5 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Not hitting anything? Not from from the video clips I have seen. And I suppose the U.S. warplanes shot down were from alien's laser beams.

Based on reports regarding the rescue of a US pilot in Iran in April 2026,

The operation resulted in significant damage to US military assets:

google this to see if it sonds like a costly retrieval.

Not a fan of AI, especially its military and mass surveillance applications.

Iran threatens to strike $30bn ‘Stargate’ AI mega data centre

US threatens to strike all of Iranian civilian infrastructure. Iran is RESPONDING to US/Israel aggression. They didn't just wake up one morning and begin bombing the Gulf States and Israel, and the reason they do that is because they can't reach the United States.

5 minutes ago, connda said:

Iran threatens to strike $30bn ‘Stargate’ AI mega data centre

US threatens to strike all of Iranian civilian infrastructure. Iran is RESPONDING to US/Israel aggression. They didn't just wake up one morning and begin bombing the Gulf States and Israel, and the reason they do that is because they can't reach the United States.

US bases are targets too.

Totals of servicemen lost and wounded is not at all acceptable.

That would be a huge missile prize if Trump goes ahead with his stone age threats. A hypersonic missile in the centre maybe with cluster munitions and woof $30 bn up in smoke. It's dissapeared off Google Maps but you can see the shadow that they have replaced it with it's near a huge solar farm which covers nearly 40sq km . Chinese mappers and Russian intel will help them out quitely behind the scenes should they need it.

https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/stargate-uae-first-phase-of-200mw-to-complete-by-2026-1.500310364

The solar farm isn't a separate, distant entity—it is integrated directly into the campus layout.

The Stargate UAE project is being built as a massive, self-contained "AI City" spanning approximately 19.2 square kilometers (about 7.4 square miles). Because transmitting such a massive amount of power over long distances results in energy loss (heat), the engineers have placed the solar array as close to the server buildings as possible.

Proximity and Layout

• Location: The solar farm is located on the southern and western perimeter of the main data center cluster.

• Distance: The edge of the solar array is effectively adjacent to the security fence of the data center buildings. The distance from the center of the solar fields to the main compute halls is less than 2 to 3 kilometers (approx. 1.5 miles).

• Integration: High-voltage transmission lines run directly from the solar field's substation into the "power corridor" of the campus, where electricity is converted for the NVIDIA Blackwell GPU racks.

9 hours ago, bannork said:

Iran has threatened to bomb one of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence data centres — a $30 billion facility in the Gulf used by major US technology firms — dramatically widening the stakes of the Middle East conflict.

A spokesperson for Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that the massive “Stargate” computing complex in the United Arab Emirates could become a target if Washington continues military pressure on Tehran.

The threat signals a dangerous shift: from oil routes and military bases to the digital infrastructure powering the global AI race.

Video Threat Puts AI Hub in Crosshairs

In a video address, IRGC spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari warned that Iranian retaliation would target key technological and energy assets linked to US allies.

“All power plants, energy infrastructure, and information and communication technology of the Zionist regime” could face “complete and utter annihilation,” he said.

The footage then cut to satellite imagery showing the remote desert site of the Stargate complex — highlighting its exact location despite attempts to obscure it on mapping platforms.

The $30bn Engine Behind the AI Boom

The Stargate project is backed by leading tech players including OpenAI, Nvidia, Cisco, Oracle and SoftBank.

Planned to deliver around one gigawatt of computing power, the complex represents one of the largest AI infrastructure projects ever attempted.

Its first operational phase — roughly 200 megawatts packed with an estimated 10,000 Nvidia AI chips — was expected to come online this year before war in the region disrupted timelines.

Digital Infrastructure Becomes Strategic Target

The warning suggests Iran now views Western AI infrastructure as part of the strategic battlefield.

Facilities tied to US companies — including platforms operated by Microsoft, Apple, Google and Meta Platforms — could also face retaliation if tensions escalate.

Destroying the Stargate hub would deal a major blow not just to Gulf technology ambitions, but to global AI computing capacity.

War Expands From Oil to the Data Economy

The threat underscores how modern conflict is increasingly targeting the infrastructure behind the digital economy.

For years, the Gulf has positioned itself as a new centre for global computing power. But as the war drags into a second month, the region’s biggest tech investment now sits squarely in the crosshairs of a geopolitical confrontation.

Iran is threatening to bomb the $30 billion Stargate AI data center

I say: GO FOR IT Guys!!! Sammy-Boy needs to be taken down, once and for all.

If IRAN can somehow get rid of Scammy-Boy's Open-AI, then Iran will have provided the world with a great service.

But, PLEASE, do NOT Touch Gemini.

Altman is nothing but a BLACK HAT.

He will destroy the world, and laugh all the way to the bank.

He is a nitwit with no understanding of Science.

Nobody in AI can stand the guy, anyway.

He and Elizabeth Holmes deserve a cell together in prison.

Therefore, IMHO, the Iran "threat" to destroy Sam's Stargate Project is nothing but a PUBLIC SERVICE to Humanity.

Stargate: Dumb Name from the beginning, and Sam has always been a fool.

1 hour ago, Hawaiian said:

Not really. They are attempting to prevent the destruction of their power grid.

Trump threatens something. Iran threatens back.

He's not used to that. He's like a kid who is used to always getting his own way.

2 hours ago, earlinclaifornia said:

Watched the Professors end game senarios. This man made the most sense so far!

Thi guy is a crank. Jiang Xueqin (Prof. Jiang) majored in English Literature, but has invented something called "Predictive History" where he claims to use game theory. but he predictably ends up in conspiracy theories, such as Jewish/Masonic/Illuminati domination and power, reference to biblical prophecies, and discussion of an Antichrist.

Mehdi Hasan takes him to task:

Geopolitical analyst version of Giorgio Tsoukalos.

9 hours ago, still kicking said:

Who started the war illegally?

Who was going to build nukes? Who's been the biggest state sponsor of global terrorism?

14 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Who was going to build nukes? Who's been the biggest state sponsor of global terrorism?

Trump?

14 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Who was going to build nukes? Who's been the biggest state sponsor of global terrorism?

Natanyahu first warned Israelis that Iran was 3 to 5 years away from getting nuclear weapons in 1992.

Then the same warning in 1995.

Then the Iranians were 'extremely close' in 1996.

He had a break then until 2012 when he warned the world Iran was 'a few months' away from a bomb.

Then 2015.

2018

2023

2025.

Finally, the man who proudly said he had obliterated Iran's nuclear capabilities in June 2025, attacked Iran jointly with Israel whilst negotiations were taking place.

Both Netanyahu and Trump are war criminals.

4 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Trump?

Sadly those with a certain thought process will say yes. Trump hatred so ingrained they want Iran to have nukes and I'm sure are hoping that more US service personnel are killed and more planes shot down. Probably go to sleep with such irrational hate in their infected minds they dream about US carriers being sunk. Ironically maybe also dream about LGBTQI+++ rights on the same night.

3 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Sadly those with a certain thought process will say yes. Trump hatred so ingrained they want Iran to have nukes and I'm sure are hoping that more US service personnel are killed and more planes shot down. Probably go to sleep with such irrational hate in their infected minds they dream about US carriers being sunk. Ironically maybe also dream about LGBTQI+++ rights on the same night.

Did you note it was a question to you corny question.

4 minutes ago, bannork said:

Natanyahu first warned Israelis that Iran was 3 to 5 years away from getting nuclear weapons in 1992.

Then the same warning in 1995.

Then the Iranians were 'extremely close' in 1996.

He had a break then until 2012 when he warned the world Iran was 'a few months' away from a bomb.

Then 2015.

2018

2023

2025.

Finally, the man who proudly said he had obliterated Iran's nuclear capabilities in June 2025, attacked Iran jointly with Israel whilst negotiations were taking place.

Both Netanyahu and Trump are war criminals.

These were the years that the Islamic Republic of Iran were denying IAEA inspections I believe. Strange that you'd deny inspections for 3-5% uranium enrichment. As with the facilities being obliterated, being that it seems no more 60% enriched uranium has been produced since then it would indicate those strikes were effective.

You can't blame Iran for finding ways to hurt America, which is after all the aggressor. America threatens to bomb Iran back to the stone age so the find a new way to fight back.

I guess there will be an end to the war in which Iran is left to rebuild its infrastructure one day.

5 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Did you note it was a question to you corny question.

My question: Who was going to build nukes? Who's been the biggest state sponsor of global terrorism?

Your answer: Trump?

I think when it comes to "corny" or fitting my next comment...Sadly those with a certain thought process will say yes. Trump hatred so ingrained they want Iran to have nukes and I'm sure are hoping that more US service personnel are killed and more planes shot down. Probably go to sleep with such irrational hate in their infected minds they dream about US carriers being sunk. Ironically maybe also dream about LGBTQI+++ rights on the same night.... it would seem you might very well fit this category of constant and total irrational hate of a single person so much you want the fundamentalist Islamic terrorists to succeed. Weird.

7 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

These were the years that the Islamic Republic of Iran were denying IAEA inspections I believe. Strange that you'd deny inspections for 3-5% uranium enrichment. As with the facilities being obliterated, being that it seems no more 60% enriched uranium has been produced since then it would indicate those strikes were effective.

Eight months ago, Donald Trump declared Iran’s nuclear programme “obliterated” after American airstrikes.

Pete Hegseth declared Iran’s nuclear ambitions destroyed, while Trump repeated the word “obliterated” again and again — claiming the strikes wiped out Iran’s nuclear “capability”, “capacity”, and even its future ambitions.

Then a new tone emerged-

Vice President JD Vance said Washington’s “primary interest” was preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Steve Witkoff warned Tehran could be just a week away from industrial-grade bomb material.

An amazingly rapid recovery for a programme the president insists no longer existed!!

Pressed on the contradiction, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested there were “many reasons” the United States might strike Iran again.

58 minutes ago, Roadsternut said:

Thi guy is a crank. Jiang Xueqin (Prof. Jiang) majored in English Literature, but has invented something called "Predictive History" where he claims to use game theory. but he predictably ends up in conspiracy theories, such as Jewish/Masonic/Illuminati domination and power, reference to biblical prophecies, and discussion of an Antichrist.

Mehdi Hasan takes him to task:

Geopolitical analyst version of Giorgio Tsoukalos.

59 minutes ago, Roadsternut said:

Thi guy is a crank. Jiang Xueqin (Prof. Jiang) majored in English Literature, but has invented something called "Predictive History" where he claims to use game theory. but he predictably ends up in conspiracy theories, such as Jewish/Masonic/Illuminati domination and power, reference to biblical prophecies, and discussion of an Antichrist.

Mehdi Hasan takes him to task:

Geopolitical analyst version of Giorgio Tsoukalos.

I will say that Trump and most republicans firmly believe in a zero-sum world viewpoint. This is evident in many of thier beliefs; for example, if black and brown people get more rights, then it follows that white people have less rights. The same is true when it comes to thier views that if women have more rights and agency, then it follows that men will have less. Trump himself often expresses how he views the world from a zero-sum perspective. This is evident not only in how he responds to foreign leaders, but also how he treats those close to him. Unfortunately, it is true that many countries and world leaders also see the world through this zero-sum lense. However, that is not the only way to look at game theory. There is evidence today of countries and leaders who use non zero-sum in collaboration with others - the European union, while not perfect, shows how nations can excel through working together. Unfortunately, I think that Trump (and Netanyahu) who started this war, and the leadership in Iran both see this conflict through the lense of zero-sum. The difference is that Iran leadership have less to lose and are willing to accept far more pain and destruction to thier own citizens. For Iran, hurting American and its allies in the region is in itself a "win."

16 minutes ago, bannork said:

Eight months ago, Donald Trump declared Iran’s nuclear programme “obliterated” after American airstrikes.

Pete Hegseth declared Iran’s nuclear ambitions destroyed, while Trump repeated the word “obliterated” again and again — claiming the strikes wiped out Iran’s nuclear “capability”, “capacity”, and even its future ambitions.

Then a new tone emerged-

Vice President JD Vance said Washington’s “primary interest” was preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Steve Witkoff warned Tehran could be just a week away from industrial-grade bomb material.

An amazingly rapid recovery for a programme the president insists no longer existed!!

Pressed on the contradiction, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested there were “many reasons” the United States might strike Iran again.

maybe they were lying?

13 minutes ago, bannork said:

Eight months ago, Donald Trump declared Iran’s nuclear programme “obliterated” after American airstrikes.

Pete Hegseth declared Iran’s nuclear ambitions destroyed, while Trump repeated the word “obliterated” again and again — claiming the strikes wiped out Iran’s nuclear “capability”, “capacity”, and even its future ambitions.

Then a new tone emerged-

Vice President JD Vance said Washington’s “primary interest” was preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Steve Witkoff warned Tehran could be just a week away from industrial-grade bomb material.

An amazingly rapid recovery for a programme the president insists no longer existed!!

Pressed on the contradiction, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested there were “many reasons” the United States might strike Iran again.

They still have 465kg of 60% enriched uranium which is not far off getting to weapons grade. Maybe they have/had another deeply buried facility. They were sure building ICBM's (why?) and a massive missile and drone stockpile (again why?). They called for global jihad. If you went there you would more than likely be killed unless you are a supporter of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Are you? Should they have nukes?

13 minutes ago, bannork said:

Pressed on the contradiction, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested there were “many reasons” the United States might strike Iran again.

Israel regards Iran as an existential threat. In Mossad, it also has one of the world's best intelligence services.

Troy was a war arising from a single woman. One of the reasons may be Mossad's knowledge of Trump and under-age girls.

As Epstein himself said " Donald likes them young".

8 minutes ago, Issan girl said:

This is evident in many of thier beliefs; for example, if black and brown people get more rights, then it follows that white people have less rights.

This is complete nonsense. All US citizens have the same rights.

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

Israel regards Iran as an existential threat. In Mossad, it also has one of the world's best intelligence services.

Troy was a war arising from a single woman. One of the reasons may be Mossad's knowledge of Trump and under-age girls.

As Epstein himself said " Donald likes them young".

Young is young not underage. There is a massive difference.

3 minutes ago, Issan girl said:

I will say that Trump and most republicans firmly believe in a zero-sum world viewpoint. This is evident in many of thier beliefs; for example, if black and brown people get more rights, then it follows that white people have less rights. The same is true when it comes to thier views that if women have more rights and agency, then it follows that men will have less. Trump himself often expresses how he views the world from a zero-sum perspective. This is evident not only in how he responds to foreign leaders, but also how he treats those close to him. Unfortunately, it is true that many countries and world leaders also see the world through this zero-sum lense. However, that is not the only way to look at game theory. There is evidence today of countries and leaders who use non zero-sum in collaboration with others - the European union, while not perfect, shows how nations can excel through working together. Unfortunately, I think that Trump (and Netanyahu) who started this war, and the leadership in Iran both see this conflict through the lense of zero-sum. The difference is that Iran leadership have less to lose and are willing to accept far more pain and destruction to thier own citizens. For Iran, hurting American and its allies in the region is in itself a "win."

Agree. The US weak point from a war perspective is the public won't stand for mass casualties, whilst the Iran regime has massacred its own people already, more civilian deaths mean little to them if they can stay in power.

Hence all Trump can do is bomb, bomb, bomb, hoping the Iranian regime will collapse.

But collapse what into? The Iranian Kurds whom Trump has apparently has been arming, only have approx 10% support among the Iranian population, support for the former Shah is also apparently limited.

Many young people want democracy whilst more traditionalists and those in the military want the status quo to remain.

So if the regime fell would there be chaos, a vacuum of power as happened in Iraq?

A scenario that might please Israel, determined to cripple every nation in its neighbourhood, but anarchy could mean the Strait of Hormuz remains shut with rogue elements firing missiles now and then at tankers, ensuring no insurance company will cover a tanker passing through.

12 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

They still have 465kg of 60% enriched uranium which is not far off getting to weapons grade. Maybe they have/had another deeply buried facility. They were sure building ICBM's (why?) and a massive missile and drone stockpile (again why?). They called for global jihad. If you went there you would more than likely be killed unless you are a supporter of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Are you? Should they have nukes?

So when on 25 June 2025, Trump declared that Iran’s nuclear facilities had been completely obliterated, do you agree he and Hegseth were talking nonsense?

And when the Defence Intelligence Agency said Iran's programme had been set back by only a few months rather than destroyed, findings agreed by the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA), do you agree with them or do you side with Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe who dismissed these claims as fake news, and continued to insist that the bombings had effectively ended Iran's ability to make a nuclear bomb?

If you agree with the DIA and IAEA, then Trump and Hegseth were talking horse manure for months.

Regarding the talks held in February in Muscat and Geneva, Iran reportedly offered to never again stockpile enriched uranium, a development Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi called a "major breakthrough".

Reports indicated a potential three-step plan where Iran would lower enrichment to 3.67% and restore IAEA inspections in exchange for access to frozen assets and oil exports.

Why were these talks not allowed to continue? Or were the talks a sham, the US and Israel had secretly already agreed to strike Iran and merely used the talks to assemble the Iranians leaders in one place where they could effectively kill many in one blow?

Just do it !

Am over all this Ai crap.

1 minute ago, bannork said:

So when on 25 June 2025, Trump declared that Iran’s nuclear facilities had been completely obliterated, do you agree he and Hegseth were talking nonsense?

And when the Defence Intelligence Agency said Iran's programme had been set back by only a few months rather than destroyed, findings agreed by the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA), do you agree with them or do you side with Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe who dismissed these claims as fake news, and continued to insist that the bombings had effectively ended Iran's ability to make a nuclear bomb?

If you agree with the DIA and IAEA, then Trump and Hegseth were talking horse manure for months.

Regarding the talks held in February in Muscat and Geneva, Iran reportedly offered to never again stockpile enriched uranium, a development Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi called a "major breakthrough".

Reports indicated a potential three-step plan where Iran would lower enrichment to 3.67% and restore IAEA inspections in exchange for access to frozen assets and oil exports.

Why were these talks not allowed to continue? Or were the talks a sham, the US and Israel had secretly already agreed to strike Iran and merely used the talks to assemble the Iranians leaders in one place where they could effectively kill many in one blow?

You do understand that the facilities that were hit were destroyed don't you? As for their total capacity for producing a nuclear weapon being destroyed obviously not. It does, however, seem that you acknowledge that the Islamic Republic of Iran may still have had some capacity to further enrich the 60% enriched uranium stocks they obviously moved. So question is do you think that the fundamentalist mullahs and the IRGC should be allowed to continue toward developing nuclear weapons? You still haven't answered this question. My guess is your answer would be no but to say this would be to support the action against the Islamist regime which you obviously cannot do. Quite a dilemma for you Trump haters. Bit like the gays for Palestine. Had to support Hamas in Gaza yet if they went there all dressed up screaming gay rights they'd be killed.

48 minutes ago, it is what it is said:

maybe they were lying?

Maybe the both need arse and elbow patches seeing as they can't distinguish one from the other.

Top secret drone is trying to find the launch sites of missiles to bomb them hard

https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/06/incredible-footage-emerges-rq-180-spy-drone/#

5 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

You do understand that the facilities that were hit were destroyed don't you? As for their total capacity for producing a nuclear weapon being destroyed obviously not. It does, however, seem that you acknowledge that the Islamic Republic of Iran may still have had some capacity to further enrich the 60% enriched uranium stocks they obviously moved. So question is do you think that the fundamentalist mullahs and the IRGC should be allowed to continue toward developing nuclear weapons? You still haven't answered this question. My guess is your answer would be no but to say this would be to support the action against the Islamist regime which you obviously cannot do. Quite a dilemma for you Trump haters. Bit like the gays for Palestine. Had to support Hamas in Gaza yet if they went there all dressed up screaming gay rights they'd be killed.

Of course I despise the Iran regime. I can hardly bear to open my X account as it has daily stories and photos of young people brutally murdered by the regime. Utterly depressing and sad beyond words.

The question is why did Trump stop the talks with Iran?

Jaw jaw is better than war war to quote Churchill, and if progress was being made as ascertained by the Oman mediator, then the war has no justification.

It is well known that Netanyahu was an old friend of Jared Kushner's father who was a well known donor to Israeli causes. Netanyahu even stayed at his house when visiting Washington.

Many surmise Trump, egged on perhaps by Jared Kushner and Netanyahu, was persuaded to attack Iran, the leaders all in one place, and bingo! like Venezuela the regime would fall into line under US pressure once those leaders were killed.