"Battle of Khaybar" Topic
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18 Jun 2025 3:41 a.m. PST
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 18 Jun 2025 3:38 a.m. PST |
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shared some seemingly threatening messaging on his social media accounts on Tuesday night, including a post reading "the battle begins" alongside an image of fireballs raining down on an ancient city."In the name of #Haider, the battle begins," Khamenei wrote on X in Farsi, referring to Ali's actions during the historic Battle of Khaybar… For more information about the Battle of Khaybar, see Wikipedia: link Medieval Muslim conquerors of north India named Khyber Pass after Khaybar, signifying Muslim conquest of lands inhabited by ancient Hindus. |
 Legion 4  | 18 Jun 2025 8:59 a.m. PST |
Like Saddam and many moslem leaders, including the Ayatollah … they have a predilection for "flowery" bombastic almost poetic rhetoric, etc. E.g. Remember Saddam and "The Mother of all Battles" … How did that work out … We did name a big bomb after it, sort of … MOAB … Frankly I don't think the Ayatollah and some in Iran get it. They could very easily be dead men walking. The POTUS even said so … And the IDF with a little help from Free Iranians keeps killing off their leaders and scientists. Like a day at the qual range … |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 18 Jun 2025 12:17 p.m. PST |
It seems Khamenei expects Allah to intervene on his behalf, based on the above. |
| Frederick | 18 Jun 2025 12:28 p.m. PST |
Seems like a poor battle to cite – given about 150 losses or so, total, both sides As for divine intervention, the Lord helps he who helps himself |
| dapeters | 18 Jun 2025 1:58 p.m. PST |
I think that was why they were trying to get/make nuclear weapons. link |
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