Interesting.
The Yemen situation may just be complicated enough to confuse the public.
This is a much better effort than that tanker attack a few months back.
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Interesting.
The Yemen situation may just be complicated enough to confuse the public.
This is a much better effort than that tanker attack a few months back.
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He's gunna get sacked as president and replaced by Jade Rawlings?
Who would've thought Iran is capable of launching stealth attacks deep into enemy territory. I thought they didn't have the technology required for such mission against the Saudis who certainly don't lack with billions of dollars worth of weaponry procured from US. Unless they themselves wanted these attacks to succeed. Would serve as a great pretext I suppose for a future conflict some are itching for.
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A military superpower was outsmarted by a swarm of tiny robots — and it's just the beginning
A decade ago, an attack like this was unthinkable, but now rebels and cartels can take on superpowers with hobby kits bought online, writes Ben Rich.
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Technology and military superiority has had a habit of being usurped by asymmetrical warfare, arguably since Agincourt.
This is the latest iteration.
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A military superpower was outsmarted by a swarm of tiny robots — and it's just the beginning
A decade ago, an attack like this was unthinkable, but now rebels and cartels can take on superpowers with hobby kits bought online, writes Ben Rich.
Technology and military superiority has had a habit of being usurped by asymmetrical warfare, arguably since Agincourt.
This is the latest iteration.
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Tactically we could go back even further to the days of the Oblique Order, which the Macedonians quickly adopted.Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus - Wikipedia
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So essentially this regime is using foreign nationals as bargaining chips (hostages) for wider political reasons.
Sick, twisted regime.
While Australian officials insist Canberra’s decision to commit to a US-led mission to protect ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz is unconnected to the detention of its citizens, Tehran has a history of using individuals ruthlessly as bargaining chips in a wider geopolitical game.
Hostage taking, or “hostage diplomacy”, has a lengthy tail in the history of the Islamic Republic, going back to the November 4, 1979, seizure of the American embassy in Tehran and a siege that ensued for 444 days. Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for more than a year.
More recently, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian was held in Iran for 544 days before being released with three other Iranian-Americans as part of a prisoner swap in 2016, just before economic sanctions on Iran were lifted under the terms of the nuclear deal. In recent weeks, Iran has also detained a UK-flagged oil carrier in the Persian Gulf. The Stena Impero remains in Iranian custody, but members of its crew have been let go
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Sick, twisted regime.
While Australian officials insist Canberra’s decision to commit to a US-led mission to protect ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz is unconnected to the detention of its citizens, Tehran has a history of using individuals ruthlessly as bargaining chips in a wider geopolitical game.
Hostage taking, or “hostage diplomacy”, has a lengthy tail in the history of the Islamic Republic, going back to the November 4, 1979, seizure of the American embassy in Tehran and a siege that ensued for 444 days. Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for more than a year.
More recently, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian was held in Iran for 544 days before being released with three other Iranian-Americans as part of a prisoner swap in 2016, just before economic sanctions on Iran were lifted under the terms of the nuclear deal. In recent weeks, Iran has also detained a UK-flagged oil carrier in the Persian Gulf. The Stena Impero remains in Iranian custody, but members of its crew have been let go
Iran's hostage diplomacy is tangling an already difficult situation
Canberra finds itself with limited leverage in its bid to secure the release of Australian nationals held in Tehran.
A military superpower was outsmarted by a swarm of tiny robots — and it's just the beginning
A decade ago, an attack like this was unthinkable, but now rebels and cartels can take on superpowers with hobby kits bought online, writes Ben Rich.
Technology and military superiority has had a habit of being usurped by asymmetrical warfare, arguably since Agincourt.
This is the latest iteration.
There's nothing asymmetrical about this attack though. Pennetrating air defenses deep into enemy territory to carry out a strike against a more modern air defense system in the world is typical attack alas US/Israel. We've been told that Iran has ageing and questionable technology so to be able to carry out an attack of this size, the US troops and Israel must be worried then. Either this or maybe the point I made in my previous post
So essentially this regime is using foreign nationals as bargaining chips (hostages) for wider political reasons.
Sick, twisted regime.
While Australian officials insist Canberra’s decision to commit to a US-led mission to protect ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz is unconnected to the detention of its citizens, Tehran has a history of using individuals ruthlessly as bargaining chips in a wider geopolitical game.
Hostage taking, or “hostage diplomacy”, has a lengthy tail in the history of the Islamic Republic, going back to the November 4, 1979, seizure of the American embassy in Tehran and a siege that ensued for 444 days. Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for more than a year.
More recently, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian was held in Iran for 544 days before being released with three other Iranian-Americans as part of a prisoner swap in 2016, just before economic sanctions on Iran were lifted under the terms of the nuclear deal. In recent weeks, Iran has also detained a UK-flagged oil carrier in the Persian Gulf. The Stena Impero remains in Iranian custody, but members of its crew have been let go
Iran's hostage diplomacy is tangling an already difficult situation
Canberra finds itself with limited leverage in its bid to secure the release of Australian nationals held in Tehran.
Andrew Bolt, is that you?! No longer content with sprouting your filth in the mainstream media - you have to resort to forums now as well! LoL
Keen to get your intellectual view on the justification of keeping three innocent Aussies hostage.
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So, tell us about what you know about the regime that was replaced by the current theocracy?
FWIW the Australians who were there sound like they were doing stuff that was either espionage, or they are so stupid they probably deserve a fright like this.
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Those ones that were flying drones weren’t doing espionage, they’re just morons.
Here’s the kicker, Iran ranks fifth in the world for graduating stem engineers. Because of the sanctions a lot of their tech has been developed in house.
They’ll actually be a lot more advance then Iraq was.
Btw there’s rumours the attack was launched from inside Saudi boarders. That’s why they’re very hesitant to show trajectory.
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Most of my Iranian friends (including women) were engineers of various types. It's obviously valued quite highly there.
I don’t know man, I’m with JeanLucGoddard on this one.
They seem young dumb university graduate who’ve been doing their bit for ASIO to me..
There’s not many coincidences when it comes to filming off the beaten track military base.
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Nah.
I think it’s cute that you think the Australian government wouldn’t let a couple of young kids hang out to dry..
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I don’t think ASIO (or more accurately ASIS) would send their officers to Iran with a drone.
Yeah you’re right no way would a handler risk that shit.. they’d just let some dumb kid go in their place.
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You have no idea what you are talking about
I’d put money on it that one of the two is not being honest with the other..
There’s a massive difference between intel gathering, plausible deniability and military officers.
Special forces in Iran would stick out like a sore thumb.
Most of the guys in intel wouldn’t have been thru basic training.
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