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If the source below is correct, the commander of the Dena ordered his troops to stay on the ship despite the warnings, there was a bit of a mutiny and the survi
by asdff 7mo ago
If the source below is correct, the commander of the Dena ordered his troops to stay on the ship despite the warnings, there was a bit of a mutiny and the survivors are those who rejected those orders and jumped off.
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603071125 https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603071125
- RobotToaster 7mo agoThat doesn't seem like the most trustworthy source. >Established in May 2017 and funded by Saudi Arabia,[1][2][3][4][5][6] it actively promotes former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as the next ruler of Iran. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_International
- asdff 7mo agoIf anything that seems like it would lean American in its bias. Saudi are our allies as is the family of the former Shah.
- RobotToaster 7mo agoThat was exactly my point. The Saud regime also hate Iran for being Shia.
- ok_dad 7mo agoOK if I come to your car, declare you’re my enemy, and tell you to get out before I toss a Molotov at you, does that mean I can’t be tried for murder later if you refuse? This was a sneak attack outside of an established war zone, for an illegal war, so don’t try to conflate this as an attack on America’s enemies. The USA made them their enemies themselves.
- AnimalMuppet 7mo ago[flagged]
- computerex 7mo agoThey were in international waters. This was literally a war crime according to international law. Even the killing of the Supreme leader was against international law.
- osiris970 7mo agoNot that I am supporting the war, against what statue is killing khamenei? You are targeting a military leader in an arm conflict. Seems clear cut
- computerex 7mo agoThe entire attack was illegal under international law: https://law.stanford.edu/2026/03/03/stanfords-allen-weiner-on-the-constitutional-and-international-law-questions-raised-by-the-iran-attack https://law.stanford.edu/2026/03/03/stanfords-allen-weiner-o... https://www.newser.com/story/384710/legality-of-khameneis-killing-is-a-murky-area.htm https://www.newser.com/story/384710/legality-of-khameneis-ki... His daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren were civilians. Intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime. Even if they were not targeted directly, an attack is illegal if: it fails to minimize civilian harm, or the civilian casualties are disproportionate to the military advantage International law is very clear on this point.