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IbogaProject

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14. Iran is tougher than any opponent since WW2

Reply to Prairie Gates (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:42 PM

15 hrs ago

And their people have largely been unconquerable since the dawn of history. Akexander basically passed through and they altered Islam before adopting it. And they have been arming and training for 45 years now.

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