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Megathread for the US war on Iran | Week 17 of 2026 (lemmygrad.ml)

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This is a thread specifically for the war, not a general megathread (use the pinned /c/genzedong thread for that).

Please keep related news in this thread rather than making separate posts. Remember to include sources and avoid spreading rumours.

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[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 1 month ago

This seems like a diplomatic escalation. Iran has not explicitly mentioned its partners in Moscow and Beijing up until now.

Everyone knows Russia and China are involved in back office capacity, but it seems like Iran is planning on deepening strategic ties in the new multipolar world order.

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