Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The wooden crates moving across the Caspian Sea are carrying more than trade goods. Russia has been routing explosives, drone components and battlefield ammunition to Iran through the inland sea, in a transfer operation that Western officials say is rebuilding the military arsenal Tehran depleted fighting the United States and Israel this year. A European government document obtained by NBC News, confirmed by a Western official, describes shipments that include trinitrotoluene, the explosive compound known as TNT, alongside drone parts and ammunition bound for Iran.

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What a savvy genius.

~ Doe 174 ~

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-18 12:22 AM | Reply

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-18 12:45 AM | Reply

Iran seems to be turning into a proxy war for the US against its ~enemies.~

Ukraine also but that's a whole different threat. So I won't go there.

What sort of help are Russia and China giving to Iran in its battle against the US?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-18 01:52 AM | Reply

"I will ask Vladimir, but I don't see a reason to believe that he is doing that."

- Donny the Pud.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-08-18 08:06 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

Our president is one dumb f---.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-18 08:46 AM | Reply

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