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re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted on 8/23/26 at 5:24 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 8/23/26 at 5:24 pm to BayouBengal51
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BIG: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: The U.S. is launching “the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary,” warning that any country that continues to do business with Iran they will become “global pariahs.”
Tomorrow seems like it will be a big day…
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Posted on 8/23/26 at 5:37 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:14 pm to BayouBengal51
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Iran: “At dawn begins an economic D-Day — the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary.”
He says the US objective is to “sever every economic lifeline” sustaining the Iranian regime until “Tehran stands alone.”
Posted on 8/23/26 at 9:30 pm to BayouBengal51
Sanctions announcement tomorrow will be extremely underwhelming based on how much they are hyping up.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:46 am to texas tortilla
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we have been making this up as we go along. you could say that about the entire iran war.
Here is a link to the full story in Stars & Stripes
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:14 am to Stinger_1066
The Stars/Stripes article seems to put the onus on temp/permanent relocation for contract employees completely on the military. But, if Federal tax rules are the same as 1970-2000, there could be a lot of bull s-ittey going on also. Temporary housing cost/many living expenses for a posting in Bahrain would have been excluded from your tax return as income,,,,if you maintained your stateside house/apartment. The idea being a tax payer should be paying for at least one livable property. The problem comes when claiming the exclusion is never verified, and most individuals claim the state side property with it no longer existing. Pretty standard approach. But the real problem comes when the employer expects you to have a living arrangement to return to. Employee responsibility!
Posted on 8/24/26 at 7:53 am to BayouBengal51
Another one takes a sand nap. 
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A member of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force was killed in an attack in the Shirabad district of Zahedan, southeastern Iran, on Sunday, the IRGC ground forces said on Monday.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards identified him as Nader Sarani Sakhi and blamed people it described as criminals for the attack without providing any details about the circumstances.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:03 am to BayouBengal51
Do these folks take a vow to appear evil in look? There is a total lack of gentleness and kindness in demeanor.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:59 am to wfallstiger
Not a vow, per se, its just being possessed makes them look that way.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 11:17 am to jeffsdad
Posted on 8/24/26 at 1:06 pm to Ailsa
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US OFAC expands sanctions on Iran:
-Expands economic sanctions to include aviation, digital asset, gold, shipping, and technology sectors;
-suspends general licenses relating to educational activities, noncommercial personal money transfers, services connected to conferences, sports exchanges, academic exchanges, and educational services
Individuals and entities already engaged in activities under the relevant general licenses have until September 8, 2026, to wind down activities, except for La Nivernaise De Raffinage SAS, which has until October 23.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 1:06 pm to BayouBengal51
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said every country has a "defined timeline" to shut down activities identified by the U.S., and that teams from Treasury, State, and the military are meeting with global counterparts to demand action.
Trump is making phone calls to world leaders "with specific request to cease their interactions" with Tehran, Bessent said.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 1:08 pm to BayouBengal51
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The United States is sanctioning nearly 60 Iran-linked individuals, entities and vessels across its nuclear, missile, cyber and oil networks, while identifying digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping for potential secondary sanctions.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington would pursue a “zero leakage” sanctions policy and give countries a limited period to end identified activities, including closing Iranian bank branches. Those that fail to comply could lose access to the U.S. dollar system.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 1:14 pm to BayouBengal51
Those other countries don’t care. Look at the Brits. They couldn’t care less about us and the rules. They openly house regime children.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 1:33 pm to BayouBengal51
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 1:35 pm to Ailsa
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BESSENT: I want to make clear here today NO ONE IS ABOVE THE REACH OF US SANCTIONS. If they facilitate transactions and are part of the ecosystem that turns oil into money, into repression, THEY WILL BE TARGETED.
"We know who they are."
"They know who they are."
"When the hammer of Treasury falls upon them — they will have NO ONE TO BLAME BUT THEMSELVES."
Posted on 8/24/26 at 1:46 pm to Ailsa
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"Beginning TODAY, the actions of Treasury and other agencies will tighten the NOOSE and block EVERY potential source of revenue that funds the IRGC and the evil Iranian regime!"
"We are enforcing a zero leakage approach."
"There will be no minimal breathing space for the regime to rebuild this capacity to inflict terror against America and the world."
"The final refuge of this regime is a mistaken conclusion of nations that still finance the Iranian threat in the hopes of evading it.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 2:50 pm to Ailsa
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:00 pm to Ailsa
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BESSENT: I want to make clear here today NO ONE IS ABOVE THE REACH OF US SANCTIONS. If they facilitate transactions and are part of the ecosystem that turns oil into money, into repression, THEY WILL BE TARGETED.
OK, sounds like they have a plan. I hope Russia is included as well. I guess we will have to wait and see.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:35 pm to TBoy
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BREAKING: Iran directly warns it will massively escalate the confrontation with the United States within the next 48 hours, declaring that its response to Washington's economic war will carry "consequences" and that Tehran is "not empty-handed." "The necessary warnings have been issued, and our cooperation with the United States will have consequences," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, confirming that any country cooperating with the U.S. campaign will face retaliation.
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