Posts by rabidrabit

NEW: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf appears to be engaged in a serious intra-regime debate with Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi and other senior regime officials opposed to negotiations with the United States.… https://t.co/nknibWaPoE pic.twitter.com/ZlgWAFq9y7

Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) April 21, 2026

BLUF | Ahmad Vahidi, Quds Force founder, AMIA bombing suspect with an active Interpol Red Notice, Mahsa Amini protest suppressor, and architect of the silent coup that has left Iran without a functioning Supreme Leader, is now the de facto ruler of the Islamic Republic. He has… pic.twitter.com/qpP3pTfEx8

— OSINT Intuit™ (@UKikaski) April 20, 2026

This is the way..

US Suspends Coordination And Funding To Iraq

The United States has reportedly suspended security coordination with Iraq and halted dollar shipments and funding until a new government is formed and those responsible for attacks on US facilities, including the embassy in…

Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) April 20, 2026

First observation: there will be no deal. The ceasefire will end & the war will re-commence.

Second observation: the US has been flooding the Theater with reinforcements, resupplies & performing maintenance on air assets non-stop, & re-arming warships. The force is ready & its…

Imtiaz Mahmood (@ImtiazMadmood) April 19, 2026

Iranian state media denies reports of an expected second round of talks with the U.S. in Islamabad, claiming that reports in U.S. media are part of a "blame game" intended to to pressure Iran.

"The excessive and unreasonable American demands, frequent changes of positions,…

— Ariel Oseran ????? ??????? (@ariel_oseran) April 19, 2026

IRAN'S TOP JOINT MILITARY COMMAND: IRAN WILL SOON RESPOND AND RETALIATE AGAINST THIS 'MARITIME AND ARMED ROBBERY' BY U.S. MILITARY

— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) April 19, 2026

Tasnim News Agency reports that Iranian forces have carried out drone attacks against “some American military ships.”

This follows a statement from Iran’s central military command warning of imminent retaliation after the U.S. attack on an Iranian-flagged tanker in the Gulf of… pic.twitter.com/4BwOhR4p8L

— GMI (@Global_Mil_Info) April 19, 2026

Quote from Danneskjold

I have a feeling that Trump so thoroughly decapitated Iran that there are 10 different groups, all trying to pretend they are in charge.

The problem seems to be that the IRGC hardliners hold power now and the "more reasonable" politicians don't have actual power. That leads to the key problem that the hardliners believe they have the upper hand and just need to outlast Trumps will to continue so they can boast about defeating the US and hold on to power.

President Trump told Fox News that Iran is at its “last chance” to make a deal, saying he will not repeat what he called Obama’s mistakes and warning that if Tehran refuses, “the whole country is getting blown up.”

Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 19, 2026

Iran will not send a negotiating team to Islamabad while the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports continues and no negotiations will take place, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News reports. Meanwhile, the exchange of messages between the sides is ongoing.

— Ariel Oseran ????? ??????? (@ariel_oseran) April 19, 2026

Pakistan’s quiet fighter jet deployment to Saudi Arabia signals Gulf anxiety

As US-Iran talks unfold, Islamabad balances mediation with a growing military role in the kingdom. Via @sabena_siddiqi https://t.co/2o4YRhpFr8

AL-MONITOR (@AlMonitor) April 19, 2026

Well, looky here. Veronika Loginova, the woman in charge of Russia's anti-doping agency is the common-law wife of Dmitry Kovalev, an FSB colonel who not only works for Russia's doping program but also belongs to the same FSB directorate that that poisoned Alexey Navalny with…

Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) April 18, 2026

American protest groups may be ILLEGALLY colluding with Iranian state media to spread Iranian propaganda, @DataRepublican tells me:

"The national coordinator of the United National Antiwar Coalition received 83 direct calls from [the U.S. sanctioned Iranian outlet] PressTV over… pic.twitter.com/FtB1Gd4A9M

Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) April 17, 2026

"U.S. intelligence and military estimates vary, but multiple officials said that Iran has about 40 percent of its prewar arsenal of drones."https://t.co/Eyvc8Zv86B

Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) April 18, 2026

"At the time of the cease-fire, Iran had access to about half its missile launchers. In the days that immediately followed, it dug out about 100 systems that had been buried inside caves and bunkers, bringing its stockpile of launchers back up to about 60 percent of its prewar…

Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) April 18, 2026

Many in the Iranian security establishment expect a surprise US-Israeli attack this weekend

— Arash Azizi ??? ????? (@arash_tehran) April 18, 2026

Following the Situation Room meeting, President Trump sets a same-day deadline for Iran, “I will know by the end of today if a deal is going to happen.”

Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 18, 2026

Islamic Regime’s Marandi:

"Iran will fight for control of the Strait of Hormuz and succeed. If the U.S. escalates, the Gulf states will cease to exist. If I were living there now, I would leave. These countries are not going to be livable." pic.twitter.com/EMY6nVbfTW

Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 18, 202

Quote from Escapegoat

How long was the strait open? Are you surprised?

No I wasn't surprised. That's because I pay attention to what is going on and act rationally. It could work for you too if you tried.

Quote from Escapegoat

Gullible cultist retards... gonna cult. Retardedly.

You put an irrational amount of effort into doing that here for some reason.

Iran has not agreed for now to a new round of negotiations with the United States, IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News reported on Saturday.

The report said Tehran had conveyed the decision to US officials through a Pakistani intermediary.

— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) April 18, 2026

Quote from Beej

Are ships still sailing thru the Strait? Is the only definitive test of his success

Looks like few if any made it through before being completely shut down again.

Quote from TheDolt

That's exactly correct.

Trump Tzuing the regime. The internal dissent will ultimately lead to a higher echelon shooting war.

Most likely outcome is the "dead enders" will dig in like ticks and will either have control of the country or be the isis style faction of the civil war. This may end soon if the right leaders of that group can be bought off and the rest fold but most likely this will drag on for quite some time. I'm considering going bullish on oil again as a gamble.