NOAH SMITH IS ONE OF THOSE ENGAGEMENT FARMERS I USUALLY TRY TO AVOID:

I don't like braggadocious talk about this sort of thing, but we seem to have killed 7,000 Iranian troops and lost 15 people (albeit largely due to armor: 600 hurt). Iran's entire senior leadership is dead. Their nuke program is gone.

This is all being quite openly discussed,… https://t.co/lCtphThVDB

— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) April 12, 2026