TheImmortal
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Iran GDP graph according to IMF
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Islamic Republic of Iran and the IMF
This web page provides information on official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran.www.imf.org
I mean look at the graph. Since 1990, Iran’s GDP a has fluctuated between 200B and 500B.
But suddenly during the worst sanctions period (2016-2022) its economy tripled in size?
I mean come on guys that’s physically impossible.
I don’t know how any rational logical thinking minded person can look at that graph and say that it’s legitimate data.
The Russian special military operation in Ukraine and the Imposed War are very different. In Ukraine, there's no back and forth, only one side is steadily advancing, and will end up acquiring a large chunk of the other's territory. Here the defeated side is the one which enjoys massive foreign backing including from the west, like Iraq during the Imposed War. In the Imposed War, the attacker failed to reach its objectives. In the present Russian military operation, Moscow is attaining its goals.
I don't know who the users were who predicted a blitzkrieg or that the city of Kiev would be taken by 40.000 Russian troops. But they weren't a majority. Besides, it doesn't take away from Russia's prowess if a majority of layman users on some internet website issue too optimistic predictions.
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Slavyansk not Kramatorsk. Slavyansk is better defended and of greater importance, both in military-strategic and in political terms. Either way, both of the twin-towns will be liberated soon enough.
The border to Transnistria, and therefore Odessa, are official Russian objectives since general Rostam Minnikhanov announced that Moscow will no longer settle for less than this whole area. We must stick with official statements, not subjective interpretations or estimates. Likewise, Russia never proclaimed the liberation of Kiev as an objective, therefore those who argue Moscow was "defeated" because it chose not to send troops into the city are talking nonsense.
Now Ukraine would have to offer something of tremendous political value for Russia to moderate its present war objectives.
My comment about this turning into imposed war is The lack of major advancements by both sides and Ukraine being supported by most of the Western world militarily and economically. Not a direct comparison.