re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread

You have to be a drone salesman or something.

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Regime infighting has spilled into the streets, with graffiti attacks on a state-linked outlet exposing a deeper fracture inside the system.

Tasnim, an IRGC-linked outlet aligned with the more pragmatic Ghalibaf wing, just attacked Mojtaba Khamenei’s 10-point negotiating framework released in early April after the war and ceasefire.

This is not just a proposal, it is Mojtaba’s officially approved red-line framework for any deal with Trump.

And Tasnim openly mocked it.

They described the demands as “on the level of magic beans,” calling them unrealistic. The 10-point plan includes:

Full sanctions removal
Control of the Strait of Hormuz
Acceptance of enrichment
Regional ceasefires across the Axis of Resistance
Long-term guarantees

That alone would be significant. What followed made it impossible to ignore.

Hours later, hardline supporters tied to Saeed Jalili and Ali Akbar Raefipour responded by covering Tasnim’s headquarters in Tehran with protest graffiti, turning an internal disagreement into a visible confrontation.

This is no longer contained factional debate but an open confrontation between competing power centers inside the regime.

And the fracture is not just political but organizational within the IRGC, where the very ecosystem meant to enforce unity is now visibly split.

Hardline elements aligned with Mojtaba are treating the 10-point plan as non-negotiable red lines, backed by powerful figures like former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei
Pragmatic IRGC-linked voices, including outlets like Tasnim, are signaling those demands are detached from current realities

That kind of divergence inside a security-military structure is rare and signals stress at the top of the system.

The timing makes it even more significant.

This comes just weeks after the February–March 2026 war and the death of Ali Khamenei. Mojtaba has stepped into power, but his authority is still being tested.

He has not appeared in public or on camera, and his statements are only released indirectly. The April ceasefire forced the regime to define its position, and instead of unity, it exposed competing strategies.

One camp is pushing maximalist terms and ideological confrontation
Another is signaling the need for a face-saving deal under pressure, especially severe economic pressure

When a regime-aligned outlet mocks the Supreme Leader’s position, it shows authority is slipping and even the most powerful figure is now being openly challenged.

The system is no longer unified, it is exposing competing power centers that are becoming harder to contain.

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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, led by Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, reportedly warned that anti regime protests could resume within days as the economy deteriorates. Officials said economic pressure is the main trigger.

The assessment claimed Iran may only withstand another 6 to 8 weeks of a U.S. naval blockade. By the end of spring, up to 2 million private sector jobs could be lost. Security officials reportedly concluded unrest is inevitable, with only the timing uncertain. - Iran International

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I'd rather have 1000 skilled drone operators than some dipshit who called in an attack helicopter on CoD.

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I've heard some people say a lot of the controls for those drones are very much like, if not exactly, the same as gaming controllers for this very reason

Easy to recruit people who already know how to use the stuff

All quiet on the Western front

I wish we would just get on with it and get it over with. We all know we going to bomb the shite out the them so let’s just do it!

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Trump really doesn’t want to restart the bombing. I think he’s hoping with the blockade and internal power struggles, he can topple them from within. However, if they start firing on citizens, I think hell will break loose.

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He's a real hopeful man. I've been saying it for a month or more that I think there is only one way out of this quagmire with US dictating the postbellum reality and it is going to be ugly.