Middle East

[STEMO]

Well, I guess it's his words against the words of the Iranian Parliament Speaker.

I disbelieve both of them if I'm honest

Oh I don't know....  The Iranians have always been very honest about their intention to annihilate Israel!     

Arabs never lie. Honest.

The Iranians aren't Arabs.  They're Persian. 

Excuse my ignorance. Persians never lie. Honest.

[Doctor Gollum]

They can't say anything that would admit they're wrong. So obviously they're going to lie of it makes them look/feel better

Donald simply says what he wants to be heard. He doesn't, and has never shown much regard for accuracy...

[Varche]

Perfect bedfellows then.

[STEMO]

It's getting bad when the Iranian embassy takes the piss out of you 

[STEMO]

They can't say anything that would admit they're wrong. So obviously they're going to lie of it makes them look/feel better

Donald simply says what he wants to be heard. He doesn't, and has never shown much regard for accuracy...

Translation: He talks a load of shite most of the time.

[Varche]

What have Trump and Netinyahoo actually achieved?

Has Iran's nuclear capability been destroyed?

Are the Straits of Hormuz open?

Have they got rid of the the terrorist's supported by Iran? Hizbollah, Hooties.



I think they have given Iran a bloody nose. Iran can play for time, The US must be haemorrhaging dollars by the day.

[Lizzie Zoom]

What have Trump and Netinyahoo actually achieved?

Has Iran's nuclear capability been destroyed?

Are the Straits of Hormuz open?

Have they got rid of the the terrorist's supported by Iran? Hizbollah, Hooties.



I think they have given Iran a bloody nose. Iran can play for time, The US must be haemorrhaging dollars by the day.

Yes indeed.  The last we heard, 3 days ago, on this was Trump had requested a further $200 billion from Congress.  By the end of this week it will already have cost the US $25 billion.

[Doctor Gollum]

The cost somewhat misses the point of the exercise.

Besides it's a short term cost versus the longer term goals, not least the opportunity to force China to pay a fairer price for it's oil and if it stabilises the region, then that can only be a long term benefit.

[STEMO]

The cost somewhat misses the point of the exercise.

Besides it's a short term cost versus the longer term goals, not least the opportunity to force China to pay a fairer price for it's oil and if it stabilises the region, then that can only be a long term benefit.

It better be shorter than the time to the mid terms 

[Doctor Gollum]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVxhtXtDns2/?igsh=c3VhbjlxajZoczhp 

[Varche]

Well there was two minutes of my life wasted looking at that instagram link.

I do not know why I clicked it. Still none the wiser. My trip adviser review 0/5

[Doctor Gollum]

Well there was two minutes of my life wasted looking at that instagram link.

I do not know why I clicked it. Still none the wiser. My trip adviser review 0/5

An Iranian Government channel reposted a couple of spoof posts...

One declaring that Iran had shot down the most advanced thing in the US arsenal... Namely an Imperial Star Destroyer from Star Wars and also a scene from Independence Day showing a swarm of alien craft firing lasers at "the biggest US base in the Middle East"

[Varche]

Ok, however my trip adviser review is still 0/5 avoid. In fairness I do regularly give US fake or patently untrue posts the same reviews. 

[Doctor Gollum]

https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/03/29/cyprus-an-unsinkable-aircraft-carrier-no-longer

This popped up and made interesting reading...

[TheBoy]

https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/03/29/cyprus-an-unsinkable-aircraft-carrier-no-longer

This popped up and made interesting reading...

Nothing controversial about that, apart from some inaccuracies.  Yes, any Western base on "foreign soil" will mean risk for the country that base is in during conflict, but that works both ways, although in this case, the UK Cypriot bases are actually British soil*


*until such times as the wet dream of a PM we have decide to return the bases to Cyprus, and rent them back for £100b a year...