alephnerdMar 21

Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yljdgwppzo

Foreign secretary denounces 'reckless Iran threats' after missiles fired at Diego Garcia

Iran reportedly fired two ballistic missiles at Indian Ocean base, but neither reached the target.

Show threadcarbocationMar 21

The article kind of downplays the most interesting elements. Not an expert, but to my limited understanding:

* I think this is the longest-range use of a ballistic missile in anger, possibly ever?

* This seems to reveal previously-unknown range of Iranian ballistic missiles and, if true, could touch basically all of Europe?

Show threaddragoneliteMar 21
It's a message toward the west don't think you're safe further away. Iran is pushing the west out of west Asia. Time will tell what USIS and EU will do to combat this.
Show threadignoramousMar 21

> Time will tell what USIS and EU will do to combat this.

Diplomacy was working fine, per high-ranking diplomats: https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/03/18/americas-...

America’s friends must help extricate it from an unlawful war

Badr Albusaidi argues that America and Iran's national interests lie in ending hostilities and resuming nuclear negotiations through regional dialogue.

The Economist
Show threadmagic_hamsterMar 21
Anyone thinking they can talk their way into controlling Iran, a fundamentalist fanatic country with a very loud and visible doctrine literally calling to destroy the west, is delusional. The western "avoid conflict at all cost" approach is extremely detrimental.
Show threadignoramous

> Anyone thinking they can talk their way into controlling Iran, a fundamentalist fanatic country with a very loud and visible doctrine literally calling to destroy the west, is delusional

Yeah, what's it about peoples of the third world that they're always fanatical, that they're always out to destroy the first world... https://theconversation.com/orientalism-edward-saids-groundb... / https://archive.vn/HoEk5

Orientalism: Edward Said’s groundbreaking book explained

Edward Said’s seminal 1978 book, Orientalism, explores how often racist or romanticised stereotypes create a worldview that justifies Western colonialism and imperialism.

The Conversation
Mar 21 at 7:06pmWeb
Show threadseanmcdirmidMar 21

Once you simply kill all the leaders, there is no one left to negotiate with.

Iran is also oddly moderate from the region (beyond the whole death to America thing).

Show threadsreanMar 21

If US takes down their democracy and downs their domestic passenger jets, fight a proxy war with chemical weapons through Saddam Hussein that alone kills 20~30 thousand, no country is going to respond to that with flowers in their hair.

Loved your link, but I doubt it is going to change anyone who thinks Israel and US are doing the god's work here.