iran war
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Open Thread: What’s new?
Open Thread, 24 September 2026. Agni opens with the Tata Sons and Tata Trusts dispute, the IIT Bombay student death and its politics, the US–Iran conflict and Indian energy, Trump…
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Xi, Putin and Pezeshkian Walk Into Delhi
X.T.M reads the BRICS summit in Delhi, with Xi, Putin and Pezeshkian present during a US blockade of Iran, as the West’s non-Western partners rerouting around it. He sees BRICS…
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Open Thread – Iran & CJP
Open thread from X.T.M on the war in Iran and the continuing CJP protests in India, asking about Sonam Wangchuk and why the Education Minister has not resigned, with praise…
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What Was the Point of Israel’s Iran Strike?
X.T.M argues that Israel’s strike on Iran achieved little strategically, that Trump unexpectedly acted as a brake and brokered a ceasefire, and that MAGA fatigue with foreign wars exposes a…
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The West’s War of Decline
X.T.M argues that the American attack on Iran, met with little response, fits a Western pattern of seeking relevance through war in its twilight, and quotes a commenter on how…
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What did Asim Munir talk with Trump
The author speculates on what Asim Munir and Donald Trump discussed over lunch, from Iran back-channels to weapons purchases, and says the BrownCast episode on Op Sindoor was marred by…
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🕊️ On Iran, Israel, and the Right to Self-Defense
The author opposes the Iranian regime but argues that Iran has a right not to be bombed, and condemns Israel’s strikes on its nuclear facilities. The post is a teaser…
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🧠 Inside the Mind of Trump: Empire, Restraint, and the Hemispheric Gamble
The author asks what kind of world Donald Trump wants to rule, arguing that the MAGA worldview is hemispheric and restrained, and that pushing regime change in Iran would mean…
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Why Iran Is Not Iraq
The author argues that Iran is not Iraq: a unified, largely Shia ‘fortress civilisation’ whose legitimacy lets it adapt under attack. He holds that foreign regime change or a Pahlavi…
