Middle East conflict

[randomx]

On another note , reports on just how gob smacking it is that Rump just totally dismissed Vlad helping Iran , brushed it off as a no big deal.

He's assisting them in attacking the US but still, ahhh, no big deal.

Unbelievable !

Meanwhile, Rump went broke on some 45mil project 7 yrs back, couldn't sell it, the Russians turned up and offered him double the ask price so 90mil. 

They gave other examples to of the Russians bailing him out with big money even before his was Pres the first time soooo, not only is he in love with Vlad anyway buttt they own him basically too.

 

ps, they cert backed aa winner on that one didn't they eh, now he's the President, again, and they're getting away with murder- literally.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by randomx

[willedoo]

On 14/03/2026 at 12:34 PM, onetrack said:

Peter, that's got to be some image manipulation, no-one could stack aircraft like that - and then, you'd have to ask why, if the image isn't falsified?

 

Basic protection from attack is to spread out. One bomb in the centre of that tightly packed lot, and it's all gone.

I'd say they are all scrapped aircraft just stacked there as a source of parts. With sanctions they need every spare nut and bolt they can get.

[randomx]

Yeah, was looking at that too. If it's a google satellite shot though, well ldk.

That batch in the middle though how would they even get them placed like that ?

But at the same time, if they're just spares wouldn't they just be out in a paddock? That's smack in the middle of the complex.

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by randomx

[willedoo]

I had a look on Google Maps and zoomed in on high res, and that's exactly what it is - a big pile of scrap. Some have been craned on top of others. The big one is an An-124. It's most likely a section of the airport where all the workshops are. It would be a variety of scrapped planes not worth fixing or in the case of US and Ukrainian (Antonov) planes, they can't get vital parts.

 

I remember back when Iran and Russia were looking at a deal for Iran to license build the Sukhoi Superjet and the US knocked the plan on the head as they had the veto call due to the percentage of US made parts in the Sukhoi. I forget the percentage, I think it's around 10 or 15 percent content and they can block things. At the time I was surprised at how many airliners Iran has and needs for domestic use.

Edited 1 hour ago by willedoo

[willedoo]

On the otherside of the coin Boeing and Airbus use, or did use, Russian made parts. They were doing so only a handful of years ago, don't know if they still are. I know they made undercarriages and brake systems. Russia had high hopes for the big joint venture with Boeing they were building, but I think going to war with Ukraine stuffed that.

[willedoo]

From Google AI: 'Over 20 decommissioned, "cannibalized" aircraft have been parked at Tehran's
Imam Khomeini International Airport for over a decade due to international sanctions, which hinder maintenance and parts procurement. Mehrabad International Airport also serves as a major graveyard, with satellite images showing damaged or abandoned planes from Boeing, Airbus, and other manufactures.'

 

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202309292594

Edited 1 hour ago by willedoo

[willedoo]

Looking at the clearer photo in that Iranian link posted above, it doesn't look like any are stacked with a crane. It looks more like they all fit in with the varying height of the wings and tailplanes. Maybe the big one is a 747 and not an An-124.

Edited 59 minutes ago by willedoo

[randomx]

Yeah right , you might think in being careful not to damage them then butttt, then again , the parts could be anything to so they don't want anything damaged.

Don't know , know nothing about the aircraft business but it does make sense them being close to the workshops bc they sure don't look like they'll be flown anywhere.

[willedoo]

The one I thought at first was a An-124 is definitely not so. It's an old Boeing 747-100 by the look of it. This article says the world's last operational 747-100 was destroyed in the strikes on the airport.

 https://www.sofx.com/israeli-strikes-destroy-worlds-last-operational-boeing-747-100-in-tehran/