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Israel, US Strike Iran After Weeks Of Warning, Explosions Heard In Tehran
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Iran is rapidly losing both ,.its Missiles and Launch Platforms
They even said it was 18 months in the planning, Ukraine War started 24 Feb 2022, do the math.
That's not even a valid point, it's wishy-washy nonsense.
Israel and Russia working together? LOL, in what world. Lavrov even stated that Hitler was a Jew.
Hamas said the attack was supported by Iran AND other countries.
It's not like Iran wouldn't have told Russia about such an action. The Russian media also responded with mockery and scorn towards Israelis after the attack.
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US Central Command released footage of nighttime strikes by B-2A Spirit strategic bombers on Iranian targets in Tehran. The type of bombs and missiles used was not disclosed. In retaliation, Iran struck the US consulate in Dubai with drones, as shown at the end of the video.
JOKE ABOUT F15 downing
Kuwaiti Maverick was flying the Kuwaiti F 18 Hornet
Kuwaiti Maverick was flying the Kuwaiti F 18 Hornet
India INDIRECTLY dragged into this conflict
Iranian ship sank AFTER leaving Vishakapatnam
Iranian ship sank AFTER leaving Vishakapatnam
What might be going unsaid is what this means for a potential war in the Pacific. The implications ought to give pause to anyone who's got their head screwed on straight.
If US/Allied Missile Defence & C-UAS capability can be sufficiently overwhelmed by Iran's low-cost Shahed-136 & Ballistic Missiles, that doesn't inspire confidence when they speak about defending Okinawa or Guam from attacks by various Chinese effectors, which are pretty much guaranteed to be employed in MUCH more massive numbers to achieve saturation across wider theatres, not just in a tightly localized sense like what we're seeing in the Gulf now.
The US & Allies need to seriously rethink their AD strategy. Scattering a few batteries of Patriot/THAAD around the place just doesn't cut it anymore. Not if they want to keep bases in the First Island Chain operational beyond the first few hours of war.
That said, the development of air assets with sufficient range to operate from bases further away (even if First & Second Island Chain bases become unviable), like the B-21 Raider & upcoming F-47, indicates that the USAF has been thinking about preparing for these eventualities ahead of time, good for them.
Only problem is, these assets are a decade away from being available in sufficient numbers. That brings us back to reworking the AD strategy - there's just no way around it.
How does it drag India in? That ship wasn't attacked inside Indian territorial waters (or Sri Lankan waters for that matter).
If that ship ends up at the bottom of the sea after it leaves our waters, it's none of our business.
If US doesn't take responsibility for its Sinking
Then India MIGHT be blamed by Iranians
Basically this is a bad situation
Indian Navy is gearing up to provide security to Oil Tankers coming from Strait of Hormuz
MRSAM isn't a screwdriver product thought. It's a co-developed product. Anyone aware of the history of Barak-8 would know why it is considered indigenous to a large extent.
The logistics would be like its taking one whole US fleet with two aircraft carriers, whole Israeli military, the GCC states and some support from NATO to cripple Iran.
Well, the US downed it. It's in open. I doubt US will shy away from taking credit for it.
If it didn't and it was an accident.. hardly is it a matter of Indian concern.
But yes, if it was an attack, it's still a matter of concern due to its location. It's not about what Iran says but about Indian Navy and wether we were made aware that USN would be downing it. If we were not "made" aware.. were we still aware that USN is targeting IRIS.
At last.. let's not be a victim of psyops. The narration of the tweet is illogical to be honest. If IRIS was so "worried" about being caught unawares.. it could've stationed the shop at Indian complex and surrendered it untill resolution. But nations at war dont do that. It sailed the sea, its a warship, the moment it left territorial waters.. it was an obvious target. Or would US leave a warship at its rear and wait for it to reach closer?
Post the Cold War, the US Army and Marines gave up their SHORAD systems, with the excepion of the Humvee mounted Avengers.
They have been working on multiple alternatives in recent years like the Typhon mobile SM-6 launcher which can tackle exo-atmospheric threats and truck-mounted Phalanx CIWS.
Otoh, the USMC is pivoting towards lightweight hard-kill and soft-kill CUAS systems like the Coyote-2 SAM on JLTV and Leonidas HPM. So they are covering their bases.
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This is flying over people's head. It was targeted and sunk. That's it. It did not happen in our waters. We are not a party to the conflict and there is no obligation to intervene. The USN is free to operate in Intl. waters. I do not know about other things but a certain section of Indians online are good at skewing things and making it about themselves. Ask the Sri Lankans - I wonder if there will be a peep from them. People need to take it down a notch and take things a little more easy.
The only thread that folks are grasping at was that it was returning from Fleet review....so what? IN is not obligated to escort warships past their territorial waters unless specifically asked by GoI. It was returning to Iran. Post "combat operation" commencement, it was targeted and sunk.
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Look at this the other way round. How important are US assets out there to the US, versus how important Chinese mainland assets are to China, and also relative quantities of said assets. Notice the price Iran has paid in return.
U.S. Navy Submarine Torpedoes Iranian Frigate In Indian Ocean
This is the first sinking of an enemy ship by a U.S. submarine since World War II.
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