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Aussie105

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4. The many levels of retaliatory action by Iran were unexpected by the US.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 01:58 AM

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The closing of shipping out oil from the Middle East, the attacks on US interests in the area, making storage and oil export facilities unsafe so they are closed down, and now disruptive cyberattacks.

Like any overconfident bully who expected his victim to go down and stay down after the first blow, Trump doesn't know what to do if the victim fights back.

Lessons learnt from Vietnam and Afghanistan were too soon forgotten.

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Iran-linked hackers hit medical giant Stryker in retaliatory cyberattack [View all] littlemissmartypants Wednesday OP

And so it (asymmetric warfare) begins. Ilsa Wednesday #1

TSF gutted intelligence capabilities and experience with respect to cybersecurity and Iran. Seems wiggs Wednesday #2

Stryker is one of companies that kept up operations in Russia post their invasion, so Iran... Lancero Thursday #3

The many levels of retaliatory action by Iran were unexpected by the US. Aussie105 Thursday #4

What does Stryker do? AverageOldGuy Thursday #5