What the Israel & Iran Strikes Just Revealed

Israel and Iran directly struck each other on their own territory for the first time in history this week. I think the weapons, tactics and targets each side chose just revealed a lot to us about their respective capabilities and the message each side intended to send to the other.
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So the big question everyone wants to know is what extent of Iran’s offensive capabilities did they use? How much damage did they actually intend to deliver, was this all essentially the equivalent of a warning shot, a limited strike or was it meant to inflict massive damage? I think There is some evidence to support both theories so I’ll present each side to you now with some of my own insights so that you can make up your own dang mind.
First the facts, Iran’s April 13th attack on Israel included 130 ballistic missiles, 30 cruise missiles and 170 smaller kamikaze drones or a total of 330 munitions. In military parlance we call that a “strike package” which refers to a coordinated grouping of different military assets deployed to execute a specific strike mission against an enemy target.
The Evidence to support the first theory that this was not Iran's full capabilities, comes from the Iranian officials claims that they gave the United States, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq 72 hours of warning that they would launch this attack. They claim they added a diplomatic tag onto that strike package by essentially telegraphing in advance that they would launch an air attack on Israel. Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq all confirmed that Iran gave them 3 days warning. If we take them at their word and believe that then it’s also likely that one of them passed on that information to the United States under the table. The reason to believe this is because of the US military’s close relationship with all of those countries. However the United States claimed they were given no such warning.
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[@Taskandpurpose]

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[@alexbakker8785]

"truly nothing ever happens" :)

[@vladimirvereschakov2931]

Hi there! Great channel! How do I reach anybody from your team from Kyiv?

[@Taskandpurpose]

@@vladimirvereschakov2931 send me an email good sir [e-mail]

[@vladimirvereschakov2931]

By the way Kherson dam, the one that explodod is still there on google maps, is it good or bad i don't know, the image there dates 2024

[@mutantryeff]

Joe Biden wants to be FDR 2.0. He needs WWIII and the 'Greater Depression'. He already has Obama's 3rd term and is working on Obama's 4th term. Joe Biden is already mentally handicapped to be similar to FDR's physical handicap.

[@maxpudlowski8820]

"It looks like we just dodged WW3" - Famous last words of a fallout universe (not)..

[@amir-zz7lz]

As an Israeli, watching the news reporters when the missile were on their way here felt like fallout 4 intro…

[@tokebak4291]

We didnt dodge some more billions to the middle east ... Meanwhile america is burning and collapsing...

[@moshebenamram6020]

*35:35** huge mistake!!!! Thos missiles that exploded in the desert were purposely untouched, cause when the Israeli radar knows that will explode in a deserted area, won't spend a missile on that one*

[@Tethloach1]

WW1: Germany + Austria + Turks vs Russia + France + Briton + USA WW2: Germany + Japan + Italy vs Russia + France + Briton + USA + China WW3: ....... Accidental nuke launch maybe?

[@OrenIshiii-rg7sr]

Iran ... Did I get you? Izra You know we play the same game? Iran ... Not Fair! You pay for the Date

[@BestinKillerBK]

someone said in the comments in one of the replies that the two countries presidents should dual it out with swords in a ring 1v1

[@ggaggagga4]

My money would be on Bibi. He's got the reach and he's about 15 years younger ;)

[@user-ur1qt6us5p]

in this case usa would be fuc"?t

[@uncertaintytoworldpeace3650]

I mean they should definitely do something like this. Who knows maybe they would eventually agree on shuffleboard or css 1v1

[@KMAisr]

Bibi is ex special ops.. so.. my money is on him

[@AKK5I]

No matter the outcome, society would be the winner

[@CatsOverdrive]

It only now occurred to me; Iran pretty much did the geopolitical equivalent of "You are a good friend to me, so don't come to school tomorrow".

[@OneOkRockSamurai]

And then they got mad when that friend came to school took the gun and helped arrest them 😂😂😂

[@skywillfindyou]

@@OneOkRockSamurai nah, they got everyone to talk and try to call him down so he won't actually his mad victi

[@D.L.Hunter.Palmer]

Just saw you on Piers Morgan's show. You were the only sane voice on the panel. Love seeing how far you've come from your early videos. It's great to see you reaching new heights, while keeping your feet on the ground.

[@mikemurphy5898]

Hasn't he? I've been watching him since he was brand new... guys the man now! They grow up so fast lol

[@Taskandpurpose]

Thanks 🙏 I tried to stick to the facts as much as possible

[@D.L.Hunter.Palmer]

@@Taskandpurpose Yeah, and we all love the channel for that reason. But you offer analysis and opinon. I've alwaus appreciated how you are always clear when you're stating a fact, and back it up with your sources. And when you are offering additional analysis or citing someone else's that adds context, historical, economic,, diplomatic, and potential future considerations. And most importantly, when you move from facts and evidence based analysis, into personal opinion, you make that just as clear. The topics you cover, like national military spending, international conflicts, US-China relations. war, and anything involving Israel or Ukraine, seem to attract content creators who have no scruples citing absurd unverified claims as facts, and disguising their opinions, or opinions of those they agree with, as facts. While at the same time, when someone holds an opinion they disagree with, they claim they aren't just holding a belief different than their own, they're lying, and acting in bad faith. Always great knowing when I put on one of your videos, it's going to clear, concise, educational, and I won't have to screen for propaganda and lies. Keep up the great work.

[@Taskandpurpose]

It’s very useful to hear this feedback . It helps to know what aspects people appreciate and find valuable. Thank you for your thoughts 🙏 I can understand why creators do that , there’s a lot of money in that kind of content but it doesn’t feel like the right thing in the long run

[@D.L.Hunter.Palmer]

@@Taskandpurpose no doubt it's the easy and fast way to getting attention online. But speaking for myself, if I begin to recognize someone isn't just opinionated, or even biased on a particular topic, but is instead a bad faith propagandist for their cause, they've lost me. Usually permanently. Especially if they prove themselves unwilling to honestly discuss news, history and related topics that are counter to their agenda. The fact tyuh lol here are few sources I consider less reputable, than those with a clear bias, who deny they have any bias at all. Let alone if they also attribute any opinion that runs counter to theirs as born of corruption, hate, ignorance or some combination thereof. Even if their opinions align with my own on the topic, if their bias is too strong, I lose all confidence that what they're telling me is accurate enough for me let it become a part of my thinking. Whenever your personal opinion actually comes up in a video, you've always been really respectful of those who hold different views and so far as I know; never claimed or assumed they are all acting in bad faith. For example, the video you did on militarization of police departments and 1033 transfers of surplus and retiring military equipment to the police departments. And observed that how people perceived the situation where officers were granted military capabilities to conduct a job that is civilian in nature, tends to align with their support of law and order and the police officers themselves. Then half joking said therefore you're all for giving police Abrams tanks. Then acknowledged that there are legitimate considerations, and a history of unforeseen consequences involving these programs reasons for people had for not sharing yours. Just that little acknowledgment that there are differing opinions and interpretations, while expressing your own opinion is all it takes.

[@texan-american200]

Looks like they technically slapped each other in the face, threw down their gloves and challenged each other to a duel.

[@LackofFaithify]

Not really. Both sides know there is someone that will step in every time to prevent anything big from happening. Think of the two annoying drunk guys at a bar that talk a lot but don't have to worry about really having to fight because that one friend or the bouncers will be there to hold them back.

[@charlesgay-ms6yt]

Why don't the two president fight it out in the ring, new thing would saves thousands of lives, you two have the problem fight, it out, gain much money world wide.$$$$$. must see TV.

[@brentlangford]

@@LackofFaithify thats a good analogy

[@theforsakeen-9014]

@@LackofFaithify this might be true of iran since they probably know they can't take on israel but israel has a history of attacking their enemies preemptively even if the odds seems against them.

[@oiulti6900]

Lol. Iran legally defended itself from an attack from Israel. Israel got the message when some of those low quality missiles touched Israel… Israel also fired a package attack… but… the attack was an utter failure simply because Israel didn’t touch Iran. Iran lost in both altercations, and the fact is Iran’s third package - no need to send an attack, just a notice that Iran can do something to Israel and Israel can’t do anything to Iran.

[@brentiers]

That false sense of security you get when you realize your enemy is mostly incompetent... It's a fatal mistake because they can always fix themselves at any moment.

[@Lestibournes]

Yes, we know, but we also don't want to fight on too many fronts at the same time.

[@user-zt4bq8uw7k]

With the Russian aggressors that is virtually impossible @brentiers

[@ejkalegal3145]

You do know that all the info they gave you is lies, right? You do know that Iran's actual missiles hit their targets easily and rendered israeli defences obsolete? Oh, you don't know....

[@krispypriest5116]

@@user-zt4bq8uw7k Let's compare Russian and USA aggression since 1990's when the USSR broke up. I'll wait for your informed reply.... SMDH.

[@justanaverageguy912]

ok, no, systemic issues can't be just suddenly fixed, but i agree with the general point of not becoming overly confident.

[@marioornot]

This alarmism that every regional skirmish is going to escalate into ww3 is so tiring honestly

[@shuki1]

Definitely. It merely pushes off the inevitable. There are serious grievances and a tit for tat dance is not fooling anyone.

[@DRYeisleysCreations]

A regional skirmish is what started every World War to date. Austria declaring war on Serbia. Germany and Russia invading Poland.

[@michaelnelson123123]

@@DRYeisleysCreations WW2 started when Germany and Russia invaded Poland in 1939 - or maybe it started in 1938 when Britain and France agreed to let Germany have part of Czechoslovakia - or maybe it started in 1937 when Japan invaded China and the world only responded with sanctions. Failing to tamp out a regional conflict encourages other regional conflicts. If you are a regional power dreaming of invading your neighbor, now is a pretty good time to make your move. Especially if there is any way to get your hands on nuclear weapons. I suggest watching the news coming out of Serbia and Azerbaijan and the military build-ups going on in eastern Europe and Japan. If they thought the U.S. was going to be able to handle the situation they wouldn't be arming themselves to the teeth. The weakness of the United States is encouraging authoritarians worldwide. Bold action by the United States could calm everything back down - but what are the odds of bold military action by the United States in the near future? Nill. And *that* means the odds of a larger conflict are quite high. It won't be this year and it won't be next year. But give it five years and most people will look back and be amazed at how naive the Americans were in 2024.

[@bernardmbock4664]

That’s how you know WW3 is the only war those with a capacity of fighting are actually afraid to embrace, all they do is naming it. For most of them WW3 already happened, it was just a war of media.

[@hallmobility]

You're not getting the big picture, or maybe any picture at all. There are _already_ two wars going on among three and probably four nuclear-armed nations. The Ukraine war and the Middle East war are not very far apart, and _many_ nations have threatened to jump in against Israel. The most important is Turkey with about the largest tank army in the world, capable military services all around, and with a large population and large economy. Geographically that would link the two wars all by itself.

[@johnned4848]

Almost certain that both sides learned valuable lessons from this exchange. A dry run for future conflicts

[@spacecore2077]

They wanted to send a message ... couldn't they have just used e-mail?

[@abeldigne4652]

😂😂😂 too slow

[@SquidofCubes]

us presidents delete those emails without reading them. unfortunately.

[@NoamTheGOAT50]

LMFAO

[@danbardos3498]

​@@SquidofCubesTo be fair, he can't read anymore.

[@stainmasterzinc9418]

(Appropriate joke about I have several million dollars I want to share with you...) I rather miss those spammers.

[@grimsleeper1006]

it feels like we dodge WW3 every week nowadays

[@warrenpeas]

aint no body want to deal with the ufo's the usa has. ww3 aint gonn ahappen ever. 🤣

[@messagesystem333]

Cold War kids...First time?

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

WW3 is not going to start with a formal declaration.

[@user-McGiver]

@@messagesystem333 lol...

[@slartybarfastb3648]

Because this is WW3. It just doesn't look like Hollywood thought it would.

[@gustavojimenez7802]

The fact that neither of them engaged in the fight says something

[@ZootyZoFo]

It was a demonstration of capabilities, it showed that Israel’s military capabilities far exceed Irans.

[@Warriorn977]

​@@ZootyZoFoAre you sure about that?

[@ZootyZoFo]

@@Warriorn977 Yes there is no question and the ISW & Ornix both agree and have written articles about it. Some Muslims like to pretend this was all orchestrated to make themselves feel better about the most powerful Islamic military in the Middle East turning out to be nothing but a joke. Iran has an Air Force of a handful of long obsolete 50 year old aircraft, a rubber boat navy and a poorly trained & motivated conscript army and now the only thing they had going for them, their missile & drone program, turned out to be just as big of a joke at the rest of their military. The last time Iran took on Israel or the west directly was in 1988 during Operation Praying Mantis when the US sank half of their navy in four hours, decades latter they humiliated themselves in front of the world twice in one week.

[@203cyrus]

​@@ZootyZoFo LOL, no, it shows that Israel is very lucky to have the U.S and the U.K as allies and shows that a sanctioned Islamic terrorist regime is capable of causing damage to Israel. If Israel wasn't so protected and spoiled by foreign aid, things would be much different right now in the Middle East.

[@ZootyZoFo]

@@203cyrus No Hajji you can’t accept the fact that the poorly trained 3rd world Islamic militaries are nothing but a joke and only last hours or days when they go against a professional western or Israeli - the 96 hour ground war that defeated Iraq, the 6-day War when Israel defeated 6 Arab armies (Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi, Kuwait and Algeria) in only 6 days. There is the War of Attrition in 1967 when Israel defeated Jordan, Syria and the PLO. Israel didn’t just defeat Egypt & Syria in only ten days in the Yom Kipper war they slaughtered them and gained the Golan Heights and expanded the borders of Israel. These are just the major wars, Israel has defeated one Hajji militia terrorist group after another on dozens of occasions. Nothing has changed, Iran humiliated itself in front on the world twice in one week proving their gross incompetence, they are simply no match for the IDF and never will be. America will always be there for Israel and that will never change. Hard to believe that only 5,000 Jews can take on and defeat every Arab & Sunni army in the Middle East, combined 😂.

[@perskarva123]

Dude was in a such a hurry he didn't get out of his bedroom yet before making this video.

[@NoamTheGOAT50]

I was actually waiting for this video. Why do you think he was in such a hurry?

[@martinshkreli9681]

420

[@perskarva123]

@@NoamTheGOAT50 Im gonna go with 420 as well

[@Taskandpurpose]

I’m on vacation in Florida right now , had to record from here not the studio …which is ironically ….in my bedroom at home

[@perskarva123]

@@Taskandpurpose Gotcha =)

[@l.a.mottern3106]

I agree with the assessment. That being said, when two nations are implacable enemies, this is not over regardless as to whether messages were sent and received by both sides.

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

Egyptians and hebrews don't eat together in the bible. I think Netanyahu is the beast

[@retsaMinnavoiG]

The problem is that Iran can't be sure the other Muslim nations nearby would be willing to fight Israel anymore if things escalated. If Israel and Iran were to reach full scale war and Iran didn't get any help from its powerful neighbours then Iran would get dunked on. I'm assuming of course that Israel had US support (not necessarily direct military support but intel, arms and money). Although if it was just Iran and Israel than Israel should still smack them. Basically, Iran's leaders want to remain its leaders and probably don't want to escalate it further than they have.

[@truthseeker9454]

I think it's not so much that the two nations are implacable enemies. It's more that the present Iranian regime has repeatedly declared its aim to wipe Israel off the map. Israel, for its part, has repeatedly communicated to the Iranian people their good will and desire to live in peace. Many Iranians, in fact, love and support Israel. So the possibility for peaceful relations exists, only requiring regime change in Iran.

[@l.a.mottern3106]

@@truthseeker9454 I have to agree with you. Iran has a malignant government consumed by hate.

[@ZootyZoFo]

This demonstrated the vastly superior Israeli military compared to Irans ragtag military and will give Iran second thoughts about their capabilities. Iran is ripe for revolution, their brutal Islamic government won’t be in power in another decade.

[@joesillamanrs7189]

I guess one benefit of everything becoming so expensive is no one is willing to fire their weapons lol

[@khanyisanisiyabonga7809]

Your sources are funny. the BBC?US officials?

[@medic58]

Great information! Thank you for all the hard work. God bless!

[@kentkagle3850]

wow youve come a very long way in only 2 years.greatwork on these videos.dint stop your equipment videos unless views arent worth it i guess.Plenty of those channels Again excellent video.

[@VictorMcG]

Iran waited 12 days to attack because they were still observing the holy month of Ramadan at the time. Experts predicted the attack would happen within 24 - 48 hours following Eid and it did.

[@ic.xc.]

🤣🤣

[@MatthewShannonEco]

This attack was also definitely telegraphed. Iran showed great restraint. Pls Israel stop genociding the Palestinians and chill tf out.

[@geoffreybell4545]

Why the laughs? It makes sense.

[@thedictationofallah]

Also they gave Israel a warning to prepare for their crimes

[@user-zi8bd7zp2f]

منطقیه احتمالا همینطور بوده

[@Korruptionen]

You may not realize it, but you're doing the type of journalism we all want. Thank you!

[@ChilledfishStick]

It was an interesting watch. I have a few points I'd like to add: 1. Different air defense systems are designed for specific threats-systems meant for ballistic missiles, for example, won't typically engage drones. 2. When it comes to stockpiles, if Iran used a tenth of their arsenal at a time, they could do so about ten times. 3. The scale and cost of this attack suggest it's more than mere posturing. The potential for damage was significant, possibly more than anticipated. 4. Learning from such attacks is limited. Iran might gauge the effectiveness of their missile penetration, but the defending countries likely gained valuable insights into improving their air defenses.

[@ManiaMac1613]

I think Iran only intended to damage Israeli assets involved in the embassy. It was a limited retaliation, but I think they wanted to inflict real damage. They expected the drones to get shot down and deplete the Iron Dome so their ballistic missiles could inflict real damage. They were prepared for the majority of their munitions to be shot down, but I imagine they weren’t happy to see just how few of their missiles got through.

[@ttuliorancao]

Well, with all the Jordanian territory to work with it gives too much time to Israel to act. That in conjunction with all American and Jordanian jets working together, those drones would never get close to the Israeli soil, so their impact in overwhelming the iron dome was greatly diminished

[@sagapoetic8990]

One of our generals was in Israel the day before Iran's strike. I believe the Iranians back-channeled the US and gave advance notice, too.

[@ChilledfishStick]

Since the replies are pretty similar, I'll try to tackle them in one go. I can't say much about the drones. The only thing that I do have to say, and it was one of my points, that the suggestion that the drones were meant to help overwhelm the air defenses, sounds dubious to me. Why they were used, or how is or hard it is to shoot them down, I can't really tell. From the results, though, I can make a reasonable assumption that they weren't much of a threat. Regarding the alleged warning, when it comes to ballistic missiles, it's pretty irrelevant, except for, perhaps getting air crews ready. Regardless, they are detected upon launch, and take some time to reach their target. They are, however, notoriously difficult to shoot down. The position that they didn't mean to cause much damage, doesn't make much sense to me. The Iranians couldn't have known how reliable or unreliable the air defense would be. What I do know, is that they're very expensive, and there aren't a ton of them, so lobbing more than 100 of them to send a message that 10 could have delivered, again, doesn't make much sense to me. Finally, Iron Dome is one layer of the air defense. It's for smaller, dumb targets. It gets the most attention, as the rockets and mortars that are used by Hamas, are within the domain of the Iron Dome. Ballistic Missiles, however, are not.

[@stephenchisadza4975]

Moving forward, Russia also made a commitment to Iran

[@rawandout3020]

"According to U.S official"😆😆😆

[@notenote2004]

And the BBC reports! Very good unbiased sources this channel uses…

[@danny_invadio]

xD I like how you have to be so careful not to piss off anyone in an objective strategic breakdown of the events. It was a tall order and you did really good man. Sad that it has to be done though.

[@caitlinkenney7622]

I LOVE the decor!! I also think the lighting fixtures and furniture are excellent 😂❤.

[@dcxvi7016]

You missed the point where the two air bases hit by Iran are meant to be impenetrable, they are the most defended sites in the world.

[@bkeckk]

and you missed the point that a F35 with a nuclear payload could drop ANYWHERE in Iran and the first thing Iran would notice is a new sun, not the F35 that dropped it.

[@romanszefler7479]

​@@bkeckk That's psychopathic or brainless

[@shadowslayer9988]

​@@bkeckkWhat don't you go fight Iran then since they are so "incompetent" oh wait you would be put 6 feet under trying something like that.

[@evanroberts2771]

Dimona is.

[@thinkingtoomuch7974]

@@bkeckk Ditto from Iran. What an @ssshole remark

[@RBYU001]

The exchange ratio has to take into account the amount of damage that the missiles would do if they were allowed to hit their targets

[@MrLegendra]

Yup. Thats exactly why the “more people died in Gaza” is not a valid argument for “disproportionate” force. It’s just that Israel has an iron dome that has a 98% success rate

[@user-be2md6kr1h]

It also needs to take into account that all the money that Iran has spent on their entire arsenal has been totally wasted because it doesn't work.

[@JohnDoe-jp4em]

Why? Iran was well aware that at least the large majority of their missiles would get intercepted and they executed their attack with this intention.

[@raizan5946]

@@JohnDoe-jp4em Such a brilliant tactic, defending it is like saying they are more mentally challenged than they are incompetent. Incompetence can be fixed if they try really hard, and are given the chance.

[@JohnSmith-gu6hf]

@@JohnDoe-jp4em The argument is that Iran was copying Russian similar attacks. Iran believed that they could overwhelm Israeli missile defense and cause damage. Maybe Iran miscalculated how involved other countries would be in Israel's defense.

[@johnprice2012]

Been following you for a while. Then saw you on piers. You’re Highly intelligent and hope you keep up the great content

[@WEFslayer]

Scott Ritter has the best analysis on Iran attack on Israel.

[@nolga3569]

Scott makes task look like an elementary school student trying to make sense of this conflict. Tasks bias almost as bad as Preston "Mr. wrong at everything" Stewart

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

You just proved that Scott Ritter is part of the Russian propaganda machine.

[@WEFslayer]

​@@nolga3569agreed. Scott is a seasoned intelligence export with decades of on the ground experience.

[@user-hv6pm5ke2o]

Scott can be wrong too but at least he is going to tell us what the other side of the story is so yeah it is worth checking out his version of this too. Ritter is probably going to be closer to the truth than this video to be honest.

[@kristoffereberius2476]

You could ask, you could say, you could believe isn't really making a compelling story from this channel. Scott Ritter at least uses information and sources. All the targets hit by Iran were involved in the embassy bombing and all those targets were hit. Despite the warnings and the whole alliance aware of what was coming Iran still hit its target.

[@igelbeatz]

Iran: we're just enriching uranium because we love science! also Iran: digging 90m deep caves into mountains to enrich this uranium for the love of science!

[@sikander166]

And Americans did their research on Japan. Very peaceful 😂

[@iskandergaba]

None of your fucking business really.

[@igelbeatz]

@@iskandergaba Actually it is - Iran is the enemy of the West, so anything they do to further hostilities is our business. Get fucked

[@davidbellecy1709]

Great channel, so much information. Really appreciate the effort.

[@thebodachshow]

i think you're missing a piece of the puzzle here, and that is how nation vs nation sabre rattling works. This attack from Iran was designed to let Israel know that their actions against Iran will not go unanswered, but by hitting back in proportion or lower you signal that although they'll stand up for themselves, they don't intend to escalate.

[@user-ee6xt8gu9l]

You missed the message that Iran is showing an ability to deliver strategic weapons to the Sate of Israel. Now are any capable of delivering a nuclear warhead? Quite possibly.

[@thebodachshow]

@@user-ee6xt8gu9l yeah sure, what COULD they do... but what do they want to do? Iran's leadership know a nuke guarantees their own eradication in the immediate response, they drop a nuke and Iran will not exist a week later. So back to the actual missed point, the game of national sabre rattling, which is all this actually was

[@mikeblasko841]

Great job cap!

[@dfailsthemost]

The 'ol one high, slow smowbal with another one hot and low' strategy alive and well, i see.

[@nightyeyes3771]

Great reporting, Cappy. Thank you.

[@_Coffee4Closers]

The Ballistic missiles that "got through" need to be evaluated by where they landed. If Allied defenses predict that a missile is going to hit open desert it is likely to have been ignored by missile defense operators, that would focus on missiles that pose a serious threat.

[@harisabram4767]

The Iranian attack was large enough to be defined and have multiple video angles of the strikes landing. The intended targets were hit whereas Israel's counter was too ambiguous to even argue by video evidence that it landed anywhere let alone targetted location.

[@_Coffee4Closers]

@@harisabram4767 LOL, keep lying to yourself.

[@rebelmmd]

@@harisabram4767 actually ballistic missiles landed at two air bases.

[@kosia1972]

​@@_Coffee4Closersif he is lying wach the video from ABC. 11 alive you will see how those missile goes true it's the only two western channel show it

[@hksp]

COPE harder !

[@IcyScythe]

Such valuable reporting, ty

[@josephzacharias7992]

This whole thing is starting to feel like the boardgame "Battleship".

[@lynette8918]

Pretty sure the cost was to the US taxpayer, not Israel

[@dirtfarmer7472]

I’m happy to support freedom every time

[@meow-ic6gz]

first of all israeli pays their own taxes too to fund their military spending second thing israel and the entire world contributes to your country's economy by using your currency to trade internationally your currency gains a lot of purchasing power thus decreasing the prices and it also allows you to borrow money and pay less into it so your country is indebted to all countries in the world as we contributes to your economy third thing so shut the f up 😂

[@nimrodharahap2309]

Another tax expert here get invold.

[@meow-ic6gz]

first of all israeli pays their own taxes too to fund their military spending second thing israel and the entire world contributes to your country's economy by using your currency to trade internationally your currency gains a lot of purchasing power thus decreasing the prices and it also allows you to borrow money and pay less into it so your country is indebted to all countries in the world as we contributes to your economy third thing so shut the f up 😂

[@jananmoein6682]

@@dirtfarmer7472 that way of thinking is bankrupting our nation. Youre the minority as of now days, even amongst republicans

[@assafelron1]

A landed missile doesn't mean a failed interception, one of the main methods of Israeli interception methods is not wasting ammunition on missiles calculated to land in open fields

[@Taskandpurpose]

That’s a good point , but these 9 ballistic missiles in question all hit the Israeli airfields . I don’t think they were purposefully let through . I could of course be wrong but it’s not like they hit empty desert miles short of the target like half of them did

[@user-qd5pf8ht3i]

Absolutely❤ poor analysis by host

[@nolga3569]

hahah a projectile loaded with explosives crashed at mach2 and this guy says it landed. How dumb are the chosen people?

[@nolga3569]

@@Taskandpurpose why not be more neutral? IDF and the US said irans missiles are inaccurate - They hit their targets IDF said they stopped 99% - Thats a lie (when h fired 5000 they didnt even intercept 50%) IDF said iron dome, arrow, thaad etc are impenetrable - 30 million penetrated the most expensive air defence in the world. Also dont ommit that most of the slow flying drones used to keep the air force busy did their job. What if they were also targeting the jets with sams next time? good luck shooting down drones when there is a S400 missile flying towards you.

[@antasosam8486]

They said so

[@jimmywrangles]

Alex Hollings from "Sandbox News" calls it kinetic diplomacy which sums it up pretty well.

[@nevik2506]

You brought up a good point of the 3000 missles but only 200 launchers. Some of those 200 would be kept hidden as reserves to be kept in being for future strikes in case of retalitory stirkes against the launchers used in the initial attacks.

[@shuki1]

200 of 3000 is a lot. Why would anyone expect Iran to respond to an attack with an all out strike?

[@tnn5729]

The iranians don't want war and american doesn't want war so end of story it's all theatre and pantomime.. . Geo politics ...😂😂😂

[@Talon97]

The only intelligent comment in this entire comment section...

[@Times_Ticking]

Yes, and the crowd cried WW3. Which isn't true. I keep telling my friends that fear is what keeps people in power. Wars tip that balance, which is why this isn't WW3.

[@danbardos3498]

Not so sure about that. This administration would love a war. After the election.

[@YokaiX]

Geopolitical Realpolitik

[@alfredbaxter1061]

😂😂😂😂

[@rumpstatefiasco]

It’s Kabuki Theater: Kimonos everywhere; none are open.

[@kohalurker]

lol nice

[@warmpi]

This is like maximum weeb. Touch grass man.

[@stephenallen4635]

@@warmpi I dont think weebs even know about kabuki

[@balasaashti3146]

@@warmpi Kabuki has nothing to do with animation.

[@tylergeeomi6971]

Best comment here.

[@chris-tal]

Another guy also called Chris here.🙃Thanks Cappy for trying to clean up this thick fog of war for us somewhat! The three dark patches on that Copernicus image could be debunked as very small Cumulus humilis cloud shadows. Those clouds are so light colored that they are almost invisible on that vibrant, light brown/golden terrain. Billowing smoke fresh after an attack would also cast a longer shadow, pointing in the direction of each smoke cloud while fully reaching their origin. These are just light and dark patches, each pair separated by the same distance and angle (wind speed, direction, sat's/sun's positiion POV). The BBC's approach of obtaining SAR imaging looks way more telling.

[@dennis2376]

Interesting dissection of the incident. Thank you.

[@stevencox75]

love your content mate

[@Taskandpurpose]

Thanks good sir

[@brandonhoffman4712]

It is among the best. This channel and ward carroll are my top 2 war channels. Sandboxx is good too. Whats going on with shipping covers the water side if any non military ship hits or gets hit by anything. Probably my 4 favorite channels of 2023 and so far in 2024 as well.

[@Acf1948]

Very good analysis . . . keep on the good work friend

[@rhadybani6928]

My question is without US,UK & France helping Israel to intercept those flying drones, cruise missiles & ballistic missiles what will be the result?

[@bluegregory6239]

The fact that those countries DID help should give you a nice preview of what WILL occur if this situation escalates.

[@wojciechczupta9185]

low percentage in Ukraine recently is there, because they run out of missiles. No conclusions can be taken here for Iranian case

[@Mani-tg4kq]

the conclusion is that iran could deplete israeli air defense with multiple salvos then do some serious damage with follow up strikes, not to mention the cheap cost of iranian missiles vs israeli air defence

[@soul0360]

Correction: Ukraine hasn't run out. But they are rationing hard, in order to not run out. Your point is valid though. And Ukraine is much lager. So harder to defend from these kind of attacks. Even if they had sufficient ammo, and a lot more systems then they do. I highly doubt that Iran expected the same percentages as in Ukraine. That seems like an average infantryman take.

[@floreamariussorin8652]

​@@Mani-tg4kqYou think Israel could not defend from all of that they have for many years while the offensive side is much stronger on Israel side with more complex modern tech that Itan could not deffend from so let's think of that for a second.

[@brandonhoffman4712]

​​@@Mani-tg4kqyour conclusion. Not the conclusion. Your conclusion also seems to think israel would just sit there taking the abuse. Do you know of israel to just sit there taking military abuse from its neighbors? Your cost calculations only take an accounting of a one sided attack. Its also missing how israel launched 3 missiles into the heart of iran with impunity, not so far from irans nuclear facilities, proving them viable targets. How easy is enriching uranium in an active missile range? How do truckloads of material and personell get in and out? What are the costs of losing all those surface facilities? How much does a missile defense program cost? Dont break yourself on the math, ill give you a hint, its not good. They're going to need to stop funding rebellions if they want to catch up with humanity.

[@wokeydokey6885]

​@@Mani-tg4kqIran would most likely be wiped off the earth before they could deplete Israel's defence. You guys all think that the other side will just sit and take abuse, this ain't chess my boy. Both sides can attack simultaneously and with Israel's interception rate being higher and Iran's interception rate being close to zero, Iran will be hit in many crucial places so that they could not launch most of their missiles before Iran could overwhelm the Israel's defence. It doesn't matter how many missiles you have, it's just dead weight if you can't fire them.

[@VinnieG-]

150 missiles is a limited strike lol.

[@andrewreynolds912]

It was done as a warning iran doesn't want a war

[@hubertswie7438]

@@andrewreynolds912 they do tho...........................................................

[@1funnygame]

Were you hoping they would empty their entire arsenal into Israel or something 🤨

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

@@andrewreynolds912 they’re already in a war using Hamas…

[@wyattcole5452]

@@Nathan-vt1jzif they’re in the war then ig the US is in a war with Russia

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

Excellent and Outstanding Analysis!!!

[@nolga3569]

thanks bot

[@roryg7773]

Hey Mr.PeacePipe, Love your Vids😊 Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.

[@jackmason4320]

Also, Iran fired older missiles and drones.

[@eduardovallejo6152]

Undeniable Irán telegraphed their attack so as to make their point harshly without enraging Israelis too much, Israel's retaliation also extremely limited so as to not let the Iranians go unanswered but so that striking back was hardly worth it. Both respect each other (fear wise).

[@dragonmaster3207]

Agreed

[@themeat8624]

I don't know why i've been holding off on subscribing for so long. This is legit journalism man.

[@TheGood1111]

Agree that Iranians have taken lessons from Ukraina/Russia, one significant difference; the targets in Israel Nevatim(do not remember the two others) Nevatim is the best defended air base on planet earth and they absorbed 5 hits.

[@MilVetGaming]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!❤

[@isupportthecurrentthing5225]

Bro looks like an NPC in his thumbnails 😂

[@slevenkelevra6945]

‘Purely peaceful purposes’ so reminds me of the movie ‘The dictator’ 😂

[@tuvanrashid1299]

Saying Iran only have 3000 blastinc missile 😂

[@817sports]

I’ve seen a lot of conflicting reports on how much the strike package cost the Iranians and how much the interceptors cost the Israelis. Bloomberg claimed that the interceptors rockets and jets used 1 billion to 1.5 billion to shoot everything down. And Bloomberg also estimated that these missiles likely cost Iran somewhere between 10-30 million, not 200 million like you stated. This is a HUGE economic toll for Israel to take any time Iran wants to lob missiles at them

[@User-jr7vf]

But the US was quick in handing Israel 14 billion dollars after the Iranian strike, so I guess that 1 billion feels like nothing for Israel.

[@Jinzoningen]

No worries, the US will just send them more money and materiel. When the biggest and most well funded military power in human history is a close ally, they just give you things. They certainly aren't paying back any of the aid we just sent them.

[@johntowers1213]

sure but lets face it...its not Israel really footing the bill for any of those intercepts...without the collective west, Israel is not viable as a sovereign nation.

[@rustyshaklford9557]

Congress golems would sell the Washington monument if that's what it took to provide aid to Israel.

[@mrpont3980]

Now translate that into percentages of GDP. The Iranian attack costs an arm and a leg compared to Israel's attack. It's the Iranian people that are paying for it though. Not the Ayatollah, IRGC or the Mullah's.

[@peterdisbury]

Damn dude you are stacking up the Subscribers, then you will be driving a sweet rig, own a nice home all done on YT🎉🎉🎉

[@awesomeferret]

He already has those things, haha. He's a army veteran. He had a home and a nice car way before KZbin.

[@xvadim]

Excellent analysis

[@tested2045]

The pictures you show of the "failed launches" are separated boosters. The Iranians fired three stage ballistic missiles, the parts you showed are meant to separate to allow the warhead to reach its target. I don't know how you reached the "failed launches" conclusion from a picture of a separated booster.

[@nolga3569]

cause he has no idea what hes talking about and is paid to spread propaganda.

[@gandydancer9710]

What model of Iranian missile is three-stage? Also, if you are going to talk about something in particular in the video a time stamp would be helpful in seeing if you have a clue.

[@cybercat1531]

Most clueless idiot comment of the day goes to OP

[@seyyedamirir4977]

​@@gandydancer9710 Iran used mostly "Emad" and "Kheybar Shekan" missile which have a separating guided warhead. The independent estimation is that at least 40% of those hit their tagets.

[@curtisthomas2670]

Typical US propaganda

[@jamesuher]

Thanks!

[@antbus123]

Hey just seen you in pierce proud of you big homie

[@ltkreg]

"... war is a racket ..." Marine Corp General Smedly Butler 🤔

[@tsr4822]

Imagine the data they got from the weapon systems that they were going against Iran is not stupid they have been doing this a long time they are learning all the time as we should

[@cxzact9204]

Nah they're pretty stupid. They believe in a magical sky man who promises you 72 virgins if you blow yourself up in a big enough crowd of civilians. And this was taught to them by a man with a 9 year old wife.

[@thefinalboss2403]

Iran is absolutely stupid.

[@brandonhoffman4712]

Based off how many fell short of their target, they need better technology. Everyone is learning all the time. Next attack might need 3x the munitions, requiring 1,000+ objects in flight... Iran needs a lot more launchers and 2x the missiles so they dont run out... Imagine the data the U.S. is getting from all this. We're the ones with the best sensors in the area and the hardware to log it all, parse the data, analyze it in depth through simulation after simulation, and create then next method to deal with whatever problem is identified. We're over there with sensors so good that they can see every bird leaving a tree branch, yet realizing its a bird and not identifying it, so it can tell you when any drones are launched. Were to the point this is civilian tech, there are drone defense systems for civilian use that can see the birds too. Iran should stick to proxy warfare. It just had a warning shot fired @ it not far from its nuclear facilities, and it could do nothing about it. It doesnt even know who it was that did it. OVER THEIR OWN SOIL...

[@ariaspes3842]

@@reaglebeaglier source? iran never received the s300 and why sued russia lol

[@ariaspes3842]

@@brandonhoffman4712 lebanon has 150k iranian missiles, so does venezuela and rio, so imagine how many iran has lol iran was just mocking us and allies with ancient missiles that were collecting dust lol

[@gogle5238]

Your Iran wanting maximum damage makes no sense

[@isagive]

Very good review based on what we know, thank u

[@anoirbentanfous]

Official narratives are the most fake of all narratives despite looking the most reliable and trustworthy!

[@osher87]

Are u kidding me? you circled the clouds shadows bro lmao 11:27

[@TiocfaidhArLa34]

LOL

[@user-gz2gq2jq9z]

Uhhhhhhh

[@elrazhamtsani6468]

Though air defenses indeed helped prevent war, it may actually made the war more catastrophic and chaotic. Israel relied on iron dome for years and prevented a full scale war in Gaza. But on October 7, it blew up on its face.

[@ihl0700677525]

1. IMO Oct 7th attack had nothing to do with air defense. More like lapse in Israeli intel and how Hamas managed to exploit/overcome Israeli border security. 2. Without good air defense, Hamas and Hezbollah could rain terror and destruction on Israeli cities, thus forcing Israel to engage them in protracted land warfare. Imagine decade long Gaza war, with millions of casualties, kinda like Syrian civil war, and that would be many times more catastrophic.

[@50shanks]

Great comment. It had become routine to launch large scale missile volleys without consequence, using the excuse, 'well, nobody got hurt', and shifting the criticism from the attacker to the defender

[@Tundra71]

@@50shanks Bulshit.

[@elrazhamtsani6468]

@@ihl0700677525 The point is that because of this air defenses, israel allowed the gaza strip and hamas to become the monster it was on October 7. In other words Israel let hamas build itself for years inside the strip, while avoiding degrading its military capabilities in the idea of “we can defend and intercept its assaults so it’s fine”. Of course that’s true, unfortunately, until it’s not. And when it’s not, it’s painful.

[@Vamutus]

Yeah, The plus 400 IDF casualties and the fucking ridiculous out of the box big brain paraglider attack was unprecedented. IDF had the capabilities to counter it but complancency kills..

[@Master-AGN]

WW3? More like don’t call me late for tea.

[@drau08]

This man got all the visuals

[@lippertwe]

Great summary and overview. Just to note, however, that "telegraphing" attacks is normal. States often set deadlines and issue ultimatums about impending attacks. One reason is to legitimize attacks and decrease the diplomatic costs, and another is to compel an adversary to accept terms before an attack is launched.

[@ChristianGustafson]

Sick of the endless ads on YT.

[@bruceu1419]

I use brave browser to block them all, and it works on mobile version too

[@rustyshaklford9557]

install revanced

[@HubertofLiege]

I rarely get ads and I don’t pay extra or anything. No idea why.

[@ChristianGustafson]

@@HubertofLiege Can I borrow your account? 😀

[@nabawi7]

Install the Ublock Origin extension on your browser and KZbin Revanced if your phone is Android. No more ads.

[@ethanschleihauf7313]

also what happened to the production mann 😂😂

[@XheadfirstintoawallX]

great insight, but one important detail missing - the building in Damaskus hit at april 1st was not the iranian embassy itself, but a building adjacent to it. Killing 7 top IRGC commanders with one strike suggests, this building was more a islamist terror commando base rather then an embassy.

[@andyvonbourske6405]

you can't say Israel and Ukraine has the same anti air defense . sure they share some systems but Israel might have the best air defense in the world at the moment and if you look at footage of the ballistic missiles hitting the base you can see they were boosted in their terminal phase meaning those were the newer ones. they only fired a couple and those are the ones that made it through that must worry Israel.

[@DirtyDog995]

Exactly... this was more a _'penetration test'_ by Iran

[@Pain-And-Gain]

Exactly, I'm getting tired of people saying 99%, and I'm like dude you got brainwashed by the Media. It is clear that Iran hit the targets that they wanted to hit and also achieved the crucial information and data about how the Israeli defense system works plus the capability of US, UK, Jordan and France combined to intercept drones and missiles.

[@MrZZooh]

Good analysis. One point I'd like to add is Iran used some of her older ballistic missiles in order to force Israel's hand and make her expend some of her expensive arrow 3 missiles. They also got info on the radar and air defense locations too. All in all, this was a humbling experience for both Iran and Israel. Iran learned how hard it is to hit Israel accurately without Hezbollah in Lebanon and how well their air defense system works. Israel learned it can't just bomb someone and get away with it. They underestimated Iran's response after the consulate bombing and had to get help from 8 countries to block the retaliation.

[@Deno2100]

Yes. If Iran didn't shoot those missiles, they would have been decommissioned or fired in training within just a few years. All of their newer stuff would have gotten through.

[@ihl0700677525]

Imagine telling the widow of the Iranian general, that the Ayatollah and the Iranian state choose to use old munitions and slow drones to avenge her husband.

[@kronuskks]

Israel learned it cant just bomb someone and get away with it? it used very minimal firepower, and it got through to Iran's major military bases near it's nuclear facilities, did significant damage, all while Iran was on high alert and anticipating a hit, if israel wanted to do significant damage, it could've very easily done so which is why iran decided to downplay the damage instead of going through with the threats they've been doing for so long. Iran opted to continue with information war as they've been doing for a decade now. but it is a good thing that they choose this over continuing the war because that is not the way forward for the betterment of the world in general.

[@BencerCourt123]

@@kronuskksIsrael was given advanced warning but still needed 5 other countries to help shoot down slowest drones. Meanwhile Israel defense was unable to shoot down ballistic misdiles into F35 airbase

[@Manowar68]

​@@BencerCourt123 Israel needed other countries because the army power in the north and south Israel by being busy. If they wouldn't fight on all fronts, they wouldn't need them

[@Amradar123]

Some other channel covering wars called it "Kinetic Diplomacy"

[@lunarmodule6419]

Very interesting thank you

[@dodo19961375320]

The SAR images u showed just shows the air defense system is moved, if they would be hit someone would have heard an explosion which is not the case!

[@m.g7408]

🤔 they did hear explosions, multiple explosions actually

[@dodo19961375320]

@@m.g7408 yes it is called an AA battery! I would say even if it hit sth, the damage was too minimal.

[@mjmason75]

This was the best analysis regarding this that I've seen, and I've watched tons about this from many different sources. This is pretty much what I always thought about this too. Know way to know for sure what's under the surface, but you covered all points that I could think of. Awesome job!

[@nikolasmacedonites917]

Found a report that confirmed your bias yay lol

[@nolga3569]

so you like a low iq analysis to support your low iq bias?

[@ericklinger9983]

Chris you were great on Piers Morgan! Good job! Keep it up!!!

[@drba77]

I have heard many analyses of the Irani attack and this is by far is the worst and shitiest

[@ryannelson2693]

Task & Purpose always delivering an thorough and objective free analysis. Love the content, please keep it up, the internet needs you!

[@angelmario7085]

Ukraine is 25 times bigger than Israel so it is 25 times harder to defend it.

[@ianjohnston7469]

fedpost

[@nolga3569]

@@ianjohnston7469 100% this guy is propaganda machine, its satire at this point.

[@Dark78Sabre]

Iran seems like it is getting ready to see how much has changed since the Iraq / Iran war. When they decided to spread out a bunch of underwater mines and severely damage a US naval ship. Then they only lost about 1/2 of their Navy in the 'proportional' response from the US Navy. If they were to hit a US asset today I am thinking the response might be much much worse.

[@beri4138]

Biden wouldn't do much.

[@MattMajcan]

and yet when the USS liberty was attacked, the usa pretended it never happened. btw, did you forget that iran already attacked us soldiers in iraq? where was the massive response to that? the war hawks all forgot already. american lives dont mean much to them

[@mansari7310]

so why trump didn't dare to answer Iran attack on US air base and downplayed the attack

[@sjl197]

⁠@@beri4138”Biden wouldn’t do much”. Thanks for your direct insights from your private special council presidential briefings

[@BobWithHat]

Don't touch the boats!

[@johanconradie2120]

just imagine reprisals on reprisals on reprisals, jeepers

[@megalonoobiacinc4863]

5:02 i thought Perun said that launch was poorly timed, letting fast missiles hit long before the slow drones eventually arrived separately...

[@portaltwo]

People keep throwing around both "embassy" and "consulate" with regard to Israel's strike. They are not the same thing. On top of which, some high level reports say it was an adjacent building, or part of a "diplomatic compound". I would love to see some clarification of this critical aspect.

[@reubendeleon-ji6up]

Seriously no one is mentioning this. You can see 2:32 the actual building where the ambassador was is intact

[@Roommate625]

Hopefully the U.S. Army continues work on the Hyper Velocity Projectiles used with the M109A7 Paladin. They tested intercepting cruise missiles, drones, etc. and were successful. Artillery rounds seem to be far cheaper than missile interceptors and could fire significantly more rounds for a larger scale assault.

[@robertspringer5370]

Artillery is not the King of Battle for no good reason.

[@l.j.r.8448]

Iran already has them.

[@overtorquednut]

Why, so the US government run better cover for israel to genocide Palestinians?

[@robertspringer5370]

@@l.j.r.8448 If they did, their military is so incompetent they would be useless.

[@aubreyjohncatador5381]

​@@l.j.r.8448??? Iran has Hypersonic 150 mm shells 😂😂 😂😂 read more

[@ScottGSouth]

Why on earth would the Iranians or anyone compare Ukraine's interception rate NOW compared with Israel's? The only reason Ukraine is struggling to shoot down incoming missiles is because they are critically low on anti-missile ordnance. When they still had plenty of defensive missiles, their kill rate was more like 90%+.

[@user-xp5id1kh4r]

Those red circles at 11:25 were cloud shadows, lol. Not missile aftermath.

[@Arael4]

excellent breakdown. Love this channel

[@tfalani3861]

If Iran wanted to inflict damage they wouldnt have told everyone. This attack by Iran showed they are capable of destroying the irondome . Scott Ritter explained that Iran has established a deterrence of some sort.

[@MeniKaplan]

The target that was attacked in Iran was a Russian S-300 air defence radar, this proved that the most advanced anti-missile system available in Iran can't stop even a single Israeli missile for self defence. And now the Iranians have only one remaining S-300 site active...

[@bcfuerst]

It's amazing what unlimited US tax money can buy.

[@gordonspicer]

according to reports the IAF missiles have new technology that avoids radar signature. They blindsided Iran and the attack was a complete surprise despite expecting it. Does not bode well for them and hence now trying to down play it and lying low. There is very interesting report in todays Israel Hayom on US "microwave" missile. Strange timing and maybe deliberate leak. It would not surprise me if it was not a joint venture with Israel. Their laser Iron Beam just received a few extra billion from US and is bound to be deployed soon. That may change the Iranian. Hezbollah calculations !

[@luislongoria6621]

Russia didn't have much luck selling s400s when everyone was satisfied with the s300s they already had, including Ukraine

[@shadodado7153]

Yous source of info?

[@kurtwicklund8901]

Yeah that is the victory message Israel is spinning. Which is good. That is the goal behind all this. Both governments can tell their citizens how they pwned the othet side. But myself, I try to see past the veil. YMMV

[@philipconnell2214]

The selector switch on that Tshirt is too distracting for my 11 series eyes

[@Graham185]

Toward the end talking about the missiles hitting the air base and you circled the black spots aren't those all just cloud shadows? Look at the white puffs of clouds at the exact distance and direction to all the dark spots

[@georgek.5817]

So Iran is running the show now in the Middle East.

[@Karlach_]

They run the darker terrorist sides of the ME. Saudi Arabia is who runs the lighter legal sides of the ME.

[@GreysDen]

Running the show? Nah. They're just not in the USA's pockets.

[@itsok6640]

Iran founded Hezbollah in the 80s... This shits been going on for a while now kid

[@thebigmon]

@@GreysDen Iran received $150B from the Obama administration. I guess that money already ran out. 🤪

[@Camilo19832001]

@@GreysDenthey are in russias pockets