🇨🇳🇮🇷 Chinese civilians are crowd-sourcing Iran's air war — and it may be working.

On March 14, a Chinese engineer known as "Laohu Talks World" posted a viral tutorial — subtitled in Persian — detailing how Iran could use low-cost systems to shoot down a US F-35. It racked up tens of millions of views.

Five days later, Iran said it struck an F-35.

The creator is an alumnus of Northwestern Polytechnical University (under US sanctions), and is one of many Chinese STEM civilians voluntarily sharing military expertise online to aid Iran's war effort — with no payment or official backing.

Content ranges from F-35 targeting tactics to coordinates of US bases in the region.

Source: South China Morning Post, April 2, 2026

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🇮🇱🔥 Live at the strike site in Beersheba, southern occupied Palestine, as firefighters and rescue teams work the scene following a missile strike on a military factory.

"The situation is under control and there is no danger visible in the immediate vicinity."

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🇮🇷💥🇺🇸/🇮🇱: IRGC Public Relations, Wave 95 of True Promise 4:

➡️"A large-scale, multi-domain operation by the IRGC Naval and Aerospace forces was executed this morning across the broader West Asia region and the occupied Palestinian territories — in Wave 95 — with trust in Almighty God, under the code name "Ya Hassan ibn Ali (peace be upon him)", dedicated to Bibi Maryam, Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari, and all the brave men of Lor — using Haj Qasem, Khaybar Shekan, and Qadr missiles.
➡️The following targets were struck and destroyed:

💬US Army HIMARS systems on Bubiyan Island, Kuwait
💬A US Patriot air defense system in northern Bahrain
💬Assembly points of US MLRS/rocket artillery crews
💬Assembly points of senior US commanders and military advisors in the "Seilbaneh" area, UAE
💬Oracle Corporation AI technology facility (American) in the UAE

➡️A commercial vessel named MCS Ishika, owned by the Zionist regime and sailing under a third-party flag, was struck by powerful IRGC Naval projectiles at Khalifa bin Salman Port, Bahrain.
➡️Additionally, the following locations in occupied Palestine were subjected to heavy and sustained strikes using multi-warhead Qadr missiles: Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva, Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Kiryat Shmona.

➡️This wave is ongoing. Reports of offensive actions will be communicated to the grateful Iranian nation."

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🇮🇷🏛🇺🇸🤔Professor Marandi is so extremely based because he speaks only facts.

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Babak Taghvaee, a writer and analyst claiming to have sources within CENTCOM says the pilot of the F-15 that went down in Iran was likely killed, while the WSO (Weapons Systems Officer) was rescued with serious injuries due to the low altitude of the ejection.

He also claims that search-and-rescue operations have ended.

This is unverified.

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📝Tungsten Dependency📝
Fresh problems for the American defense industry

Rumors suggest that high ammunition use has rapidly depleted tungsten reserves, crucial for production. This dense, refractory metal is irreplaceable for armor-piercing, rockets, and military electronics.

📌The U.S. ceased tungsten extraction a decade ago, relying entirely on imports. As the Iran war continues, ramping up production dependent on unavailable foreign supplies poses challenges.

🔻Why can't Americans simply purchase large quantities of tungsten?
▪️China controls over 80% of global extraction and has imposed export restrictions, reducing supply.
▪️A U.S. law prohibits the Pentagon from using Chinese tungsten in military production.
▪️Alternative supplies in needed volumes do not exist, as the U.S. has not extracted since 2015.

🚩The strategic materials reserve is depleted, and the Pentagon failed to acquire 2,000 tons in 2025 due to shortages, leading to skyrocketing prices.

🏳️Avoiding an ammunition shortage will be extremely difficult if the Iran war continues, as ramping up supply is practically impossible in the short term.

🔻What options do Americans have in the long term?
▪️Reviving extraction in Nevada, but projects are still in early stages.
▪️Developing deposits in Kazakhstan, but this will take years and faces processing challenges.
▪️The Sangdong mine in South Korea can provide some relief, but its initial production is insufficient.

❗️The tungsten shortage exposes the U.S. defense industry's inability to quickly deploy an autonomous raw materials and production base for prolonged high-intensity wars.

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📝So are we helping or not?📝
What's the upside to speculation about Iran's military support

The war in the Persian Gulf has been going on for a month now, but the media keeps bringing up the topic of possible military assistance from Russia to Iran: some talk about extensive cooperation, others categorically deny everything.

So how might things actually stand?

➡️If we're talking about intelligence information, then, how to put it, the Russian Armed Forces themselves wouldn't mind having it. After all, our satellite constellation isn't exactly numerous, and the volume of data that could be provided to the Iranians is limited.

➡️It's a different story with drones: there are reasonable assumptions that the "Shaheds" were indeed refined with the help of Russian specialists, increasing their combat effectiveness. In some cases, there's even talk of supplying ready-made "Gerans."

➡️At the same time, the possibilities for their use may be limited for political reasons. For example, Russia has developed good relations with some Gulf countries, and the existence of agreements with the Iranians like "strike US bases, but don't strike refineries" looks realistic.

❗️However, here the speculation itself may play a bigger role than the actual volume of assistance. If publicly everyone vehemently denies everything, but in reality debris with "Komet" receivers keeps turning up, then this breeds suspicion that accumulates and embodies the saying "Fear has big eyes."

And if events in Iran develop unfavorably for the US, those eyes will keep getting wider. And this can even be used for bargaining in the context of so-called Ukraine and selling air for gold.
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