Iran likely doesn’t want to hold any US hostage airmen. It’s a logistical headache. Even treating them nice is viewed as propaganda and psychological prisoner of war abuse. It generally turns public sentiment in favor of Trump’s aggression to get the troop back. But just wrecking US military equipment is a perfect win. It’s bloodless, focused on the cost of war, makes Hegseth and Trump look like damn fools. Keeps them as the defensive non-aggressor and focuses people on “why are we even there”.

India turns to Iran for oil and gas after 7-year hiatus, signaling limits to U.S. tilt

Always very confused when I come on to see people passionately defending billion-dollar publishing corporations. They’re doing perfectly fine? There is not a shortage of authors wanting to be trad published? What is the imagined injury being remedied here

Yes I survived the things that have happened but at what cost