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Old 2nd April 2026 | 20:17
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Originally Posted by RatherBeFlying

Israel is doing very well at plinking Iranian hierarchy, but the local opposition can't regime change without sufficient small arms to stand up to the IRGC. Maybe instead of paratroops and SF, Trump would do better to paradrop guns and ammo.
I saw a report a week or so ago that, after an air strike on a local IRGC station in Tehran, the locals quickly moved in a gathered large amounts of arms and ammunition.
No idea of that was a one-off or if it's widespread. If it's widespread, the IRGC could quickly find itself in an untenable situation. People tend to remember when you murder tens of thousands of protesters...
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