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MarineCombatEngineer

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13. Once the IAF gained air superiority over Iran,
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:07 PM
Jun 2025

it was, for all intents and purposes, over for Iran, Israel went after their air defenses, airfields, and other military targets with impunity.

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The war is over. Iran lost [View all] Renew Deal Jun 2025 OP
Missile capability in shambles. Nuclear weapons development crippled. nt LexVegas Jun 2025 #1
I've said before and I'll say it again, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2025 #2
Mission accomplished? Where have I heard that before... meadowlander Jun 2025 #3
The operation that killed bin Laden? nt LexVegas Jun 2025 #4
In the timeline where we left Afghanistan in 2011 and it turned into a functional democracy? meadowlander Jun 2025 #5
No, the one where Obama accomplished the mission to kill bin Laden. nt LexVegas Jun 2025 #7
The thing about war is one party doesn't get to set the end point arbitrarily. meadowlander Jun 2025 #11
... W_HAMILTON Jun 2025 #20
Gaza enid602 Jun 2025 #6
You break it, you own it - 20 years later we left with our tail between our legs. walkingman Jun 2025 #8
Iran only managed to launch a small number of missiles today rollin74 Jun 2025 #9
Their offensive capability has been decimated. nt LexVegas Jun 2025 #12
Once the IAF gained air superiority over Iran, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2025 #13
Egypt in 1967 sufferred the same fate PCIntern Jun 2025 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 2025 #10
We destroyed Iran's democracy and installed a king Easterncedar Jun 2025 #16
Wait, I thought it was 2 weeks away from nuclear capability? AloeVera Jun 2025 #22
Air superiority does not win a war. Eko Jun 2025 #14
Yes, it may well be necessary to win a war but Disaffected Jun 2025 #18
Depends on what the real goals are AZProgressive Jun 2025 #21
"It ain't over til it's over" -- Yogi Berra Ponietz Jun 2025 #15
Iran is still capable of plenty of mischief. DFW Jun 2025 #17
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