Iran claims ownership over Antarctica and plans military base there

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washingtonexaminer.com

Iranian navy Rear Adm. Shahram Irani declared that his country has “property rights” in Antarctica, particularly the South Pole, in a newly surfaced video.

“With regard to the South Pole, we have property rights there, and they belong to the public,” Irani said in the video of a television broadcast from last fall.

He added, “Our plan is to raise the flag there, inshallah. It is not only military work but also scientific work that needs to be carried out.”

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I remember before going to Morocco with the military being taught some customs. Inshallah was a funny one to us, because it was suggested its use had a bit of a double meaning. Kinda like "Are you going to get out there and tackle the weeds today? You said you'd do it yesterday.". And the appropriate response would be "Inshallah," which essentially meant yeah, but probably no.

It sounds like that's implicitly "Well if God literally comes down and personally commands me (if God wills) then yeah, but if not then probably no"

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