Comment by BLKNSLVR
5 days ago
I guess they're not trying too hard to find proof that Russia is supplying Iran with intelligence and Shahed drones.
5 days ago
I guess they're not trying too hard to find proof that Russia is supplying Iran with intelligence and Shahed drones.
OK but that's not an act of war any more than supplying Ukraine with intelligence and drones is an act of war against Russia. Words mean things, especially and most of all in legal settings.
It pains me to say this but one of the best possible strategies for the US from a realpolitik standpoint is to pretend to be friends with Russia (to avoid nuclear war), and quietly hand over intel and resources to Ukraine, and maximize meaningless digs at Ukraine, and periodically "claw back" support possibly substituting other forms of support in some cases. If this were happening, this would would on its face be indistinguishable from what we see now. I also don't think Trump is that smart, so to whatever degree that is happening, I think it's by accident
You almost had me in the first half ... yeah it's plain old 2D checkers with this administration.
> I guess they're not trying too hard to find proof that Russia is supplying Iran with intelligence and Shahed drones.
You mean Iran supplying Russia with drones.
Iran has also supplied ballistic missiles to Russia. Ukraine attacked a Caspian ship of Iran's that was allegedly carrying arms over the summer.
Assistance has been mutual, though lately the flow has been more from Russia to Iran. Drone improvements, targeting intelligence and missile tactics to avoid Patriot interception.
Lately the drones have been flowing the other direction, from Russian factories to Iran.
America isn't in a legally declared war with Iran either. Hasn't been in one since WW2. No treason convictions since then have occurred.
As far as I'm aware, the US hasn't declared war on Iran either.
The ally of a special military operation adversary surely cannot be my enemy. /s