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re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted on 7/10/26 at 2:18 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 7/10/26 at 2:18 pm to BayouBengal51
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The USS George H.W. Bush is reentering the Gulf of Oman, now inside Iran's missile range and at the shortest distance ever reported from Iran's coast of just 170 km,
Trump is daring Iran to shoot missiles at our boats.
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Posted on 7/10/26 at 3:04 pm to chalupa
AJOT
This news is a bit of a mixed bag. Good considering the number of “trapped” vessels has declined to below the start of war. Bad when considering that number is usually in the 1,000 range at any given time when vessels weren’t considered “trapped” and is more indicative of the avoidance of the area which remains.
Also shows the struggle that’s been faced considering after all this time the number has only been reduced by 35%. There’s likely a number within that figure that are more of a support type or regional vessel just fine with only operating west of the strait but not a hugely significant one.
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AXSMarine AIS-derived data currently detects 689 merchant vessels west of the Strait of Hormuz, inside the Persian / Arabian Gulf, down from 1,061 vessels in early March.
This is the first time since the start of the conflict that the tracked fleet inside the Gulf has fallen below 700 vessels, representing a decline of 372 vessels, or around 35%, from the early March count.
This news is a bit of a mixed bag. Good considering the number of “trapped” vessels has declined to below the start of war. Bad when considering that number is usually in the 1,000 range at any given time when vessels weren’t considered “trapped” and is more indicative of the avoidance of the area which remains.
Also shows the struggle that’s been faced considering after all this time the number has only been reduced by 35%. There’s likely a number within that figure that are more of a support type or regional vessel just fine with only operating west of the strait but not a hugely significant one.
Posted on 7/10/26 at 3:36 pm to WestSideTiger
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Iran is likely trying to rebuild its nuclear program, based on satellite imagery obtained by CNN.
Activity has taken place at the Parchin military complex (Taleghan 2) and the Pickaxe Mountain site in June and July.
Any resumption of Iran's nuclear program would be a violation of the MOU.
Posted on 7/10/26 at 3:38 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 7/10/26 at 3:39 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 7/10/26 at 3:40 pm to BayouBengal51
New sanctions against Iran:
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Posted on 7/10/26 at 3:43 pm to BayouBengal51
Like an ant hill keep kicking it over until they give up.
Posted on 7/10/26 at 3:48 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 7/10/26 at 3:56 pm to BayouBengal51
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US Treasury sanctions Iranian financial facilitator Ali Ansari (based in the UAE), who has amassed a global network of investment properties and financial assets on behalf of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Treasury also announced sanctions on several Iranian exchange houses and front companies.
Posted on 7/10/26 at 4:13 pm to BayouBengal51
I am very interested to see what happens tonight. The market is closed. Let the strikes begin.
Cue the bombs…
Cue the bombs…
Posted on 7/10/26 at 4:39 pm to BayouBengal51
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The United States is demanding that Iran publicly state it will stop attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that all lanes in the strait will be open to shipping with no tolls, senior U.S. officials said on Friday.
Posted on 7/10/26 at 4:42 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 7/10/26 at 5:07 pm to BayouBengal51
How much to put down on Sunday Bombing?
Posted on 7/10/26 at 5:28 pm to themunch
@12:01 AM? A billion
Posted on 7/10/26 at 5:52 pm to BayouBengal51
An "errant" part of their system was the cause of the recent issues in the SOH. Totally not Vahidi commanding the IRGC to target shipping. Loading Twitter/X Embed...
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Posted on 7/10/26 at 7:00 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 7/10/26 at 7:02 pm to Ailsa
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BESSENT: "The so-called Supreme Leader is hiding in seclusion while his regime crumbles."
"Treasury will continue using every tool at its disposal to isolate him and other regime elites from the global financial system. We will preserve these assets for the Iranian people."
The sanctions have been levied against an Iranian financial facilitator who has "effectively institutionalized large-scale embezzlement within the Iranian regime, diverting publicly funded wealth offshore"
They also target "key Iranian exchange houses that move BILLIONS of dollars annually on behalf of sanctioned Iranian banks"
HE'S CHOKING THEM OUT!
Posted on 7/10/26 at 7:31 pm to Ailsa
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Imagine a guy holding a room full of people hostage. He’s got his finger on a dead-man's switch, he’s making crazy demands, and he's totally calm. Why? Because behind him is an exit leading straight to a getaway car. As long as he has that back door, he can stretch the standoff out forever.
Well, the US military just walked up and nailed that back door shut.
Over the course of two nights, the US dropped heavy metal on about 170 targets across Iran. But the place that took the absolute worst beating isn’t even in the Arabian Gulf. It’s a spot called Chabahar, sitting way out on the Gulf of Oman. The Pentagon pummeled it into spicy dust.
To understand why, you have to look at a map and realize that Iran’s geography is basically a chokehold waiting to happen. Pretty much all their maritime traffic has to squeeze through the Strait of Hormuz; the narrow little strip of water that handles a staggering one-fifth of the world’s oil. For months, Iran’s entire geopolitical strategy has been to threaten to close that strait, spike global oil prices, and watch the West panic.
But Chabahar was their cheat code.
Chabahar is Iran’s only deep-water ocean port. It bypasses the Strait of Hormuz entirely. India actually spent years pouring serious cash into developing it for exactly that reason. So, while every other US airstrike this week was focused on tactical, day-to-day annoying stuff (the missile trucks, the radars, the speedboats Iran uses to harass tankers) the strike on Chabahar was a philosophical statement.
It was about cutting off Iran's ability to breathe if the room fills with smoke.
The US took out Chabahar’s control tower, obliterated both main piers, and completely cratered the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval base sitting right next to them.
The strategy here is brutally simple: If Tehran decides to close Hormuz now, they aren't just trapping the world. They’re trapping themselves. Every time an Iranian politician gives a fiery speech about shutting down the strait, they are now threatening to sever their own last remaining artery.
And yet, right on cue, Iran’s chief negotiator is still out there on the airwaves, puffing his chest and insisting the strait will only open under "Iranian arrangements."
It's a spectacular level of delusion; the man is standing in a burning room, threatening to lock the only door he has left, completely oblivious to the fact that the handle just melted off
Posted on 7/10/26 at 7:51 pm to Ailsa
Ceasefire is over, but talks continue. WTF is this. Mearsheimer is mocking the whole thing.
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