Israel, US Strike Iran After Weeks Of Warning, Explosions Heard In Tehran

Yeah well who's going to do it Paddy ? MI6 with lady Keir Starmer playing M & some black Muslim gay man James Bond in keeping with multi culturalism DEI LGBTQWERTY little britain style ?

Aren't you embarrassed the very Zion you helped create is almost single handedly ridding the world of this pestilence ?

You didn't do much in Ukraine too except fan the fires show up for support at the back of the line & throw in a few pennies as contribution coz no Empire to loot from hence you're broke .
In other news, even Xi Jinping in demanding Iran open the straight. Iran is just less important even to their allies.

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It's strait , numnuts , not straight. Reading it the way you've written it conveys the impression Xi shares lady Keir Starmer's orientation.
 

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It would appear the US no longer has the stomach for pursuing a continued bombing camping. It's quite pathetic that they're basically negotiating on Iran's terms at this point. That was a given as soon as Trump made it abundantly clear they're too scared to put boots on the ground. Every time he extends the ceasefire, the more control Iran gains of the situation.

Bad card-playing all around by Trump admin. Very amateurish.
 

At least 34 tankers linked to Iran have bypassed the US blockade since it began, the Financial Times reported, citing cargo tracking group Vortexa.The report said 19 of the vessels exited the Persian Gulf through the blockade, while 15 entered from the Arabian Sea heading toward Iran.Six of the outbound tankers were carrying Iranian crude, with total cargoes of about 10.7 million barrels, it said.Based on an assumed $10 discount to Brent crude, the shipments were estimated to represent roughly $910 million in revenue.Iranian oil is typically sold at a discount because it is under sanctions.
 
It would appear the US no longer has the stomach for pursuing a continued bombing camping. It's quite pathetic that they're basically negotiating on Iran's terms at this point. That was a given as soon as Trump made it abundantly clear they're too scared to put boots on the ground. Every time he extends the ceasefire, the more control Iran gains of the situation.

Bad card-playing all around by Trump admin. Very amateurish.
False. It's actually the case that Pakistan spent more time stopping the Iranian delegation arguing amongst themselves last time. There is no Ayatollah anymore and the guy who's took charge of the IRGC is a terrorist wanted by Interpol for a bombing in Buenos Aires which killed 85 people and has been criticised by two Iranian MPs, including the FM.

There's probably a fight brewing internally at this point, they're in no state to negotiate.
 

False. It's actually the case that Pakistan spent more time stopping the Iranian delegation arguing amongst themselves last time. There is no Ayatollah anymore and the guy who's took charge of the IRGC is a terrorist wanted by Interpol for a bombing in Buenos Aires which killed 85 people and has been criticised by two Iranian MPs, including the FM.

There's probably a fight brewing internally at this point, they're in no state to negotiate.

Except they ARE negotiating, they already came over to Pak to talk. The assertion that they aren't in a shape to negotiate is just face-saving by Trump.

Think about it, as long as IRGC hardliners exist, the civilian Govt is never gonna prevail, and the IRGC is never gonna agree to an amicable deal cuz they aren't being compelled to do so.

The way to compel them is by bombing them, not by giving them more time as they continue to hold the region hostage.

And every hour that passes makes the Iranian position stronger as they reposition forces, dig out buried arsenals and get ready for Round 2.

Once IRGC is significantly weakened on the ground, you can possibly count on the Artesh (regular Army) to subjugate them and establish a new regime given the right incentives. But getting IRGC to that point is gonna need a lot more bombing, and possibly boots on the ground.

The blockade is just Trump's chicken-hearted way of hoping he can compel IRGC to surrender without having to do all that. It hasn't worked so far and any extension isn't gonna help either.

Which is why I'm saying they don't appear to have the stomach for continuing a high-intensity war anymore.
 
Except they ARE negotiating, they already came over to Pak to talk. The assertion that they aren't in a shape to negotiate is just face-saving by Trump.

Think about it, as long as IRGC hardliners exist, the civilian Govt is never gonna prevail, and the IRGC is never gonna agree to an amicable deal cuz they aren't being compelled to do so.

The way to compel them is by bombing them, not by giving them more time as they continue to hold the region hostage.

And every hour that passes makes the Iranian position stronger as they reposition forces, dig out buried arsenals and get ready for Round 2.

Once IRGC is significantly weakened on the ground, you can possibly count on the Artesh (regular Army) to subjugate them and establish a new regime given the right incentives. But getting IRGC to that point is gonna need a lot more bombing, and possibly boots on the ground.

The blockade is just Trump's chicken-hearted way of hoping he can compel IRGC to surrender without having to do all that. It hasn't worked so far and any extension isn't gonna help either.

Which is why I'm saying they don't appear to have the stomach for continuing a high-intensity war anymore.
But they argued with each other.

US still went to Pak though, maybe planning coast invasion from both ends.
 

Approximate estimates of percentages of U.S. munitions expended in Iran war, per CNN

  • 50% THAAD interceptors
  • 50% Patriot interceptors
  • 45% Precision Strike Missiles
  • 30% Tomahawk missiles
  • 20% Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles
  • 20% Standard Missiles (SM-3 and SM-6)

If these numbers are anywhere close to the truth, the US' East Asian allies are screwed and screwed BADLY if the Taiwan war kicks off later this year or the next.
 

Approximate estimates of percentages of U.S. munitions expended in Iran war, per CNN

  • 50% THAAD interceptors
  • 50% Patriot interceptors
  • 45% Precision Strike Missiles
  • 30% Tomahawk missiles
  • 20% Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles
  • 20% Standard Missiles (SM-3 and SM-6)

If these numbers are anywhere close to the truth, the US' East Asian allies are screwed and screwed BADLY if the Taiwan war kicks off later this year or the next.
I mean why would china even attack taiwan tbh, like apart from rhetoric and nationalism what do they gain? they lose a whole lot more from attacking taiwan and they wont even get semicon tech or anything like that anyway since it would be blown up.