@richimedhurst No you weren't lol. Bro does some good work but his delusions of grandeur as of late are a sight to behold. Nothing you've stated has come to pass. There is nothing that will stop Ezekiel 38 from coming to pass. The Persian/Russian/China prophesied coalition is coming.
@imetatronink Whoa, damn. They punch way above their weight. Crazy how Western media hides so much, making it seem as if not much is going on and that these gateways are not significantly hindered.
No, you have no clue. All those things are great, but they don't come from Communism. Stop with the whataboutism in regards to America. The issue is the stupidity one has to have to think that government control over property is the key to "freedom". You're redefining things to fit your worldview based on theft.
I'm too pendejo to understand all this, but what I do understand is that Iran has been heavily sanctioned for a long time and, based on their military response, they have only become stronger. That's how I see this.
To take on the world's assumed best and biggest military and not lose and actually gain territory, is the best evidence that Iran can withstand whatever's coming.
Not to mention it strengthens their ties with the East.
@hugh_day_@emeriticus I was responding to @emeriticus take on it, and he quoted her, and the quotation is in line with Christ's Teachings. I'm agreeing with Pedro, and I'm the furthest thing from a liberal.
They did take over it, that's where the term oligarchs comes from. But Putin came in either took much of it any from them, or forced them to comply, or imprisoned the very corrupt ones. They were sitting on many of the business/manufacturing and allowing them to rot. There are hard to find BBC documentaries on this. Putin is the one that took their power away.