Iran Super Thread- Merged

[brihard]

Israel had to do something after the Iranian attack.

So they showed that they could indeed attack Iran’s airfields and nuclear sites, but did so in a very minor way to keep allies on board.

So in way a way the Iran-Israel attacks where escalations, but also the same tit for that has been done with proxies before.

Seen anything firm up for what got hit? I’ve seen talk of a particular AFB and some missile sites that were involved in the attack, nothing solid about nuclear sites. So far the response seems surprisingly muted.

 

[KevinB]

Seen anything firm up for what got hit? I’ve seen talk of a particular AFB and some missile sites that were involved in the attack, nothing solid about nuclear sites. So far the response seems surprisingly muted.

The AFB is collocated with one of the nuclear sites from my understanding.

 

[brihard]

The AFB is collocated with one of the nuclear sites from my understanding.

I also read that some of the Iranian attacks launched from there. Might have been seen by Israel as a solid contender for a reprisal directly tied to Iran’s attack, but also a “look what we can do”?

 

[GR66]

The helicopter carrying hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has experienced a "hard landing" in North Western Iran. Rescue teams are having difficulty reaching the site due to heavy fog and rain.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-69035051?src_origin=BBCS_BBC

 

[GR66]

It's believed that the Foreign Minister was also aboard the helicopter.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Inshallah?

 

[NavyShooter]

The full list of crew on the crashed helicopter of Iranian President Raisi:

Iran's President, Ibrahim Raisi
Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahiyan
Ayatollah Al-Hashemi, Imam of Tabriz Mosque
Governor of East Azerbaijan Province, Malik Rahmati

 

[OldSolduer]

Inshallah?

Or Israel’s …,

I’m not too upset…..

 

[Maxman1]

Or Israel’s …,

I’m not too upset…..

 

[SeaKingTacco]

I am certain that they are more than willing to take the credit.

Even if they had nothing to with it….

 

[brihard]

I am certain that they are more than willing to take the credit.

Even if they had nothing to with it….

Or leave it deliberately ambiguous.

 

[deepblue202]

We can only hope :

Iranian president still missing as rescue crews search mountainous region for his helicopter https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-president-ebrahim-raisi-helicopter-accident-1.7208959

 

[brihard]

Per BBC, Iranian state TV is now saying that the site has been reached and no signs of life found. I've seen a few different but consistent photos and videos that others have geolocated showing a burned crash site. Looks like this has firmed up and Iran may be down a president and a foreign minister. Pity.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-69035051

 

[brihard]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1792394111091458484

https://twitter.com/x/status/1792378563464990846

Not a super great source in his own right but I'm seeing various others posting the same or similar and it seems consistent.

 

[Good2Golf]

Maybe if they had flown in an Mi-8/17, and not a Satanmobile…

 

[brihard]

Maybe if they had flown in an Mi-8/17, and not a Satanmobile…

I wonder if sanctions got them via maintenance issues for the Bell?

 

[Good2Golf]

I wonder if sanctions got them via maintenance issues for the Bell?

There were some issues internally, but they keep F-14s flying, so some simple helicopters shouldn’t be a challenge. A 212 is not a complicated machine, and it’s pretty forgiving…until you fly it into the ground.

 

[brihard]

There were some issues internally, but they keep F-14s flying, so some simple helicopters shouldn’t be a challenge. A 212 is not a complicated machine, and it’s pretty forgiving…until you fly it into the ground.

Do they actually still have airworthy F-14s?

 

[dapaterson]

Do they actually still have airworthy F-14s?

Airworthy is subjective, but they are still flying a few.

 

[brihard]

Airworthy is subjective, but they are still flying a few.

I guess I'll lower the bar- can they do FL>GL and back again with the mechanical ability to repeat the feat with the same airframe.