[gleeaikin]

Thank you for another informative thread started Oct. 8, 2022 and as of today, 1/9/2026 showing 1,620 comments covering serious developments in Iran.

I guess recent developments has serious compromised Iran’s ability to provide Shahed drones for Russia’s war on Ukraine. Putin had been covering his ash by helping Venezuela develop its own Shahed type drone production. Poor Putin, lacking Iran and now Venezuela help, he must be desperate for bombing capability this week to use his expensive hypersonic Quinsal (sp?) missiles. May his desperation continue until he packs his bags and heads home. Best wishes for the Iranian people and Ukraine.

[bert]

You left off Syria.

Russia now has no presence in the Med or the Western Hemisphere. Russia has lost presence in the Black and Baltic seas.

The Truth is...... Russia really isn’t any more

[alexander_busek]

I guess recent developments has serious compromised Iran’s ability to provide Shahed drones for Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Oh, no!

Anyway...

Putin had been covering his ash by helping Venezuela develop its own Shahed type drone production. Poor Putin, lacking Iran and now Venezuela help, he must be desperate for bombing capability [...]

Well, there will always be Cuba to fall back on!

[...] this week to use his expensive hypersonic Quinsal (sp?) missiles.

It's usually transcribed as "Kinzahl" or "Kinjal." (The Russian word кинжал means "dagger.")

Regards,

[adorno]

May his desperation continue until he packs his bags and heads home.

Where is Putin going to go for exile? Russia?

Russia is the destination for former/deposed tyrants, but Putin is already there. He needs to do as those former tyrants and leave his country. The Iranian and Syrian tyrants go to Russia, so Putin needs to go the opposite direction, into Iran or Syria or Venezuela. Will China take him? North Korea?