Iranian Chill Thread

Shapur Zol Aktaf · Feb 1, 2021

Shawnee said:
Greta Thunberg, Donald Trump, Alexei Navalny, WHO nominated for Nobel peace prize

Norwegian lawmakers picked the 45th President of the US Trump for brokering the Israel-UAE peace deal, and Greta Thunber for climate change efforts.

www.republicworld.com

Greta Thunberg, Donald Trump, Alexei Navalny, WHO nominated for Nobel peace prize

That is how fucked up the world is.

They create these "prizes" themselves. Asian countries should create their own alternative nobel peace prize, oscar, man of year etc. competitions.

RΛIDEN · Feb 1, 2021

Leader Pays Tribute to Imam Khomeini on 42nd Anniversary of Return to Iran

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei paid homage to the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, as Iran began the Ten-Day Fajr (Dawn) ceremonies marking the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Ayatollah Khamenei visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, south of Tehran, to pay tribute to the late founder of the Islamic Republic on Sunday morning.
The Leader also paid tribute to Iranian martyrs laid to rest in a nearby cemetery, including the martyrs of the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war on Iran and a 1981 bombing in Tehran in which 72 officials were killed.
The Iranian nation toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime 42 years ago, on February 11, 1979, ending 2,500 years of monarchic rule in the country.
The Islamic Revolution, led by Imam Khomeini, established a new political system based on Islamic values and democracy.
Every year, Iranians mark the anniversary of their Islamic Revolution from February 1 to 11, known as the Ten-Day Fajr ceremonies.
February 1, 1979, was the date when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile in Paris to Tehran.

Leader Pays Tribute to Imam Khomeini on 42nd Anniversary of Return to Iran - Society/Culture news - Tasnim News Agency

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei paid homage to the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, as Iran began the Ten-Day Fajr (Dawn) ceremonies marking the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

www.tasnimnews.com

GWXP · Feb 1, 2021

sha ah said:
Well Navalny called the estate "an impregnable kingdom" that could not be reached by mere mortals. In reality its easily accessible by road and the CGI renderings of the buildings interior are a complete fabrication to say the least.

From the very start I suspected that the Navalny video was financed by western intelligence agencies and judging by the sheer scale of the site it's obviously not intended for one person or a small group of people.

The site has its own bakery, vineyard, ice rink, theater, casino and church. It also has its very own "egg processing center". Do you really believe that Putin, in his spare time, would go up there and sit there by himself or with a few people ?

The Navalny video was expertly edited by a professional team in Germany and financed by a source from the United States. This video was obviously financed by western intelligence agencies. Do you trust anything they have to say about Putin or Russia because quite frankly I do not.

Do you realize that before Putin, Russia was ruined and in debt? Today Russia has no debt and enough reserves to last the country 4 years without any additional funding.

The entire allegation of the site being built solely to be used by Putin is completely ludicrous. Especially when Navalny claims that Putin owns dozens of large estates / properties. Think about it, would Putin even have the time to visit any of them while simultaneously managing Russia full time ?

You realize that Trump's real estate empire is currently hemorrhaging money ? Real estate is not the best business to be in right now during Covid-19.

If the Navalny ghost house is any indication, why would someone as intelligent as Putin dump billions into expensive and useless properties that cost a fortune to maintain without making a penny ? You realize that its going to take 5 years just to complete all the construction on that site alone ?

Honestly judging the location by its sheer size and scale It's obviously an exclusive, luxury, seaside resort, which is intended to be occupied by a sizable number of wealthy clientele, rather than just by Putin a few days a year.

Well anyways, now because of the notoriety associated with this location, Navalny has unintentionally given the location the best advertising campaign that money could buy.

I truly believe that it's now actually very feasible for it to be turned into a high end, luxury resort. Imagine how many wealthy clients will want to take their very own selfies in "Putin's Palace" ?

LOL or perhaps the French will be interested in leasing the space for a night or two ? I'm sure they can think of some very creative ways to use that Jacuzzi discotheque Navalny was ranting about ?

French police bust giant ‘orgy’ inside warehouse, fine 90+ people for breaking Covid-19 curfew – media

Police have reportedly raided a wild party inside a remote warehouse near Paris, issuing dozens of fines for violating Covid-19 restrictions. The event was described by the media as an “orgy.”

www.rt.com

There is nothing special about Putin.

Russia was in trouble in 1990s and its financial status improved when Putin came to power, but this is not because Putin is a genius, but because oil price has increased from 25$ per barrel in 1990s to 70$ during Putin years and 150$ in 2007.

Russia earned 4trl$ during Putin's years from oil, and despite this the quality of roads in Russia is bad, infrastructure is outdated and economy is not modernized.

Between 2013 and 2021 average annual growth rate of Russian economy was 1,3% a year--which means stagnation. Every year 150.000 young educated Russians leave Russia and move to the West.

Before Navalny it was former Vice-Premier of Russia Boris Nemtsov who was making investigations about Putin regime's corruption.

Nemtsov made investigations about Sochi Olympics in 2014 that were the most expensive Olympic Games in history. Investigation showed widespread corruption during construction process---Rotenberg and other people from Putin's inner circle were granted contracts for construction of infrastructure projects and their companies were building those projects at a price 3-4 times higher than their original price

Rotenberg's companies make billions of dollars by building Russian gas and oil pipelines at a price several times higher their original price.

Other Nemtsov investigations showed how Putin's inner circle made billions of dollars by buying Russian state owned companies at suspiciously low price and then selling them at a market price.

Putin ordered 4/5 of Russian oil to be sold to the West via his friend's private company Gunvor, allowing his friend to earn billions of dollars. Putin's childhood friend Kolbin (former butcher) owns a multi-billion share in Gunvor

Putin's yachts secretly given to him as a bribe from billionaire Abramovich, his residences, and his 500k$-1mln$ watches were also investigated along with many other facts.

The result---Boris Nemtsov was murdered in 2015 in Moscow

Other opposion leader like former Prime-Minister of Russia Mikhail Kasyanov was harassed in public, beaten and then discredited after his (secretly filmed by FSB) sex tape was showed on Russian TV.

Then there is Navalny. His youtube channel has more than 400 high quality investigations about corruption of Putin's inner circle. One of the investigation is about RT's head Margarita Simonyan who made millions of dollars through selling propaganda films to other TV channels

Until recently, his most prominent investigation was about former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev who appears to own property worth 1,2bln dollars given to him as a bribe from Uzbek born Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov.

Result---Navalny was nearly killed by a deadly poison called "Novichok"

The truth is that corruption is part of Russian culture since the times of Tsars

Until recently, the current "Putin's palace" was indeed an impregnable kingdom. It occupies a territory equivalent to 39 Monacos, it was controlled by FSO (intelligence service that protects Russian leaders), had a no fly zone and if you are a fisherman you needed permission from FSB which would tell you to fish at a distance of no less than 2 miles away from the Palace.

The building itself and the surrounding area doesn't look like a luxury resort, but now, after Navalny investigation they will have to turn it into a resort. The construction of the Palace started in 2005 and since then it was reconstructed multiple times due to design defects---If this is a luxury resort it will take many decades for it to pay off.

Of course, Western intelligence services use the facts of Putin's corruption to discredit him and destabilize Russia and possibly they supply information about corruption facts to Navalny. But this doesn't mean that Putin and his inner circle are innocent. Many Russian officials are very rich and they were poor until 2000 when Putin came to power.

sha ah · Feb 1, 2021

Okay but every country has oligarchs and "inner circles" with business and government being interlinked.

In the US look at how Trump pays less taxes than a high school teacher while 40 million Americans have no access to even basic healthcare. Meanwhile US infrastructure overall is pretty poor as well, so does the US suffer from systemic corruption ? racism ? etc ?

Honesty I can't believe that an estate with its own "egg processing plant' is meant for Putin to go there a few days a year. If Navalny is speaking the truth and Putin owns dozens of these lavish properties, then how does Putin even have time to manage Russia and bother visiting all of these properties ? It doesn't really make logical sense if you think about it.

Yes the price of oil has fluctuated during the last few decades, however before Putin, Russia was heavily indebted. Now all of the debt has been paid off. If Putin is as corrupt as Navalny claims then how can you explain that level of fiscal responsibility ?

Also Russia has had poor infrastructure in its hinterlands since Tsarist times. It's simply such a vast nation, with so many remote areas, it's really difficult to build excellent infrastructure outside of large cities.

Okay so Navalny claims in the video that the site is heavily guarded and nobody can get close to it, etc, but then a few of his hired chumps simply jump on an inflatable dingy and easily manage to get to the area without any security visible ? They then proceed to use a drone from Amazon to violate the airspace of the Russian presidents palace ? LOL

I mean seriously the entire narrative falls apart as soon you start asking serious questions. Navalny claimed that the inside was lavish but you saw it its an empty shell. I honestly believe that Navalny's claims are as shallow as the building's interior. Yes there are some truths but much of it is fabricated.

I also have a hard time believing Navalny's story about Novichok. I mean these are not the sloppy Saudi's we're talking about here. You really believe that Putin wanted Navalny dead by poison, however he later changed his mind and let him go to Germany to receive treatment ?

Also was the poison in Navalny's drink or in his underwear ? Let me tell you, if Putin wanted Navalny dead, Navalny would be long gone by now. This is all a game by western intelligence to boost support and sympathy for Navalny. Like WOW Putin tried his best to kill him but he's such an anti corruption hero, he overcame it and now he's going to save Russia from the bad guys. LOL typical hollywood shlock.

GWXP said:
There is nothing special about Putin.

Russia was in trouble in 1990s and its financial status improved when Putin came to power, but this is not because Putin is a genius, but because oil price has increased from 25$ per barrel in 1990s to 70$ during Putin years and 150$ in 2007.

Russia earned 4trl$ during Putin's years from oil, and despite this the quality of roads in Russia is bad, infrastructure is outdated and economy is not modernized.

Between 2013 and 2021 average annual growth rate of Russian economy was 1,3% a year--which means stagnation. Every year 150.000 young educated Russians leave Russia and move to the West.

Before Navalny it was former Vice-Premier of Russia Boris Nemtsov who was making investigations about Putin regime's corruption.

Nemtsov made investigations about Sochi Olympics in 2014 that were the most expensive Olympic Games in history. Investigation showed widespread corruption during construction process---Rotenberg and other people from Putin's inner circle were granted contracts for construction of infrastructure projects and their companies were building those projects at a price 3-4 times higher than their original price

Rotenberg's companies make billions of dollars by building Russian gas and oil pipelines at a price several times higher their original price.

Other Nemtsov investigations showed how Putin's inner circle made billions of dollars by buying Russian state owned companies at suspiciously low price and then selling them at a market price.

Putin ordered 4/5 of Russian oil to be sold to the West via his friend's private company Gunvor, allowing his friend to earn billions of dollars. Putin's childhood friend Kolbin (former butcher) owns a multi-billion share in Gunvor

Putin's yachts secretly given to him as a bribe from billionaire Abramovich, his residences, and his 500k$-1mln$ watches were also investigated along with many other facts.

The result---Boris Nemtsov was murdered in 2015 in Moscow

Other opposion leader like former Prime-Minister of Russia Mikhail Kasyanov was harassed in public, beaten and then discredited after his (secretly filmed by FSB) sex tape was showed on Russian TV.

Then there is Navalny. His youtube channel has more than 400 high quality investigations about corruption of Putin's inner circle. One of the investigation is about RT's head Margarita Simonyan who made millions of dollars through selling propaganda films to other TV channels

Until recently, his most prominent investigation was about former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev who appears to own property worth 1,2bln dollars given to him as a bribe from Uzbek born Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov.

Result---Navalny was nearly killed by a deadly poison called "Novichok"

The truth is that corruption is part of Russian culture since the times of Tsars

Until recently, the current "Putin's palace" was indeed an impregnable kingdom. It occupies a territory equivalent to 39 Monacos, it was controlled by FSO (intelligence service that protects Russian leaders), had a no fly zone and if you are a fisherman you needed permission from FSB which would tell you to fish at a distance of no less than 2 miles away from the Palace.

The building itself and the surrounding area doesn't look like a luxury resort, but now, after Navalny investigation they will have to turn it into a resort. The construction of the Palace started in 2005 and since then it was reconstructed multiple times due to design defects---If this is a luxury resort it will take many decades for it to pay off.

Of course, Western intelligence services use the facts of Putin's corruption to discredit him and destabilize Russia and possibly they supply information about corruption facts to Navalny. But this doesn't mean that Putin and his inner circle are innocent. Many Russian officials are very rich and they were poor until 2000 when Putin came to power.

Messerschmitt · Feb 1, 2021

https://twitter.com/x/status/1356221036254162944

Bahram Esfandiari · Feb 1, 2021

Messerschmitt said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1356221036254162944

Ah the old song and dance. This really takes me back to the good old days before the JCPOA fiasco!

yavar · Feb 2, 2021

MAPNA Co Chief: Tool making machines, Turbine, Lebanon Electricity Minister visit, President of Ghana visit, U.S. Hillary Rodham Clinton Book, bidding for Aljazair contract and sanction,

Saddam Hussein · Feb 2, 2021

yavar said:
MAPNA Co Chief: Tool making machines, Turbine, Lebanon Electricity Minister visit, President of Ghana visit, U.S. Hillary Rodham Clinton Book, bidding for Aljazair contract and sanction,

MAPNA is the only Iranian company active in Iraq that didn't export shit

sha ah · Feb 2, 2021

Top Navalny aide asked alleged British spy for millions in funding, intelligence video released by Russia's FSB claims to reveal

Surveillance footage, recorded in the early 2010s, appears to show a close associate of Alexey Navalny seeking cash and intelligence from an alleged British spy and suggesting his anti-corruption work may benefit firms in London.

www.rt.com

sha ah · Feb 2, 2021

Iran now has 17 KG of 20% enriched Uranium. It's about 2000 KG per bomb at 80-90%+ enriched for one modern nuclear bomb. The first one dropped on Japan only had 200 kg I believe at 80% enrichment and look what it did, so Iran already has enough enriched Uranium for dozens of smaller bombs potentially.

Bahram Esfandiari said:
Ah the old song and dance. This really takes me back to the good old days before the JCPOA fiasco!

Aramagedon · Feb 2, 2021

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Arian · Feb 2, 2021

sha ah said:
Iran now has 17 KG of 20% enriched Uranium. It's about 2000 KG per bomb at 80-90%+ enriched for one modern nuclear bomb. The first one dropped on Japan only had 200 kg I believe at 80% enrichment and look what it did, so Iran already has enough enriched Uranium for dozens of smaller bombs potentially.

It was 60 kilograms with an average enrichment of 80% as you said. The core was enriched to 99% while the outer layers had been enriched to nearly 50%. And less than 5% of the uranium in the bomb went under fission. Now imagine what could've happened if all of it had undergone fission.

sha ah · Feb 2, 2021

Sorry I made a serious mistake with my numbers.

Iran produced approx 17 kg of 20% enriched Uranium last month. Iranian officials stated that they produced that in less than a month.

All together Iran has a stockpile of over 2400+ KG of enriched Uranium but most of that is enriched at 4.5%. Weapons grade is 90% or higher.

For a simple implosion weapon 15 kg of weapons grade Uranium is required. That number drops down to 9-12 kg for a sophisticated implosion weapon.

Basically every month now Iran is producing enough enriched Uranium for 1 bomb, since going from 20% to weapons grade does not take very long, just a few weeks.

So realistically Iran has enough stockpile for dozens of bombs. It would just be a matter time.

I believe Iran just began using the IR-2 centrifuges again.

Realistically if they truly wanted to go as quickly as possible, they could use the IR-6 centrifuges and produce at full capacity. In that case, in approx one month Iran could easily produce several bombs.

Arian said:
It was 60 kilograms with an average enrichment of 80% as you said. The core was enriched to 99% while the outer layers had been enriched to nearly 50%. And less than 5% of the uranium in the bomb went under fission. Now imagine what could've happened if all of it had undergone fission.