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Re: Iran says it will target US tech companies in Middle East

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Post by sheikhnbake »

SirFatty wrote: post #10
foragerdev wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

as if they started the war, as if they killed their leaders themselves. Ofc they are being boomed in the desert, have not lost anything. US and Isreal has the most valuable things or only them considered human beings? Oh, rest of the people living in the world, they should be grateful to US and Isreal to let them live.

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The iranian government/IRGC isn't innocent but remember that its the regular people, the working class of Iran that is actually suffering further because of hostilities initiated by US/Israel

Re: Iran says it will target US tech companies in Middle East

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Post by foragerdev »

SirFatty wrote: post #10
foragerdev wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

as if they started the war, as if they killed their leaders themselves. Ofc they are being boomed in the desert, have not lost anything. US and Isreal has the most valuable things or only them considered human beings? Oh, rest of the people living in the world, they should be grateful to US and Isreal to let them live.

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yes, rascal Iran, placed itself in the middle of US Airbases.

Re: Iran says it will target US tech companies in Middle East

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Post by alephnerd »

A_D_E_P_T wrote: post #5

Do any of those US tech companies have large manufacturing footprints in the region? Intel has a couple of fabs in Israel, but presumably those are on the smaller side? Nvidia's work in the region is mostly R&D, isn't it? In any case, though manufacturing may not be too badly affected, if the Iranians can pull this off, they would discourage further investment in Israel and raise the economic costs of the war for the…

> US tech companies have large manufacturing footprints in the region

Yes in Israel and part of the West Bank (the Mellanox founder tried to expand Nvidia's footprint in the region - as in hiring in the West Bank and Gaza - until his daughter was murdered at Nova).

Outside of Israel, not really excluding data centers which are leased.

That said, most tech companies have already been operating in Israel for decades under constant barrages already (eg. Had a family friend who was working at the Intel fab when Hezbollah was attempting to shell it during the 2006 war and the AWS skyscraper was targeted by an ISIS suicide bomber 2 years ago but foiled).

In most cases, we in the US were already being targeted by Iranian APTs before this conflict and before 2023.

> if the Iranians can pull this off, they would discourage further investment in Israel

For much of tech, the calculus hasn't changed for investing in Israel. It's hard to find similar ecosystems for cybersecurity, defense tech, chip design, and some aspects of material sciences.

And those regions that are complementary (eg. Czechia, Poland, India), the companies are either Israeli operated or Israeli funded.

Re: Iran says it will target US tech companies in Middle East

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Post by JumpCrisscross »

sheikhnbake wrote: post #11
SirFatty wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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The iranian government/IRGC isn't innocent but remember that its the regular people, the working class of Iran that is actually suffering further because of hostilities initiated by US/Israel

> remember that its the regular people, the working class of Iran that is actually suffering further because of hostilities initiated by US/Israel

This is true of any war. That’s damning for the party that starts a war of choice. But it’s no vindication for the regime that’s built itself up as a regional pest, including sponsor of actual terrorism against ordinary people, for years.

Re: Iran says it will target US tech companies in Middle East

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Post by JumpCrisscross »

pm90 wrote: post #4

The problem with accepting military work is that foreign governments will now consider you a legitimate military target.

> foreign governments will now consider you a legitimate military target

Iran has been very liberal with what it considers military targets. There is no evidence rejecting military work has protected anyone from it.

Re: Iran says it will target US tech companies in Middle East

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Post by laughing_man »

pm90 wrote: post #4

The problem with accepting military work is that foreign governments will now consider you a legitimate military target.

The Iranians have considered anyone doing business with the Israelis a "legitimate military target" since 1979.

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Post by sysguest »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #15
pm90 wrote: post #4

The problem with accepting military work is that foreign governments will now consider you a legitimate military target.

> foreign governments will now consider you a legitimate military target Iran has been very liberal with what it considers military targets. There is no evidence rejecting military work has protected anyone from it.

well dance festival is a 'military target' to them

Re: Iran says it will target US tech companies in Middle East

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Post by Computer0 »

alephnerd wrote: post #13
A_D_E_P_T wrote: post #5

Do any of those US tech companies have large manufacturing footprints in the region? Intel has a couple of fabs in Israel, but presumably those are on the smaller side? Nvidia's work in the region is mostly R&D, isn't it? In any case, though manufacturing may not be too badly affected, if the Iranians can pull this off, they would discourage further investment in Israel and raise the economic costs of the war for the…

> US tech companies have large manufacturing footprints in the region Yes in Israel and part of the West Bank (the Mellanox founder tried to expand Nvidia's footprint in the region - as in hiring in the West Bank and Gaza - until his daughter was murdered at Nova). Outside of Israel, not really excluding data centers which are leased. That said, most tech companies have already been operating in Israel for decades un…

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Re: Iran says it will target US tech companies in Middle East

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Post by Computer0 »

laughing_man wrote: post #16
pm90 wrote: post #4

The problem with accepting military work is that foreign governments will now consider you a legitimate military target.

The Iranians have considered anyone doing business with the Israelis a "legitimate military target" since 1979.

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