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[Ron in Regina]

Then on the Flipside of this goat rodeo. Yes, the Islamic Republic of Iran was elected as one of the Vice-Chairs of the 65th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD) in February 2026. Here are the key details regarding this development:

• Appointment: Iranian representative Abbas Tajik was selected as Vice-Chair during the commission’s 64th session in New York, which concluded in early February 2026.
• Role & Duration: Iran will serve a one-year term as Vice-Chair for the 65th session of the CSocD, which focuses on key social development issues.
• Context & Theme: The appointment was approved without objection. The 65th session is set to focus on themes including poverty eradication, social justice, and the promotion of democracy, gender equality, tolerance, and non-violence.
• Reaction: The appointment has drawn significant criticism from human rights groups and commentators, who highlight the irony of Iran’s leadership role in a commission focused on rights, given the regime's domestic record on women's rights and treatment of protesters.
  
  The Commission for Social Development is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) that advises on social policy and development issues.
  
  http://en.irna.ir/news/86076655/Iran-elected-vice-chairman-of-UN-Commission-for-Social-Development

 

[petros]

Then on the Flipside of this goat rodeo. Yes, the Islamic Republic of Iran was elected as one of the Vice-Chairs of the 65th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD) in February 2026. Here are the key details regarding this development:
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• Appointment: Iranian representative Abbas Tajik was selected as Vice-Chair during the commission’s 64th session in New York, which concluded in early February 2026.
• Role & Duration: Iran will serve a one-year term as Vice-Chair for the 65th session of the CSocD, which focuses on key social development issues.
• Context & Theme: The appointment was approved without objection. The 65th session is set to focus on themes including poverty eradication, social justice, and the promotion of democracy, gender equality, tolerance, and non-violence.
• Reaction: The appointment has drawn significant criticism from human rights groups and commentators, who highlight the irony of Iran’s leadership role in a commission focused on rights, given the regime's domestic record on women's rights and treatment of protesters.
  
  The Commission for Social Development is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) that advises on social policy and development issues.
  
  http://en.irna.ir/news/86076655/Iran-elected-vice-chairman-of-UN-Commission-for-Social-Development

Why shouldn't they be?

The "women's rights" schtick as excuse for war again?

We really showed the Taliban whose boss.

 

[petros]

If you choose to attack everybody on every front all at the same time, militarily or financially or both, it potentially builds alliances between many being attacked or expecting to be attacked.

On Thursday, Donald Trump announced punitive new reciprocal tariffs on imports from 185 countries around the world. Russia and its ally Belarus are conspicuously among the few countries that are exempt from the US president's list. Ukraine, however, is not.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News that existing sanctions meant that there was no trade with Russia anyway. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US and other countries, particularly those in Europe, ramped up already ongoing sanctions against Russia.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt underscored that the US sanctions in conjunction with the war in Ukraine would prevent "any meaningful trade" with Russia. But is this really true?

According to the United States Census Bureau, trade with Russia has slumped dramatically since it began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine: from around $36 billion (€32.9 billion) in 2021 to around $3.5 billion (€3.2 billion) in 2024.

Bessent's claim that there is no trade with Russiatherefore fails to reflect the reality that imports from the country, reduced as they may be, remain significant for the US, particularly because they involve strategic goods such as fertilizers and inorganic chemicals.

Even if trade with Russia is now one-tenth of previous levels, its omission from Trump's new tariffs cannot be explained by existing sanctions and the drop in import figures alone.

By comparison, Washington is imposing tariffs of 27% on imports from Kazakhstan, although the volume of trade with the US is equivalent to that of Russia: around $3.4 billion (€3.1 billion), of which $2.3 billion (€2.1 billion) is US imports. The volume of trade with Ukraine is even lower at $2.9 billion (€2.6 billion), of which $1.2 billion (€ 1.1 billion) is imports. Nevertheless, Ukraine is on Trump's list for a punitive tariff of 10% 15%.

(Canada and Mexico are also missing from the new list, though most goods imported from both countries are already subject to existing tariffs of 25 percent)

Trump tariffs: Why are Russia and Belarus not targeted?

US President Donald Trump has slapped comprehensive tariffs on 185 countries worldwide, but not on Russia and Belarus. Why is that?

www.dw.com

Who is attacking whom?

 

[petros]

If you choose to attack everybody on every front all at the same time, militarily or financially or both, it potentially builds alliances between many being attacked or expecting to be attacked.

On Thursday, Donald Trump announced punitive new reciprocal tariffs on imports from 185 countries around the world. Russia and its ally Belarus are conspicuously among the few countries that are exempt from the US president's list. Ukraine, however, is not.
View attachment 33402
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News that existing sanctions meant that there was no trade with Russia anyway. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US and other countries, particularly those in Europe, ramped up already ongoing sanctions against Russia.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt underscored that the US sanctions in conjunction with the war in Ukraine would prevent "any meaningful trade" with Russia. But is this really true?

According to the United States Census Bureau, trade with Russia has slumped dramatically since it began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine: from around $36 billion (€32.9 billion) in 2021 to around $3.5 billion (€3.2 billion) in 2024.

Bessent's claim that there is no trade with Russiatherefore fails to reflect the reality that imports from the country, reduced as they may be, remain significant for the US, particularly because they involve strategic goods such as fertilizers and inorganic chemicals.

Even if trade with Russia is now one-tenth of previous levels, its omission from Trump's new tariffs cannot be explained by existing sanctions and the drop in import figures alone.

By comparison, Washington is imposing tariffs of 27% on imports from Kazakhstan, although the volume of trade with the US is equivalent to that of Russia: around $3.4 billion (€3.1 billion), of which $2.3 billion (€2.1 billion) is US imports. The volume of trade with Ukraine is even lower at $2.9 billion (€2.6 billion), of which $1.2 billion (€ 1.1 billion) is imports. Nevertheless, Ukraine is on Trump's list for a punitive tariff of 10% 15%.

(Canada and Mexico are also missing from the new list, though most goods imported from both countries are already subject to existing tariffs of 25 percent)

Trump tariffs: Why are Russia and Belarus not targeted?

US President Donald Trump has slapped comprehensive tariffs on 185 countries worldwide, but not on Russia and Belarus. Why is that?

www.dw.com

Belarus and Russia own the fertilizer logistics of Kazakhstan ore making it appear a Rusky or Belarusian export.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Who is attacking whom?

I was thinking Trump America financially attacking everybody, while physically attacking others, and threatening attacks and annexation….But…that’s a really good question that you ask.

 

[petros]

I was thinking Trump America financially attacking everybody, while physically attacking others, and threatening attacks and annexation….But…that’s a really good question that you ask.

Very reminiscent of 1938.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Very reminiscent of 1938.

The very first sentence in this thread…

Iran has been in the news a lot lately, trying to “not” have violence spread into a larger Middle Eastern conflict, while spreading violence in the region into a larger Middle Eastern conflict…or at least it sure seems like it from the outside looking in.

Then America elects Trump…(again).


Same shit. Different scale.

…& then what?

 

[petros]

The very first sentence in this thread…

Then America elects Trump…(again).
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Same shit. Different scale.
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…& then what?

Then they find out F35s arent stealth on Chinese radar and after Netanyahu's folly last June where it was learned Iranian missiles whistle past American and Israeli missile defense.

XI and Putin weren't fucking around when they said "get the fuck out of Gaza, West Bank, Syria and Lebanon."

 

[Ron in Regina]

 

[petros]

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Can 'Merica stop a hypersonic missile coming at the Gerry Ford?

Short answer, no!

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Can 'Merica stop a hypersonic missile coming at the Gerry Ford?

Short answer, no!

Depends on how far out they acquire it. Hypersonic is cool, but c is still a li'l bit faster.

 

[petros]

Depends on how far out they acquire it. Hypersonic is cool, but c is still a li'l bit faster.

And the angle attack of a lateral cruise missile but if ballistic it's up to 13 warheads.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Can 'Merica stop a hypersonic missile coming at the Gerry Ford?

Short answer, no!

Depends on how far out they acquire it. Hypersonic is cool, but c is still a li'l bit faster.

And the angle attack of a lateral cruise missile but if ballistic it's up to 13 warheads.

From the outside…if you know where a missile is going to (or going to try to) hit…regardless of its speed…that’s 1/2 the battle to intercept a missile I’d assume, right?

Then you put “whatever” another missile, pile of lead, high power laser, etc…in front of this incoming object regardless of its speed.

While ballistic missiles have long possessed hypersonic speeds, modern hypersonic weapons are defined by their ability to maneuver in the atmosphere at these speeds, making them different from traditional, predictable ballistic trajectories, etc…

 

[Ron in Regina]

Anywho…the US president has not made a final determination on any strikes, as the administration prepares for Iran to send its latest proposal this week, ahead of what officials have described as a last-ditch round of negotiations scheduled for Thursday in Geneva.

Those talks will be led by Witkoff and Kushner, whose assessment on the likelihood of a deal will shape Trump’s calculus. If there is no deal, Trump has told advisers he is considering limited strikes to pressure Iran and, failing that, a far larger attack to force regime change.

(Trump’s top envoys, real estate developer Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, are businessmen who often look for transactions with major financial gains)
The Iranian Regime doesn’t want to become the former regime, so they’d sacrifice whatever they have to…to remain in power, & we’ve seen what the Iranian population is worth to them in the last two months. Iran has vowed this time to retaliate as hard as possible in response to any US attack, and its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned last week that he had the ability to sink a US warship.

Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s advice — Guardian US

Exclusive: Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling on a nuclear deal

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While Iran retaliated in June against Israel and a U.S. base in Qatar, it stopped short of more dramatic actions that could have caused casualties among American forces or destabilized Persian Gulf economies. Iran’s response to U.S. military action could play out very differently this time if Trump makes that decision, the former officials, diplomats and analysts said, particularly if Iranian leaders perceive a threat to their regime’s survival.

A new U.S. attack on Iran could risk large-scale retaliation

If Iran’s leaders believe U.S. strikes threaten their hold on power, they may opt to launch large-scale retaliation aimed at causing American casualties or disrupting the oil industry in the Persian Gulf, former U.S. officials, foreign diplomats and experts say.

www.nbcnews.com

Trump is considering a range of military options if diplomatic efforts fail — from limited strikes targeting nuclear and missile sites to a wider assault designed to weaken or even topple the regime, NBC News has previously reported.

But what Trump views as “limited” may not be interpreted that way by Iran, particularly if Iranian leaders believe the regime’s survival is at stake, according to former U.S. officials, foreign diplomats and regional analysts.

There is also uncertainty inside the administration about whether airstrikes would be sufficient to strong-arm Iran into making a deal – or even bring about the ouster of Khamenei and his circle of religious leaders.

To that end, administration officials have also explored potential off-ramps to avoid military conflict. Among the ideas under discussion is allowing Iran to maintain limited nuclear enrichment capability strictly for medical research, treatment or other civilian energy purposes.

Khamenei’s public statements signal he’s not willing to back down on redlines. This includes U.S. demands of Iran to give up uranium enrichment — the building blocks of a nuclear bomb — limiting the country’s missile stockpiles or pulling back its support for terrorist proxies. Other than those and other things, he’s willing to talk. “Right now, we are negotiating only nuclear and there is no other subject,” he said.

The U.S. may strike Iran #geopolitics

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[petros]

When is Trump going to bomb N Korea?

 

[Ron in Regina]

When is Trump going to bomb N Korea?

I thought he & the Kim’s were Tight!? He could make Dennis Rodman, the ambassador and maybe smooth things over?

 

[petros]

I thought he & the Kim’s were Tight!? He could make Dennis Rodman, the ambassador and maybe smooth things over?

But they have real nukes and we are technically still at war with them.

Damn Joos

 

[Ron in Regina]

But they have real nukes and we are technically still at war with them.

Damn Joos

So….You mention this why? Are the “Joos” or Israel somehow responsible for North Korea and its nukes (?) or some other conspiracy? No love lost between Israel & North Korea but no real direct interaction.

Israel–North Korea relations - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[petros]

.But they have real nukes.

So….You mention this why? Are the “Joos” or Israel somehow responsible for North Korea and its nukes (?) or some other conspiracy? No love lost between Israel & North Korea but no real direct interaction.

Israel–North Korea relations - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Joo is a Korean name