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ffghost
Mar 24, 2026 10:33am
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Quoting Riziq-Cap
{quote} The operational protocol:

The launcher moves on rails toward an exit
Rises to the surface
Fires
Immediately retreats underground
The exit is sealed by armored airlocks

Total duration: less than the response time of a retaliatory strike..

Exactly....but when there is no rail (or door) on which to move out of the 'fortress', that 'fortress' becomes a tomb. Bunkers are great....so long as you're not trapped inside. Not that it matters much, neither of us is a military commander/strategist that will execute such plans.

I just don't see how bragging about putting assets under ground, but requiring easily-destroyed external rails (i.e. easily visible via air, thus easily bombed rails/entrances) to execute military strikes, makes sense. You can have all the technology you want inside, but if it cannot get out, it's useless, yea?

Quoting Riziq-Cap
In case of damage to the entrances: rapid sealing with ultra-high-strength concrete from the inside, making each entrance repairable within a few hours without surface exposure.
That doesn't make much sense, from an engineering perspective.
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CycleGF
Mar 24, 2026 10:39am
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Quoting cco1569474
{quote} China and Russia have on love for Muslims they only help Iran so they can get something out of it OIL OR MONEY. China kills them off in it's country and the Russians push them out in to the EU and US. They don't like their demon worshiping.
Russia is using Iran to Exhaust the US, and China is using Iran to get OIl at a discount. The only Clown in this game is Iran...
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Riziq-Cap
Mar 24, 2026 10:27am
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Quoting ffghost
{quote} Nice visual: Are those rail lines in and out? Seems like hitting those (and their tunnels), causing 20m deep craters, might be a way to neutralize the impenetrable facility, no?

THE GRANITE FORTRESS OF YAZD — WHY IT IS INDESTRUCTIBLE

OSINT Analysis | March 24, 2026
Geology as the First Line of Defense

The Yazd missile base — officially named "Imam Hussein Base" — is not merely a bunker. It is carved out of Shirkuh granite, one of the hardest rocks in the Earth’s crust, with a compressive strength of 25,000 to 40,000 PSI.

For comparison:

Standard reinforced concrete: 5,000 PSI
Iranian ultra-high-strength concrete: 30,000 PSI

Yazd granite: 25,000–40,000 PSI
The GBU-57 MOP—the most powerful bunker buster in the U.S. arsenal—penetrates 6 to 10 meters into this type of rock. The vital facilities are located more than 500 meters underground.

The math is simple: 12 times out of range.
The dead zone at 440 meters
Between the surface and the underground facilities lies the “dead zone”—440 meters of solid granite where the explosive energy dissipates entirely before reaching anything vital.
No conventional airstrike can physically penetrate this zone.

The missile subway

Inside the mountain: an automated rail system connecting assembly halls, deep ammunition depots, and 3 to 10 exits spread across different sides of the mountain.

The operational protocol:

The launcher moves on rails toward an exit
Rises to the surface
Fires
Immediately retreats underground
The exit is sealed by armored airlocks

Total duration: less than the response time of a retaliatory strike.

Launches observed on March 20, 2026, from the underground rail infrastructure confirm that the system is operational despite the bombings.

Who provided the technology?

China — Chemical routes (ST8 network) via Saman Tejarat Parman and Shangan Amour for solid fuel supply

North Korea — Herrenknecht and Wirth/Sell tunnel boring machines (TBMs), resold through North Korean intermediaries

Mixed networks — Sensitive materials and industrial chemicals transported via PCI (Parchin Chemical Industries)

The main civil engineering work — tunnel construction and drilling — was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its affiliated companies.

The survival strategy

In case of damage to the entrances: rapid sealing with ultra-high-strength concrete from the inside, making each entrance repairable within a few hours without surface exposure.

Conclusion

Strikes can neutralize mobile launchers on the surface. They cannot destroy what lies 500 meters deep in granite.
This base is a guarantee of strategic survival—built over 40 years, activated in 2026.

As long as it exists, Iran can fire. Whenever it wants. From wherever it wants.
Riziq-Cap
Mar 24, 2026 10:40am
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Quoting ffghost
{quote} Exactly....but when there is no rail (or door) on which to move out of the 'fortress', that 'fortress' becomes a tomb. Bunkers are great....so long as you're not trapped inside. Not that it matters much, neither of us is a military commander/strategist that will execute such plans. I just don't see how bragging about putting assets under ground, but requiring easily-destroyed external rails (i.e. easily visible via air, thus easily bombed rails/entrances) to execute military strikes, makes sense. You can have all the technology you want...
The rail is for internal movement, big missiles moved from production factory onto launch vehicles, who drive towards exit doors - there are over 10 entrances/exits, all these entrances/exits have emergency settings in the event of them being bombed(entrance/exit is the weak point) and they can be sealed and repaired easily.

These are missile fabrics and storage, they are called missile cities... The smartest men have thought about this plan for over 40 years - you spending 10 minutes will not find a weakness.

Either way, this is illustration and based on OSINT research, lots of things are not mentioned due to secrecy.
Riziq-Cap
Mar 24, 2026 10:43am
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Quoting Trader#B749
{quote} 2-3-4 BUNKER BUSTER BOMBS , and the precision missiles are in !


The GBU-57 MOP—the most powerful bunker buster in the U.S. arsenal—penetrates 6 to 10 meters into this type of rock. The vital facilities are located more than 500 meters underground.

The math is simple: 12 times out of range.
The dead zone at 440 meters
Between the surface and the underground facilities lies the “dead zone”—440 meters of solid granite where the explosive energy dissipates entirely before reaching anything vital.
No conventional airstrike can physically penetrate this zone.
Ahsankhan31d
Mar 24, 2026 10:54am
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Quoting Riziq-Cap
The whole epstein class vs & AoR Bring it on, dogs!
Biggest Dog in forex Factory is You who is Crying Like a Child .
Riziq-Cap
Mar 24, 2026 10:07am
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What can they do, even if this was true?

Only capable military in the region is Turkey, the rest are dogs who have their army as police, to cement their position in the chair.


But this news is fake anyway
Riziq-Cap
Mar 24, 2026 10:18am
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The whole epstein class vs & AoR

Bring it on, dogs!
Riziq-Cap
Mar 24, 2026 10:54am
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Quoting Trader#F206
{quote} To be fair, anyone with a modicum of common sense, and who isn't a Trump fanatic, realizes that Iran is gaining the upper hand in this war and Trump is being pressured to concede.
ffghost
Mar 24, 2026 10:21am
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Quoting Riziq-Cap
These are Iran's missile cities(illustration) there is one in every province, it works independent and they can fire missile for the next 10 years - many of these cities have been built over 40-20 years period, preparing for this war! {image} {image}
Nice visual: Are those rail lines in and out? Seems like hitting those (and their tunnels), causing 20m deep craters, might be a way to neutralize the impenetrable facility, no?
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CycleGF
Mar 24, 2026 10:28am
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Quoting Riziq-Cap
The whole epstein class vs & AoR Bring it on, dogs!
You are going to Hell either way, so you are not losing anything LOOOL
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cco1569474
Mar 24, 2026 10:38am
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Quoting Riziq-Cap
The whole epstein class vs & AoR Bring it on, dogs!
China and Russia have no love for Muslims they only help Iran so they can get something out of it OIL OR MONEY. China kills them off in it's country and the Russians push them out in to the EU and US. They don't like their demon worshiping.
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Trader#41F4
Mar 24, 2026 10:34am
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Wellcome to the RIZIK HATE FANTESY clan from dream land
in realety thousands of iran leaders and soilders are send with one way tickets to visit the moon
thier airforce and navy is one big joke your econemy i feel bad for the iran people to show the realty
but in RIZIK fantesy IRAN is wining
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Trader#44D1
Mar 24, 2026 10:59am
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Quoting Trader#F206
{quote} To be fair, anyone with a modicum of common sense, and who isn't a Trump fanatic, realizes that Iran is gaining the upper hand in this war and Trump is being pressured to concede.
Explain how Iran has the upper hand.
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Riziq-Cap
Mar 24, 2026 10:10am
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These are Iran's missile cities(illustration) there is one in every province, it works independent and they can fire missile for the next 10 years - many of these cities have been built over 40-20 years period, preparing for this war!



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vssfx
Mar 24, 2026 10:14am
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they will attack with this
https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FEANTX/can...ing-FEANTX.jpg
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CycleGF
Mar 24, 2026 10:14am
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That's the only way ...
The only strategy that works is ...When Iran Hits 1 missile, hit back with 100x
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cco1569474
Mar 24, 2026 10:15am
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Iran's demon worshipers are about to meet there end
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Blessed-man
Mar 24, 2026 10:07am
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You better not, it will be too damaging for the area
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Trader#85FA
Mar 24, 2026 10:22am
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Iran will be gone
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Trader#F206
Mar 24, 2026 10:48am
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Quoting cco1569474
{quote} China and Russia have no love for Muslims they only help Iran so they can get something out of it OIL OR MONEY. China kills them off in it's country and the Russians push them out in to the EU and US. They don't like their demon worshiping.
To be fair, anyone with a modicum of common sense, and who isn't a Trump fanatic, realizes that Iran is gaining the upper hand in this war and Trump is being pressured to concede.
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Trader#B749
Mar 24, 2026 11:05am
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Quoting Trader#44D1
{quote} Explain how Iran has the upper hand.
Iran has strategically used it's ships, planes, and missile launchers to take out the US missiles !
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Trader#F206
Mar 24, 2026 11:30am
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Quoting Trader#44D1
{quote} Explain how Iran has the upper hand.

There are a few key points I'd like to highlight. For example, after the civilian attacks that occurred during the first week of the war, many people within Iran who were previously completely against the regime began to unite and see the United States as an enemy. This is the first point, because in the United States today we see the opposite; people are more divided between pro-war and anti-war, which means that Trump does not have popular support to continue this war and it must end as quickly as possible.

The second point is that, culturally speaking, Iran will not yield to the infrastructure attacks that may occur. For example, days ago Trump made a public threat saying he would destroy one of Iran's power plants, and they responded that they would be willing to destroy all the infrastructure of neighboring countries that were in any way harboring the United States militarily. In short, this would destroy the global economy and would be a war crime. Trump simply cannot do this now without a plausible justification.

The third and most important point here is that in order for us to win this war, we will need to have marines on land, and this is extremely difficult without incurring many casualties. There is a possibility that Kharg Island could be taken, as it is a lower point and is literally off the coast of Iran, but that would not be enough. Iran will continue to control the Strait of Hormuz because their geography favors them. As the price of oil increases, there is a high chance of a global recession, and I believe Trump does not want that. A war with many casualties without a clear reason could further increase the pressure on the current administration.

We must also consider that Israel is in this war and they do not intend to stop the attacks on Iran. In fact, Marco Rubio has publicly stated that the United States only got involved in this war because Israel decided to attack by surprise, and consequently Trump was forced to act.

These are just a few points.
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Trader#B749
Mar 24, 2026 10:30am
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Quoting ffghost
{quote} Nice visual: Are those rail lines in and out? Seems like hitting those (and their tunnels), causing 20m deep craters, might be a way to neutralize the impenetrable facility, no?
2-3-4 BUNKER BUSTER BOMBS , and the precision missiles are in !
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Trader#41F4
Mar 24, 2026 10:46am
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Quoting Riziq-Cap
{quote} The rail is for internal movement, big missiles moved from production factory onto launch vehicles, who drive towards exit doors - there are over 10 entrances/exits, all these entrances/exits have emergency settings in the event of them being bombed(entrance/exit is the weak point) and they can be sealed and repaired easily. These are missile fabrics and storage, they are called missile cities... The smartest men have thought about this plan for over 40 years - you spending 10 minutes will not find a weakness. Either way, this is illustration...
no won can beat RIZIQ with FANTESY
wow this real from dream land
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Trader#41F4
Mar 24, 2026 11:28am
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Quoting Trader#44D1
{quote} Explain how Iran has the upper hand.
explain : RIZIQ FANTESY is the biggest proof that iran is winning how dare you asking for more proof
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