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Propaganda versus Reality
Russia has halted some of its activities at its consulate in Tehran, Iran.
Whenever you enter a war, or, in this case, a decades-long conflict goes hot, propaganda is essential. And I will add that this stuff does not disappoint. It is a kind of textbook. So let's start with this line, given where we are, it is funny.
Yes, my mind immediately went to Russia because Russians have been saying this about Ukraine for three long years as well.
The defeated entity (Israel) is burning with missiles of the true promise.
Yes, missiles have hit mostly civilian buildings in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and other cities. Yes, there is damage to civilian infrastructure. Yes, there are dead civilians too. And to be fair, this is on both ends. However, Israel has concentrated its attacks on military command and control, as well as strategic targets. This graphic is the justification to hit civilian buildings:
Now, this would be a building in a residential area. I have many questions. The first one is how you land and take off. I suppose the fighters could be Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL). So, how reinforced are those buildings? Wait, a missile…