombing that killed 150 or more schoolgirls, it is Just my impression but I perceive little outrage in England through watching the BBC TV news and Channel 4 news, another channel respected for its news coverage. The popular press may report the story with outrage but I...
  20. Spitfire9

    Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

    Bad for Russia. I wonder how many Ukraine recruited and lost over the same period. I wonder because the data are not released, are they? It is not very useful to know how badly Russia is suffering while not knowing how badly Ukraine is suffering.

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